Articles 2026
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Why are Americans so divided over religious issues? Maybe it's those extreme messages.
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", November 03, 2004
Have religious issues become more important in politics because too few Americans go to church?
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Disabilities In the E.R.
Why, if it's illegal to discriminate against medical students who are slow readers, is it not illegal to discriminate against the ones who are slow learners?
Forbes, October 30, 2004
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A Texas experiment that shifts money from rich to poor school districts is turning into a major policy disaster.
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", October 07, 2004
PUBLIC policy experiments rarely produce complete successes or total failures. They usually leave room for people with different goals or values to keep arguing.
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"Substance of Style" and the Modern Economy
The variety revolution
National Public Radio, "All Things Considered", September 14, 2004
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In New Age economics, it's more about the experience than about just owning stuff.
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", September 09, 2004
LISTEN to the jobs debate carefully, and you might get the idea that the problem with the economy is that Americans just are not materialistic enough.
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Islamic economic principles may sound like just what the Middle East needs. In practice, things are more complicated.
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", August 12, 2004
The 9/11 Commission report pointedly criticizes the idea of a generic threat from terrorism. "The catastrophic threat at this moment in history is more specific," the commission writes. "It is the threat posed by Islamist terrorism."
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Why do certain countries prosper?
A new study looks at productivity and comes up with some contrarian conclusions.
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", July 14, 2004
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Missing the Dream
Review of On Paradise Drive, by David Brooks
New York Post, July 02, 2004
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Operation Everything
It stocks your grocery store, schedules your favorite team's games, and helps plan your vacation. A primer on the most influential academic discipline you've never heard of.
The Boston Globe, June 25, 2004
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Variety, the spice of life, has measurable value. But it's not easy to determine.
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", June 16, 2004