Oilman Calls For Going With the Wind
One-time corporate raider and always-outsize Texas oilman (is there any other kind?) T. Boone Pickens has made a…
Two Nickels and a Vote Go a Long Way
The happiest place on Earth ain’t Disneyland; it’s Denmark. And the least happy (hint: this one’s easier than…
AIDS Increases Among Young and Old Men
HIV/AIDS is up among the young and the old, according to newly released data from the CDC. The…
You’d Have to Be Nuts (or Not) to Own a Gun
Our Ryan Blitstein recently looked at the connection between a state’s spending on social welfare and its suicide…
Voter ID Dampens, Yes, But Does It Work?
More research suggests that voter ID laws depress voter turnout among minority populations and the elderly, although the…
Being Green: A Capital Idea
Let’s trot out ol’ Kermit once again: It ain’t easy being green. That’s the usual (but certainly not…
Ecologist Dismisses ‘Ethanol Solution’
Townsend notes that producing corn for ethanol use requires intensively fertilized fields, which produce 'the forgotten greenhouse gas.'
Is Nitrogen the New Carbon?
A discussion with ecologist Alan Townsend on mankind's love-hate relationship with nitrogen, and how this marriage can be saved.
You Can’t Keep That Simian Stereotype Down
A Georgia bar owner is marketing a T-shirt featuring the children’s book character Curious George above the logo…
It’s a Bug-Eat-Bug World Out There
Any mention of "locust hordes" and "cannibalism" get our juices building, even if there aren't really any policy implications involved.