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You Need Some Sleep

One of the most pervasive pathologies of the wi-fi-enabled, smartphone-strapping, “globally competitive …

Egypt’s Blasphemy Laws–Still a Bad Idea

It’s a strange variation on a common theme in post-revolution Egypt: the …

Iranian Voters Stump the War Party

A spectre is haunting America’s war party. Last week, Iranians went to …

‘Community Schools’: An Education Reform With Promise

Facing a series of social and academic woes, the city of Oakland …

Obama Escalates Syria’s Civil War

Barack Obama has just taken his first baby steps into a war …

Gulf War Panel: We’re Being Purged for Contradicting the VA

Members of a heretofore independent panel on Gulf War Illness are accusing …

The Banality of Good

With the release of the new biopic “Hannah Arendt,” about the political …

Rick Santorum Locates a Clue

In a rapid response to Rep. Paul Ryan’s convention speech last August, …

Invasion of the Hashtags

Facebook announced this week that it is adopting the hashtag – supposedly to …

Is Weiner’s Bigotry the New New York?

The Times on Thursday ran a lengthy profile of Anthony Weiner,  former …