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"There will be no more transformative legislation; it will be all Obama can do simply to protect health-care reform from sabotage," says Hendrik Hertzberg at The New Yorker.
Familiar idioms like 'a thorn in your side' and 'the writing on the wall' come from the King James Bible. An English linguist has recorded 257 such idioms from the text.
Shedding tears in public was once a sign of weakness and unreliability in men, but today the art of stoicism has been lost. Should we try to reclaim it?
Aggressive campaigns by colleges to boost their number of applicants gives the impression of exclusivity, but is this statistical allure harmful to education? Many say, 'Yes'.
Author on economic sustainability Adam Werbach says environmentalists must embrace emerging technologies and engage corporations as part of its strategy.
The digital world and real world are becoming increasingly complimentary. A more efficient world with new social services is emerging, but is it a good idea?
The European Union is considering introducing legislation that would enable people to request that all personal information stored about them online be permanently deleted.
Germany's finance minister has sharply criticized the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to pump a further $600 billion into the country's ailing economy.
America's inadequate welfare safety net has forced its leaders to take gambles to tackle unemployment, says Will Hutton at The Guardian.
Having relationships used to be easy, says Susan Orlean at The New Yorker. Online networks have created new and complex folds in our social fabric.
Environmentalism is all the rage, but which of our green dispositions really work? The Christian Science Monitor invites you to match environmental wits with Al Gore.
While popular culture emphasizes the role of scientific evidence in the criminal justice system, the role of forensic evidence still plays a minor role in the court room.
"Big Banker is watching you—more closely than ever." Karen Blumenthal explains new techniques used by financial institutions to asses a person's credit.
"The American dream is the ideology of the housing bubble." Christopher Caldwell says the American Dream has virtually disappeared since the housing crisis.
Following reports that performers in 'Spider-Man' had sustained injuries while using the production's complex flying equipment, the Broadway musical has been postponed.
"What has become of the rule of law in the U.S.?" Rewritten bankruptcy provisions reduce indebted homeowners to servitude, says Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz.
Forget about 3-D movies and television, says the Christian Science Monitor. 3-D holograms, once seen only in science-fiction movies like Star Wars, are swiftly becoming a reality.
The city that kept out the Republicans and banned Happy Meals has a long history of doing things its own way. The Independent on the history of San Fran.
Research into the possibility of engineering a better climate is progressing at an impressive rate—and meeting strong opposition. The Economist reports.
Award wining Picasso biographer John Richardson examines the painter's alleged support of communism. Picasso remained sympathetic to Catholicism, Richardson says.