News in Brief Political Passion Inspires Trust—Even From Opponents New research finds that your peers—including your opponents—will respect your integrity if you speak emphatically about the social issues that matter to you. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Can Will Butler’s ‘Disco Town Halls’ Save America? The Arcade Fire star is using the tour to re-invigorate local politics, one town at a time. David M. Perry
Social Justice If You Don’t Talk About Race, People Might Think You’re Racist A look at the results of a new study out of Harvard. Lisa Wade
Social Justice Is Alcohol Really to Blame for the Prevalence of Sexual Assault on College Campuses? Access to alcohol isn't anything new, but access to members of the opposite sex is. Daniel Luzer
Economics How Being Poor Makes You Poor New research shows how poverty can often be a self-perpetuating trap. Paul Hiebert
Social Justice Why Are You So Smart, Aaron Shapiro? Noah Davis talks to Aaron Shapiro, the CEO of Huge, about what it's like to be really intelligent. Noah Davis
Economics More Soda Pop = More Violence? Maybe New York City’s giant-soda banning mayor is on to something. A new study from the Harvard School… Vince Beiser