Lane Wallace

Simplifications and flashy effects aside, the extraordinary story of the Tuskegee Airmen gets its due.… More »

In the wake of a horrific crash, should air racing be allowed to continue?… More »

We are biased to believe in the innocence of those we admire -- even when they have blood on their hands… More »

The Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies are out of the playoffs. Was Billy Beane right about small market teams?… More »

The man who inspired the world with his technology anonymously inspired one writer with the simple beauty of his home… More »

Dwelling on our own suffering makes us blind to the pain of others… More »

Toward the end of his life, MLK's focus began to shift from ensuring racial equality to bridging the economic divide between the rich and poor… More »

From the moment the barbed wire first went up, the barrier was a monument to failure for the Soviet vision of a just society… More »

Members of Congress could lean a lot about the problem with rigid thinking, as outlined by former jihadists at a London conference… More »

Private industry has little reason to invest in endeavors where the result is not returns, but greater scientific knowledge or understanding… More »

Despite the economy, 2011 graduates shouldn't abandon enthusiasm. Their deep, serious desires might be what saves them.… More »

JFK challenged Americans to take to the skies half a century ago—but as human space flight embraced rockets rather than reusable spacecraft, what did we lose?… More »

Why do these kinds of scandals so rarely happen with female politicians?… More »

Coffee is officially off the vice list as new studies show health benefits for ailments ranging from cancer to Parkinson's… More »

New science suggests it might be possible to free ourselves of mental burdens—but would doing so destroy who we are?… More »

A study finds that the sexes interpret the world differently, with men more likely to judge it in black-and-white terms… More »

In the early hours on this morning both 150 and 50 years ago, the opening volleys of two different wars were launched -- America's Civil War and manned spaceflight… More »

New research from London suggests we have different brain structures based on our political leanings… More »

A new study from the U.K. confirms the conventional wisdom: friends and exercise make us happy. But it also shows how unhappy people drag us down.… More »

A new conservative TV channel ignites controversy over whether to legislate honesty… More »