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The American Scene The American 08/13/2008
The corporate tax-cut race; Wal-Mart to the rescue; the case for genetically modified foods; smoking bans; and more.
America’s Other Immigration Crisis Vivek Wadhwa 07/11/2008
We are bringing the world’s smartest people to our shores, training them, and then making them leave.
The Problem with Obama’s Tuition Tax Credit Thomas Gift and Julia Payson 06/25/2008
Is cost really the main obstacle preventing low- and middle-income high school graduates from attending college?
Let’s Declare a Truce in the Culture War Peter J. Wallison 06/16/2008
Neither faith nor science can answer the most important questions. So why are believers and atheists still bickering?
Popping the Tuition Bubble Kevin Carey and Frederick M. Hess 06/12/2008
What if students could have investors pay their college bills in return for a set percentage of their future income?
The Problem With Organic Food Abigail Haddad 06/10/2008
The environmental and aesthetic virtues of organic agriculture have been overblown.
Fighting Against ‘The Blob’ Kevin R. Kosar 06/05/2008
Chester E. Finn Jr.’s new book chronicles his lifelong battle to reform the American education system.
Triple Threat Raymond Sauer 06/02/2008
Big Brown has a chance to win the Triple Crown. But even if he does, that won’t solve horse racing’s money problems.
Putting Faith Under the Microscope Christy Hall Robinson 05/29/2008
Has science made belief in God obsolete? Two scholars debate the Templeton Foundation’s latest ‘Big Question.’
The American Scene The American 05/23/2008
The EU-U.S. innovation gap; crouching Tiger, hidden golf threat; McDonald’s—they’re lovin’ it; and more.

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