Culture

Sympathy for the Devil Lee Harris 04/27/2013

When the search for motives leads to moral alibis.

Still Waiting for Superman: The School Leaders We Need Frederick M. Hess and Kerri Briggs 04/26/2013

It might seem like the primary ingredient for school improvement hinges on superhero principals, but a more promising approach starts by recognizing that there are two halves to the leadership challenge.

Margaret Thatcher Showed the World What a Woman Can Do Christina Hoff Sommers 04/17/2013

Even after her death, critics revile Britain’s brilliant, trail-blazing leader and liberator as ‘unfeminine.’ Yet she reveled in her femininity throughout her career, charming men and women alike.

A ‘Genius’ Way to Avoid Taxes Aparna Mathur 04/14/2013

Nobel Prize laureates are avoiding heavy taxes on their prize money via a loophole that benefits charities. President Obama and former vice president Al Gore both gave away their prize money — at the expense of the IRS.

Accelerated Learning Would Add Trillions of Dollars in Wealth Reuven Brenner 03/21/2013

If students could complete their education a year faster, the many benefits would include increased personal wealth, decreased government spending, and more sustainable entitlement programs.

March Sanity Joseph Epstein 03/20/2013

For a long while we have not been seeing college basketball at its best — the coaches are unpleasant and the most talented college-age players aren’t playing college ball. Still, I’ll be watching a goodly share of March Madness.

The Unnaturals Joseph Epstein 02/22/2013

What to think when a player looks like a rocker, a Fiat mechanic, a cable guy, a terrorist — anything but the very competitive athlete he is.

Greens’ Irrational Fear Flies Again Michael M. Rosen 02/20/2013

A closer look at environmentalists’ hatred of air travel.

Enlightened Conservatism Lee Harris 02/18/2013

A cause is to politics what fanaticism is to religion — a plague to be avoided at all costs.

The ‘Scrooge’ Who Begat Plenty Amity Shlaes 02/12/2013

Civility to one’s opponents, certainty, restraint, federalism, economy, thrift, and respect for faith: these and other Coolidge ideals are needed today.