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A Spy Novelist's Take on the Justice Department's Investigation of James Rosen Reuters

A Spy Novelist's Take on the Justice Department's Investigation of James Rosen

The truth in recent scandals is already too strange for spy novels. Expect that trend to accelerate.

Federal Judge Chronicles Lawlessness of Joe Arpaio-Led Sheriff's Office Reuters

Federal Judge Chronicles Lawlessness of Joe Arpaio-Led Sheriff's Office

The self-proclaimed "most famous" sheriff in America, engaged in the illegal racial profiling and harassment of Latinos in his County.

How America's 2-Tiered Education System Is Perpetuating Inequality Larry Downing/Reuters

How America's 2-Tiered Education System Is Perpetuating Inequality

And how online courses might only exacerbate the problem

Annals of the Security State: Even More Airplane Stories

One more reason why it matters that the open-ended 'war on terror' come to a close. Plus the 'war on drugs.'

Why My Son Still Won't Join the Boy Scouts Amy Sancetta/AP

Why My Son Still Won't Join the Boy Scouts

A year ago, he wanted to go to a Cub Scout informational meeting. Now, he says Thursday's vote wasn't enough.

Two Tornadoes 14 Years Apart, and a Man Who Saw Them Both Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Two Tornadoes 14 Years Apart, and a Man Who Saw Them Both

Oklahoma native Dustin Ellison has twice sifted through the wreckage of the same 7-11.

Charge American Terrorists With Treason Dan Lampariello/Reuters

Charge American Terrorists With Treason

Individuals like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or Anwar al-Awlaki shouldn't be classified as enemy combatants, nor should we pretend they are common criminals.

Guns for Hunting People Are Different: Legislation Should Reflect That Jeff Mitchell/Reuters

Guns for Hunting People Are Different: Legislation Should Reflect That

A gun owner and hunter explains why simply regulating magazines won't work, and why policymakers should pull assault rifles out of circulation entirely.

Linda Stone on Maintaining Focus in a Maddeningly Distractive World Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Linda Stone on Maintaining Focus in a Maddeningly Distractive World

"At one point, I interviewed a handful of Nobel laureates about their childhood play patterns..."

'Continuous Partial Attention,' 'Metonym,' 'FOP,' 'Charm'—Items From Our New Issue

'Continuous Partial Attention,' 'Metonym,' 'FOP,' 'Charm'—Items From Our New Issue

What we're serving up this month

Race, Intelligence, and Genetics For Curious Dummies Wikimedia Commons

Race, Intelligence, and Genetics For Curious Dummies

A Q&A with a geneticist

On Death Penalty, Colorado Governor Buys Himself Some Time Rick Wilking/Reuters

On Death Penalty, Colorado Governor Buys Himself Some Time

A condemned man is spared, for now. But after a day of drama in Denver, questions about Colorado's death penalty and the case of Nathan Dunlap remain unanswered.

Closing Schools Without Discussion Won't Fix Chicago's System John Gress/Reuters

Closing Schools Without Discussion Won't Fix Chicago's System

City officials are experimenting on disadvantaged neighborhoods, often without input from families, students, and teachers.

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