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Group Members’ Insecurity Can Foster Being a Jerk

If you arrogantly proclaim "We're No. 1," it's probably because you know darn well you're not.

By declining offers of help from many Middle Eastern countries after 9/11, Juergensmeyer says, the United States only succeeded in alienating any moderate Islamic states who could have been its allies.

Defusing the Infidels Among Us

A Miller-McCune interview with Mark Juergensmeyer, author of Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular…

“Fly”-ing to Safety

A look at some current research that merits a raised eyebow or a painful grin.

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Group Members’ Insecurity Can Foster Being a Jerk

If you arrogantly proclaim "We're No. 1," it's probably because you know darn well you're not.

“Fly”-ing to Safety

A look at some current research that merits a raised eyebow or a painful grin.

The Nobel and Literature’s Third Rail

No country is an island, a poet might say, but the insularity of the U.S. has raised some hackles.

Lose Your Job, Lose Contact With Your Community

Two troubling trends have reshaped the lives of Americans over the past few decades: Our jobs are less secure, and we are less likely to participate in social and community groups. A first-of-its-kind study suggests these phenomena are linked.

Surprising Season Throws Baseball Guru a Curve

While most of math professor Bruce Bukiet's divisional-winner picks failed to come home, he says his system can still score.