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Michael, what is the difference between glacé and étuvé?” The voice belongs to Chef X, and the question is directed at me. . . .
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In Defense of Political Anonymity.
Bradley A. Smith
In Defense of Political Anonymity
Campaign-finance disclosure rules have encouraged harassment of donors and coarsened public debate.
A Not-Lost Generation.
Laura Vanderkam
A Not-Lost Generation
The current downturn won’t spell doom for America’s young workers.
Tomorrow's Wars.
Victor Davis Hanson
Tomorrow’s Wars
Enormous, massively destructive engagements may again be on the horizon.
Eminent Domain as Central Planning.
Nicole Gelinas
Eminent Domain as Central Planning
Wielding creative definitions of blight, New York runs roughshod over property rights and uproots viable neighborhoods.
A Man Alone.
Andrew Klavan
A Man Alone
Jesse Lee Peterson versus the “black experience”
The Velvet Philosophical Revolution.
André Glucksmann
The Velvet Philosophical Revolution
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the battle for political freedom goes on.
The Education of John Jay.
Myron Magnet
The Education of John Jay
America’s indispensable diplomat
Empire of Excess.
E. J. McMahon and Josh Barro
Empire of Excess
New York’s top earners will soon be paying more in state taxes than ever.
Our Vanishing Ultimate Resource.
Steven Malanga
Our Vanishing Ultimate Resource
Plummeting birthrates threaten prosperity worldwide. Can America buck the trend?
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No State Left Behind.
Marcus A. Winters
No State Left Behind
How to get states to improve their tests
Invasion of the European Economists.
Guy Sorman
Invasion of the European Economists
A generation of free-market exiles has made the U.S. campus its home.
The Ramparts I Watched.
Sol Stern
The Ramparts I Watched
Our storied radical magazine did transform the nation—for the worse.
Chicago's Real Crime Story.
Heather Mac Donald
Chicago’s Real Crime Story
Why decades of community organizing haven’t stemmed the city’s youth violence
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Soundings.
Troy Senik
The Surge Comes to Salinas
A plan to apply counterinsurgency doctrine to gang violence
Peter Sloterdijk
The Grasping Hand
The modern democratic state pillages its productive citizens.
Steven Malanga
As Goes New Jersey . . .
New governor Chris Christie could have national influence.
Claire Berlinski
The Wrong Ban
Switzerland’s misguided prohibition of minarets
Paulette Miniter
The Lessons of Kumon
A Japanese tutoring service gains converts in New York and nationwide.
Conrad Kiechel
The Nonprofit That Saved Central Park
Thirty years after its founding, the Conservancy inspires other cities.
James Panero
Strike the Set
A militant union smothers New York theater.
Berin Szoka
Moore’s Law Trumps D.C.’s
What empowers the disabled is free enterprise, not regulation.
Larry Sand
We’re All Right-Wing Bastards Now
—that is, if the NEA’s logic is to be believed.
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Adam D. Thierer
The Digital Skeptic
Though overly pessimistic, Jaron Lanier raises important concerns about our technological future.
12 March 2010
Laura Vanderkam
What Drives Us
Fulfillment, not money, says Daniel Pink’s new study.
5 March 2010
Stefan Kanfer
Matters of Life and Death
Two fathers’ memoirs show that grief has no political affiliation.
19 February 2010
Eye on the News.
David Gratzer
Getting It Right on Obesity
Conservatives should promote responsible health choices.
10 March 2010
Nicole Gelinas
Supply-Side Financial Reform
Congress should unleash free markets to help protect consumers.
8 March 2010
Marcus A. Winters
How New York Could Lose by Winning
The state doesn’t deserve a dollar in Race to the Top funds.
5 March 2010
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Why We Don’t Marry
The cultural trends that gave us enlightenment and freedom now give us cohabitation and divorce.
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5 February 2010
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The Union Rules
19 January 2010
New York's Tomorrow.
Edward L. Glaeser
The Reinventive City
New York remains rich in the ultimate resource: human capital.
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