Opinion | Why Can’t Everyone Get A’s?
Excellence is not a zero sum game.
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10 tips for reviewing code you don’t like
Here are 10 tips to keep in mind when reviewing code submissions that, for whatever reason, you (as a project maintainer) do not like.
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In an astonishing turn, George Soros and Charles Koch team up to end US ‘forever war’ policy - The Boston Globe
In one of the most remarkable partnerships in modern American political history, the leftist financier Soros and the conservative Charles Koch are uniting to revive the fading vision of a peaceable United States.
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China’s Social Credit System Is More Kafka Than Orwell
What if you built a terrifying 21st century surveillance-and-control system and no one cared? That’s what appears to be happening with China’s social-credit…
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No sweet spot for Singapore in US-China tensions
Singapore will come under special scrutiny, as an ethnic Chinese majority society with strong ties to both.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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The Aliens Among Us
This one is not flying and has been identified. Photographer: Francois Nascimbeni/AFP/Getty Images Photographer: Francois Nascimbeni/AFP/Getty Images For the…
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Opinion | The Power of Petty Personal Rage
Straw police, hamburger paranoia and the state of the right.
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Opinion | Why Girls Beat Boys at School and Lose to Them at the Office
Hard work and discipline help girls outperform boys in class, but that advantage disappears in the work force. Is school the problem?
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Kamala Harris’s Disappointing Economics
Does she know Arnold Kling? Photographer: Al Drago/Getty Images North America Photographer: Al Drago/Getty Images North America One of the worst tendencies in…
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The U.S.-China Cold War Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better
Goodbye to good relations. Photographer: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images Photographer: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images We are in the midst of a new Cold War ,…
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What Advocates of Legalizing Pot Don’t Want You to Know
The wave toward legalization ignores the serious health risks of marijuana.
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What Straight-A Students Get Wrong
If you always succeed in school, you’re not setting yourself up for success in life.
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Expect America and Europe to Matter Less in 2019
China is paving the road to the future. Photographer: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images AsiaPac Photographer: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images AsiaPac As 2018 comes to a…
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Trump’s Appointment of the Acting Attorney General Is Unconstitutional
The president is evading the requirement to seek the Senate’s advice and consent for the nation’s chief law enforcement officer and the person who will oversee the Mueller investigation.
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Opinion | The New Socialists
Why the pitch from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders resonates in 2018.
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Opinion | What Should Congress Ask Zuckerberg?
Lawmakers yelling at Mark Zuckerberg will look like progress but amount to nothing.
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Is Loneliness a Health Epidemic?
Social disconnection is a serious matter. But let’s not whip up a panic.
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Garrison Keillor: A man walks into a bar in Oregon
I hung out in Eugene, Ore., last week where it rains every day so the air is fresh and clean. Old people my age don't care for rain so Eugene is not a retirement...
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The Robert E. Lee Problem - The New York Times
The debate over flying the Confederate flag prompts another question over Southern heritage: Should we honor the Confederate general?
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The Robert E. Lee Problem
The debate over flying the Confederate flag prompts another question over Southern heritage: Should we honor the Confederate general?
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Opinion | How Cool Works in America Today
Wokeness shares cool’s rebel posture, but it is the opposite of cool in certain respects.
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What Should You Choose: Time or Money?
If you picked time, chances are, you’re a happier person for it.
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Opinion | How We Are Ruining America
College-educated Americans have become devastatingly good at making sure children of other classes can’t join their ranks.
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