Fear the Boom

Economist George Selgin says that when it comes to recessions an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Obama: Syria Strike Will Serve No Objectives

The New Yorker has the story.

Headline of the Day

Would this make Houston the Medina? Or would that be Austin?

Georgia Gets an F on This Report Card

Cato grades the states on how well they report public school funding.

Corey Feldman's Birthday Party

Vice magazine goes there.

Daddy's Litte Girl

Rod Dreher looks at Mile Cyrus.

New York Times: The French Economic Model Can't Be Sustained

France is in danger of sliding into a second tier status.

Parkinson's Takes Linda Ronstadt's Ability to Sing

I'm surprised she's still not in the Rock Hall of Fame.

Sometimes I'm Sorry I Missed the 60s

Tom Jones, Jerry Reed, Glen Campbell AND Big Jim Sullivan?

Chattanooga Embraces the New Economy

But it's not doing much for the working class.

The Battles of Dan Gable

ESPN looks at the amateur wrestling legend.

Is San Pedro a real place? Or is it just a metaphor?

The Los Angeles Weekly looks at real questions handled by the help desk at city hall.

Boys Will Be Boys

But schools are doing their best to keep them from it.

Family Matters

The breakdown in the family may be responsible for up to 40 percent of the growth in some measures of economic inequality.

The City of Atlanta Is Killing Apalachicola Bay

Maybe Atlanta and Georgia officials could get their act together, fix the leaks in the city's water system, reduce water use. Nah, it's easier to suck the bay dry.

A-Rod Honored

To be counted among the greats.

The Iron Sheik

Here's the best and most accurate article ever written on him.

RIP Tompall Glaser

Banned By Hooters

San Diego voters had no problems with Bob Filner. The Hooters restaurant chain does.

Amazon Is Taking Over the World

Which companies should fear Jeff Bezos.

The New York Times Most Emailed Article of the Past 24 Hours

It's really hard hitting.

Paul Krugman Doesn't Know Much History

Even the history of economics.

Fixing the Employer Mandate

It would be easier just to end it.

Walmart vs. The Nation

We all win.

The Future of Health Care

John Goodman says competitive markets are cutting the cost of health care.

Blue on Blue

Joel Kotkin looks at the Civil War in the Democratic coalition.

How Many Countries in This Country?

Model United Nations

Who knew it was so cutthroat.

Berkeley's Holistic Admissions AKA Affirmative Action

Razib Khan looks at the numbers.

Detroit and California

It's a long way to the bottom.

Huffington Post Retracts McDonald's "Study"

Turns out it was an undergraduate paper. and not a very good one.