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Democratic Bounce Par for the Course
The so-called bounce from the Democratic National Convention was par for the course for major party conventions,…
Stadium Use Recalls JFK's "New Frontier" Speech
Barack Obama will accept the nomination as the Democratic candidate for president tonight at Invesco Field, Denver's…
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Should the Government Make Us Happy?
Written by: Ryan Blitstein, Monday 19 May 2008 - 12:25 PM 
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In Europe and elsewhere, governments are using ideas from the new science of well-being to try to make citizens more content. Will America follow their lead?
Cuba Libre?
Written by: Kirk Nielsen, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 0 Comments
Democrats are challenging Republican incumbents in three "Cuban" congressional districts in South Florida. Could the campaigns foreshadow a shift in presidential politics or Cuba policy?
Does Education Really Make You Smarter?
Written by: Norman Nie and Saar Golde, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 1 Comments
Public debate has been dominated by the belief that education builds human capital, causing increased income, health and political participation, among many positive outcomes. But new research suggests that costly expansions of education may not always bring the promised social results. In some cases, those expansions may do little but sort…
Political Report Card
Written by: Delaine Eastin, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 1 Comments
Authoritative research shows exactly how to fix public schools. What we need are leaders with the guts to put it into practice.
Bioterror in Context
Written by: Matt Palmquist, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 0 Comments
How and why the threat of bioterrorism has been so greatly exaggerated. A Miller-McCune interview of UCLA's William R. Clark.
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- 1 Does Education Really Make You…
- 2 Caution: NAFTA at Work
- 3 Bioterror in Context
- 4 The Rise of the Political Donor…
- 5 Cuba Libre?
- 6 Should the Government Make Us Happy?
- 7 Lies and Campaign Advertising
- 8 Faulty Machines Ready to Count…
- 9 An Honest Look at Social Security
- 10 Is the House of Representatives…