http://www.american.com Reflections on the here and now. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z http://www.american.com/archive/2010/february/the-genetics-of-job-choice The aspects of work we prefer, our level of job satisfaction, our willingness to change jobs, and even our tendency to start our own businesses are all influenced by our genes. No publisher Scott Shane lifestyle 2010-03-08T14:26:43Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2010/january/truckin Lost in recent auto show buzz about the vehicles government and greenies think Americans should buy were reminders about what many Americans do buy. No publisher Ralph Kinney Bennett culture 2010-01-22T13:25:01Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/july/the-omnivore2019s-delusion-against-the-agri-intellectuals Farming has always been messy and painful, and bloody and dirty. It still is. This is something the critics of industrial farming never seem to understand. No publisher Blake Hurst 2009-07-31T03:13:18Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/april-2009/who-should-decide-the-size-of-your-tv As part of its effort to combat global warming, California is considering a proposal to regulate big-screen TVs off the market. No publisher Max Schulz 2009-04-10T15:05:53Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/november-december-magazine-contents/hard-driving-ceos Top executives aren’t just funding auto-racing teams. They’re behind the wheel of the fast cars. TRAVIS BRAUN goes to the track to get the story. No publisher Travis Braun 2007-11-20T03:20:01Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/september-october-magazine-contents/i-love-my-work Work is not a necessary evil. It is, instead, an intrinsic source of pleasure and value. ARTHUR C. BROOKS explains. No publisher Arthur C. Brooks 2007-09-17T16:23:54Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/august-0807/stanford2019s-super-sized-rhetoric A new study on the marketing power of McDonald’s is not the alarming find its authors make it out to be. No publisher Barry A. Liebling 2007-08-30T22:50:04Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/august-0807/taxing-obesity-a-modest-proposal Targeting foods is a needlessly indirect way of encouraging weight loss. No publisher Adam Creighton 2007-08-07T21:10:08Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/august-0807/snacks-that-slim-2013-starting-with-your-pocketbook Why your future self will appreciate those smaller, seemingly overpriced treats. No publisher Emily Glassberg Sands 2009-03-18T13:06:40Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/june-0607/is-online-poker-dead-or-just-getting-started Last year’s ban on internet gambling marked a major setback for the industry, but Congress is taking a second look at the issue… and things might be changing in any case. No publisher Daniel P. Taylor 2007-06-11T17:27:10Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/may-june-magazine-contents/the-controversy-over-super-wool Better sheep-breeding techniques and advances in loom technology have made the cloth that goes into men’s suits finer and softer. But, Nicholas Antongiavanni asks, are the suits really better? No publisher Nicholas Antongiavanni 2007-05-14T21:33:31Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/april-0407/all-play-and-no-work A business book author says, yet again, that his readers should emulate him. This one’s not persuasive. No publisher Laura Vanderkam 2007-04-23T15:55:14Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/april-0407/walk-this-way Homeowners want walkable neighborhoods and a sense of community—and city planners are taking note. No publisher Brent M. Eastwood 2007-04-12T19:04:40Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/april-0407/a-wii-bit-of-exercise This video game console won’t make us fit—but future ones might. No publisher Robert VerBruggen 2007-05-12T03:22:32Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/february-0207/of-love-and-audits There’s no accounting for family. No publisher Mark Montgomery 2007-03-29T14:41:44Z BernArticle