Social JusticePalliative Care May Trump Heroic Measures in Life ExpectancyA new study finds palliative care doesn't put patients out of their misery; it puts the misery out of the patients.By Joanne Kenen
EconomicsJustifying What You Know Can't Be TrueResearchers looking at al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein explore why it is that people often steadfastly believe something even when they've been shown it ain't so.By Emily Badger
EconomicsThere's a Pink Elephant in the Room, TooEven if you're agnostic on the matter of death panels, why is it OK to off grandma and not gramps?By Michael Todd
