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The Perils of the Poll Position
Political consultant Don Rose cautions against reading too much into polls, especially this early in the presidential…
The Wheel of Political Fortune Keeps Spinning
Democrats may be ascendant now, but don’t expect permanence. One recent study gives them about 13 years in…
Voting Rules Create Land of Disenchantment
Advocacy groups are battling New Mexico's strict voter registration laws as election looms.
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Should the Government Make Us Happy?
Written by: Ryan Blitstein, Monday 19 May 2008 - 12:25 PM 
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In Europe and elsewhere, governments are using ideas from the new science of well-being to try to make citizens more content. Will America follow their lead?
Cuba Libre?
Written by: Kirk Nielsen, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 0 Comments
Democrats are challenging Republican incumbents in three "Cuban" congressional districts in South Florida. Could the campaigns foreshadow a shift in presidential politics or Cuba policy?
Does Education Really Make You Smarter?
Written by: Norman Nie and Saar Golde, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 1 Comments
Public debate has been dominated by the belief that education builds human capital, causing increased income, health and political participation, among many positive outcomes. But new research suggests that costly expansions of education may not always bring the promised social results. In some cases, those expansions may do little but sort…
Political Report Card
Written by: Delaine Eastin, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 1 Comments
Authoritative research shows exactly how to fix public schools. What we need are leaders with the guts to put it into practice.
Bioterror in Context
Written by: Matt Palmquist, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 0 Comments
How and why the threat of bioterrorism has been so greatly exaggerated. A Miller-McCune interview of UCLA's William R. Clark.
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- 1 Does Education Really Make You…
- 2 Caution: NAFTA at Work
- 3 Bioterror in Context
- 4 Cuba Libre?
- 5 Should the Government Make Us Happy?
- 6 Faulty Machines Ready to Count…
- 7 Lies and Campaign Advertising
- 8 Is the House of Representatives…
- 9 What Barriers Stand in Your Way…
- 10 An Honest Look at Social Security