Marshall Poe

The author tries—and fails—to cash in on a big idea.… More »

Can thousands of Wikipedians be wrong? How an attempt to build an online encyclopedia touched off history’s biggest experiment in collaborative knowledge… More »

Wikipedia and the quest for neutrality on controversial entries like "Abortion" and "George W. Bush." … More »

A less violent world; why black mothers may be better off unwed; one (very good) reason to resist early retirement… More »

Will Saudi Arabia's Shiites remain docile?; Europe's dim view (quelle surprise!) of the United States; new doctors as menaces; the fairer, cleaner sex… More »

Post-Gaza Israel; the travails of black cabbies; the (continuing) migration of the Electoral College; how to spot a spy… More »

The prospects for a united Korea; a new study of old studies; TV dads gain financial ground; AIDS in the Islamic world… More »

A liberal's case for the death penalty; can Iraq stop worrying about Iran?; bottomless appetites; congressional cheats… More »

But reality TV, of course, is not an exclusively American phenomenon. India and other parts of Asia have had 24/7 access to it since 2003, and homegrown reality shows—often distinctly local in flavor—have become popular around the world. Here are five recent shows. … More »

Total Eclipse… More »

Federal marshals behaving badly; the relationship between terrorism and bad driving; the surprisingly high divorce rate among born-again Christians… More »

Since his capture, last December, Saddam Hussein has been held by the U.S. military. He is no doubt wondering about his eventual fate, and so are others.… More »

1,000 to one Early 1960s: a London bookmaker accepts the £10 bet of one David Threlfall that man will walk on the Moon before the end of the decade. When Neil Armstrong does so, on July 20, 1969, Threlfall collects £10,000. Shortly after the Moon walk bookmakers begin taking wagers on the discovery of past Martian life. … More »

Maybe boys just weren't meant for the classroom… More »