http://www.american.com Innovation and its consequences. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z http://www.american.com/archive/2009/november/wherefore-art-thou-green-obama Those hoping for a green jolt to the economy must come to grips with three serious misconceptions. No publisher Jon Entine science-technology 2009-11-20T22:28:01Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/november/the-quiet-yet-historic-death-of-the-kyoto-protoco Reading the climate news in recent weeks, one might start to wonder who won the last election. No publisher Samuel Thernstrom science-technology 2009-11-06T14:36:30Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/coase-vs-the-neo-progressives Fifty years ago this month a seminal paper challenged the prevailing intellectual orthodoxy on markets, technology, and regulation. We would be wise to revisit it today. No publisher Jeff Eisenach and Adam Thierer economic-policy 2009-10-27T21:22:19Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/bleeding-biotech Given all the hopes for medical progress that ride on biotech progress, one might assume that Congress and the administration would seek ways to encourage investment. One would be wrong. No publisher James V. DeLong science-technology 2009-10-23T21:24:55Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/the-copenhagen-climate-extortion Going into the Copenhagen climate change summit, the delegates appear to be competing over who can offer the most ambitious and least realistic targets. No publisher Jon Entine science-technology 2009-10-23T02:23:10Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/green-revolution-in-the-balance A battle is developing over food security and research into bio-engineered crops is in the crosshairs. No publisher Jon Entine science-technology 2009-10-02T20:43:42Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/september/how-to-think-about-net-neutrality History suggests the best course is not to borrow trouble, as the old phrase goes, but to let the system 'develop itself in its own way,' and act only in response to actual problems. No publisher James V. DeLong science-technology 2009-09-27T14:43:58Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/august/drake2019s-world On this day 150 years ago—August 27, 1859—Colonel Edwin Drake struck oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, with the world’s first oil well. We should all say a toast of thanks to the man who helped raise the curtain on the modern world. No publisher Max Schulz 2009-08-26T21:52:43Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/august/lunar-cy Cap-and-traders miss the point when they invoke the moon landing. No publisher Max Schulz 2009-08-05T21:26:37Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/june/rssted-development Tyler Cowen has written one of the most stimulating defenses of Internet information culture. No publisher Ben Casnocha 2009-07-21T14:44:39Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/june/baseless-bias-and-the-new-second-sex Claims of bias against women in academic science have been greatly exaggerated. Meanwhile, men are becoming the second sex in American higher education. No publisher Christina Hoff Sommers 2009-06-10T14:07:49Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/june/white-makes-right-steven-chu2019s-helpful-idea Energy Secretary Steven Chu made headlines when he proposed ‘soft’ geoengineering by painting roofs and roads white in order to reflect sunlight back into space. That idea might seem absurd to some, but Chu has done the nation a service. No publisher Samuel Thernstrom 2009-06-04T22:05:56Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/may-2009/lord-of-the-ringtones Are mobile devices liberating or enslaving us? No publisher Thomas J. Van Gilder and Michael M. Rosen 2009-05-21T21:40:51Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/april-2009/the-indian-exception-proving-the-rule The Satyam scandal rocked the global business community and threatened to stifle the Indian outsourcing industry. But as the dust settles, the forces driving outsourcing are as strong as ever, with benefits for both India and the West. No publisher Vivek Wadhwa 2009-04-22T21:48:30Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/november-december-magazine/regulating-our-way-to-freedom A new Congress may be tempted to add a new layer of regulation to the Internet. No publisher Robert Hahn 2009-03-26T20:39:46Z BernArticle