Social Justice The Glummest Generation Pew finds that baby boomers are gloomier than Americans older and younger than they are. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Oprah and the Downfall of American Society A journalism professor finds a straw woman on daytime TV and, in the name of scholarship, knocks her right down. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Solar Power: The Next Generation Offline Diary: An old way of turning sunlight into electricity reinvents itself in California. Tom Jacobs
Economics ‘Wall-E:’ Critique That Transcends Ideology Science fiction stories are often allegories, so it’s no surprise that political commentators have joined movie critics in… Tom Jacobs
Economics Building Self-Esteem from the 16th Row Celebrity worship might not be an unalloyed bad thing, says one researcher, although it's important to be a little finicky about who to emulate. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Study: Gun Laws Have Little Effect on Homicide Rate A new study finds the highly publicized gun-crime laws of recent years have had little effect on the homicide rate. But a new bipartisan bill just signed into law by President Bush may do some good. Tom Jacobs
Economics Morbid Thoughts Influence Food Choices Thinking about our own deaths influences our eating patterns in both predictable and surprising ways, according to two… Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Carlin: The Anti-Russert When news broke of the death of George Carlin, my first reaction was to suggest to my colleagues… Tom Jacobs
Books & Culture News in Brief Previous Site Sections Broadening ‘Diversity’ at Universities Part III of a three-part series: The affirmative action of tomorrow might focus more on class and other proxies for hardship and less on race. Tom Jacobs