Latin America is Increasingly Middle Class
A few hours ago, the UN’s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) issued the encouraging…
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Twenty Himalayans Have Set Themselves On Fire This Month
It’s hard to mistake a Himalayan November for spring. Frustation in the Chinese-run region of Tibet appears to…
Internet Porn is Even Bigger Than You Think
Everyone knows that the world’s most popular online activity is watching pixellated strangers having implausible sex. But the…
How Analytical Can You Be When Your Child is Drowning?
First the family dog went into the surf at California’s Big Lagoon Beach on Saturday. When the dog…
Rethinking the Classic ‘Obedience’ Studies
Stanley Milgram's 1961 obedience experiments and the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment are legendary. But new research adds new wrinkles to our understanding of allegiance and evil.
Gaza’s Other War
Israel and Gaza have been torn apart by missile strikes this week, but Gaza's rapidly depleting aquifer is about to make things even more precarious.
Is the Metrosexual Dead?
Your typical metrosexual (PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK) There was a death announced last week, and whether it was untimely or…
Marijuana Machine Maker’s Stock Price Goes Up in Smoke
It sure seems like investors in the burgeoning quasi-legal marijuana industry are enthusiastic consumers of the product, too.…
Unequal or Unfair: Which Is Worse?
Occupy Wall Street protesters, in this case in Portland, Oregon. Was their greatest beef with inequality or with…
Redefining the Youth Bloc: Giving 16-Year-Olds the Vote
A decision to lower the voting age from 18 is making waves in Argentina.