Virginia Tech and the Exhibition of Madness

The media coverage of the mass killings at Virginia Tech is following a depressingly familiar narrative. The first 24 hours … More

Programmed to Be Free

In today’s New York Times Science Times Dennis Overbye takes up the question those of us who bother to make … More

Steven Pinker takes on George Lackoff, the Berkeley linguist who argues that the Democrats can take possession of Congress if … More

After buying a new car this weekend, I suppose I should really ask myself if the car, which looks like … More

I’m a liberal on most issues, but I’m a conservative–no, more than conservative, I’m a neocon!–in solar system matters. In … More

Before I get to William Gibson’s theory about why conservatives can’t see why Iraq is such a disaster, let me … More

For those of you who live in Vienna on the Hudson, tomorrow is Freud Day in New York. Clyde Haberman’s … More

Ever wonder how some people can snort cocaine on a daily basis and still make it through Harvard Law School, … More

I’ve always liked review essays, and here’s a good one: John Lanchester looks at happiness studies in the New Yorker. … More

The NASA scientist who tried to warn us about global warming before the Bushies stomped on him had to go … More