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Why School Integration Is So Hard
Guest post by Laura McKenna, former political science writer, blogger, and freelance writer. In yesterday's New York Times, David Kirp, a public…
Community and solitude in the Alaskan wilderness
How do you move a 3-million-pound building across New Orleans? Carefully.
A family farm, a drought, and difficult choices
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Guest post by Laura McKenna, former political science writer, blogger, and freelance writer. In yesterday's New York Times, David Kirp, a public…
From the Guardian:Recently I went to the theatre, as I am wont to do. The acting was impeccable, the direction insightful, the costumes fun, the…
A photo collection celebrating unique stories and wisdom about the challenges of retirement.
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Economist Glenn Loury has a gay son, and so does blogger and law professor Ann Althouse. So I wasn't expecting their conversation about gay…
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Following Jay-Z's thoughts, the King offers his own
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Want to know if you're on it? That's classified. And trying to get off of it? No one can tell you how.
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A parochial high school in Arizona forfeited a state championship game because the other team had a female on its roster.
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The notion that George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin didn't get into a fight is basically dead:
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Two articles that will leave even the most committed cynic slack-jawed in wonder at the country's promise
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How an exotic game hunter collected live animals from throughout the United States and convinced Congress to give him a prime plot of land
Is China a "universal" nation? An academic says, Maybe so.
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A recently published book about the legendary editor may not please all critics, but it contains fundamental insights about a man and his journalism philosophy.
Julie Dermansky
The blighted auto capital may soon become the first major U.S. city to have all of its public services privatized. A photographer wanders the ruins of a crumbling metropolis.
Corpus Christi Police Department
Carlos DeLuna was put to death in December 1989 for a murder in Corpus Christi. But he didn't commit the crime. Today, his case reminds us of the glaring flaws of capital punishment.
How Facebook may be making us lonely, the genius of Kanye West, Muammar Qaddafi's grieving son, a profile of an iconoclastic video game inventor, and more
Chicago Cops Treat Journalists Better Than NYPD
'Pink Slime' Was Almost 'Pink Goo'
Notre Dame Sues Over Obama's Contraception Rules
Want to Shame a Terrible Parker? There's an App for That
The NBA's Small-Market Disadvantage
Why Aren't Cities Littered With Dead Pigeons?
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