The Kids Really Are All Right: Our Children Have Never Been Safer
The facts say children have never been safer. So why can’t we loosen the leash? Taking stock of parental anxiety on the 30th anniversary of National Missing Children’s Day.
David Villano
The Growth of Degrowth Economics
Degrowth theory, whose supporters push policies to reduce economic activity and end our obsession with GDP, is gaining momentum in Europe and Canada. Will the movement reach U.S. soil?
Work-Life Balance Benefits Low-Wage Workers, Employers
A growing body of research reveals myriad benefits — for employers and employees alike — when company policies promoting work-life balance are offered to low-wage workers.
Being Frugal May Be More Genetic Than Learned
If cheapskates are born and are not entirely the product of learned behavior, as a growing body of research suggests, policies to promote frugal living may do little good.
Love Thy Neighbor? Not If He's Different
New research reveals that people connected to organized religion are more likely to harbor racial prejudice.
Religion Linked to Corporate Decision Making
A new study reveals that U.S. companies are less likely to accept financial risks when they are based in communities where religion is important.
Stability Trumps Volatility in Making Successful Teams
That high-priced new star might fill seats, but a study of professional soccer teams reveals that low player turnover is the best predictor of success.
Who Needs God When We've Got Mammon?
The world's most prosperous (and happiest) countries are also its least religious, new research states.
Calming the Storm That Spawns School Shooters
In his new book, professor Jonathan Fast describes the similar cultural factors that create the rampage killer.
The Slumming of Suburbia
The poor are fleeing our cities, but life is not always greener, even when affordable housing comes with a two-car garage.
A Nation of Savers?
Our addiction to easy credit — and aversion to thrift — got us into this mess. The withdrawal may be painful for policymakers and consumers alike.
A Future of Less
Here's how government can help curb America's seemingly endless appetite for "more."
Absent Ballots
Long on promise, short on action, Latinos have never been a definitive force at the polls. Will immigration rhetoric and an unprecedented voter-outreach program make 2008 different?