How the Romans invented Facebook, sort of.
November/December 2013
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2013
Guerrillas in the Midst
Why our next war will be fought in cities.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2013, Politics
Campaign 2012: How We Dodged a Bullet
Mitt Romney didn’t lose because of the GOP’s far-right agenda. That’s what’s scary.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2013, Politics
Dark Sidekick
How Dick Cheney controlled, and lost control of, George W. Bush.
Posted inMagazine, November/December 2013, Politics
Talk of the Toons
A selection of political cartoons from the past few weeks.
Posted inGovernment, Magazine, November/December 2013
Our All-Purpose Fill-in-the-Blanks Senate Eulogy
In 1945, the average age in the Senate was fifty-nine. Today, it’s sixty-two. As our democracy becomes a gerontocracy, it raises all sorts of policy challenges. But for speechwriters, it raises a unique one. Over the course of the Senate’s history, 299 sitting senators have died in office—one death every nine months. That’s a lot […]
Posted inEducation, Higher Education, Magazine, November/December 2013
How “Race Neutrality” Can Save Affirmative Action
Americans’ surprising commitment to fairness.
Posted inEconomy, Education, Higher Education, Magazine, November/December 2013
Connecting Kids to College and Careers
Five ideas that really work.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education, Magazine, November/December 2013
Not Your Father’s Shop Class
The promising revival of career and technical education.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education, K-12, Magazine, November/December 2013
How to Build a Better Launch Pad for Young Americans
A commonsense plan that Congress can pass now.
