Science & Technology

Baseless Bias and the New Second Sex Christina Hoff Sommers 06/10/2009

Claims of bias against women in academic science have been greatly exaggerated. Meanwhile, men are becoming the second sex in American higher education.

White Makes Right? Steven Chu’s Helpful Idea Samuel Thernstrom 06/05/2009

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.

Obama’s European Energy Vacation Max Schulz 05/28/2009

President Obama is absolutely right that we can learn a lot from the European approach to energy. But he is dead wrong on what those lessons are.

Lose-Lose on Biofuels? Ted Gayer 05/26/2009

Forcing the market to produce large amounts of renewable fuel will harm consumers. Even though it reduces some emissions, it increases others.

Lord of the Ringtones Thomas J. Van Gilder and Michael M. Rosen 05/22/2009

Are mobile devices liberating or enslaving us?

Decoding the Use of Gene Patents John E. Calfee 05/15/2009

In good news, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has resisted researchers' overreaching in their patenting of genes, and researchers’ work is seldom compromised by patents.

The Indian Exception Proving the Rule Vivek Wadhwa 04/23/2009

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.

Small Car, Big Shadow Ralph Kinney Bennett 03/12/2009

A guy named Romney kick-started the compact car revolution 50 years ago.

Why We Still Argue About Darwin (And Why We Should) Lee Harris 02/12/2009

When Darwin ceases to astonish us, we will cease to understand him.

Obama’s Green Team Kenneth P. Green 01/16/2009

We can expect a proliferation of new regulations that will reach into every area of American life and commerce.