In which Sam Harris teaches me Brazilian jiu-jitsu and explains why violence is like rebirth
An old extreme sport is new again.
Technical advances may make upper-body strength less important in combat—and level the playing field for women.
John Hickenlooper, a potential national candidate, has ducked the issue for years.
DHS
"My dad fought a war so this can never happen in America. I will not dishonor my father's memory by giving up what he fought for. No, sir. With all due respect, I will not consent to a search without a proper warrant."
The New York Times
When pregnant drug addicts went to court for being pregnant and drug addicts
CBS News
I'm not going to rehearse the manifold victories of Goldblog, or wallow in its setbacks.
Gabriel Silverstein
We all notice the parts of security-overreach that affect us.
Two more posts on the topic that are worth reading
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Cardinal O'Malley's boycott over a commencement speaker's pro-choice position exposes inconsistencies in the way the Catholic Church is responding to those who break with its teachings.
Reuters
Want to change the world? En route to curing cancer, how about remembering to vote and go to jury duty?
Jim Young/Reuters
A few elite institutions at both the grade-school and college levels are doing better than ever. But their health conceals the collapse of private-sector options in the U.S.
Mary Altaffer/AP
Years of hiding mean squeaky-clean youths out of school don't have the paper trail to prove they've been in the U.S.. Those with infractions on their records can be better off.
Reuters
And 5 other cool ideas from The Atlantic's Technologies In Education Forum.
Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters
Jason Richwine's IQ-based argument that American Hispanics are less intelligent than native-born whites has been called racist. It's also wrong.
Adrees Latif/Reuters
The judiciary can't fix this: The Supreme Court has a poor track record protecting journalists from the government.
The world may never run out of oil—and the consequences could be dire. Plus: avoiding the worst parts of death, Henry Kissinger's statesmanship, reconsidering hair metal, and more.
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