A Tribute To R.E.M.? Or Not?
Low SAT Scores: It's A Good Thing
Looks like more bad news on the education front. It was revealed on Wednesday that this year’s high school seniors performed worse on the reading portion of the SAT (497) than in any year since 1952 when the test adopted its current scale. The writing portion of the exam (however they grade it) also fared worse than it ever has in its six-year history. READ MORE >>
Poison Ivy: Why Elizabeth Warren's Day Job May Undo Her Senate Campaign
Perry v. Bachmann: TNR’s Scientific Analysis of Who’s Crazier
Who Counts as a 'Person'? Mississippi Decides This November
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The Surprising Case for Post Offices
Update: The public safety findings of this study were made by the National Association of Letter Carriers, the United States Postal Service and Valassis, a media and marketing firm. The Urban Institute never completed this portion of the study and thus has not independently confirmed the data. READ MORE >>
A Radical New Ploy to Destroy Roe v. Wade—Which Just Might Work
2011 has been a banner year for abortion opponents. Thus far, 87 state laws restricting abortion have been enacted, the most in any year since Roe v. Wade and more than double the previous high. But one rogue wing of the pro-life movement sees no reason to celebrate: the budding “personhood movement,” which wants to turn abortion into homicide by methodically amending state constitutions to define conception as the beginning of a person’s life. READ MORE >>
How to Predict the Next Earthquake in D.C.
At precisely 1:51 PM EST, much of the nation panicked, turned to the nearest person, and asked, “Did you feel something?” The 5.9 magnitude earthquake that shook the Eastern seaboard today was the biggest ever to hit Washington, D.C., spanning from its epicenter near Mineral, Virginia all the way to Boston. As we anticipate the inevitable aftershocks in a state of fear and trembling, the Study asks the question on everyone’s mind: Could we have known this was going to happen? Can we predict earthquakes? READ MORE >>
What Rick Perry and 10-Year-Olds Have in Common
Numerous are the perils of leaving Texas, Rick Perry is quickly discovering. For instance: pushy New England mothers who try to embarrass you. READ MORE >>
