Joe Paterno and the Truth Right In Front of Our Eyes
We are biased to believe in the innocence of those we admire -- even when they have blood on their hands
We are biased to believe in the innocence of those we admire -- even when they have blood on their hands
The man who inspired the world with his technology anonymously inspired one writer with the simple beauty of his home
Dwelling on our own suffering makes us blind to the pain of others
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
Why do these kinds of scandals so rarely happen with female politicians?
A reader sent me the following note in response to my post on innovation not being about math, but about more flexible, "integrative" thinking:Most…
Friday marked the 25th anniversary of the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger--an event that itself marked the end of a new generation's…
President Obama's State of the Union speech this week was -- among other things -- a call to action for strengthening innovation in America. "The…
Although I've written about aviation for over 20 years now, I rarely write about it on The Atlantic's site because Jim Fallows already does such an…
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