By JAMES G. VANZANT
In 1977, the greatest scourge of humanity finally lay defeated. Smallpox—a disease that “has afflicted human beings with more death, suffering, fear, and revulsion, over a longer period of time, and with wider geographic coverage” than any other—was at last eradicated…
By ANTHONY KAMMER
Richard Posner’s A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of ’08 and the Descent into Depression is about a macro-economic crisis. It is also a surprisingly inward-looking book.
By MICHAEL SEROTA
“Having differences of opinion . . . it’s absolutely essential. It’s only through the process of disagreement and debate that bad ideas get tossed out, and good ideas get refined and made …
by DANIEL H. JOYNER
In late 2002, the world learned from Iranian opposition groups in exile that Iran had concealed from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for eighteen years the existence of facilities at Natanz …
by ANNE L. ALSTOTT
Family law is full of private tragedy. Case after case pits one family member against another in a zero-sum struggle for resources. Spouses battle over limited assets; parents clash over child support; and children …
by MARCY DARNOVSKY
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was far more than an advance in scientific understanding. It famously upended traditional ways of thinking about the origins of life and the place of humanity in history and the …
by COURTNEY G. JOSLIN
Until recently, when a lesbian couple had a child through artificial insemination, only one member of the couple was considered the legal parent of the resulting child at the moment of birth. …
by KAREN KORNBLUH and RACHEL HOMER
Nine years ago, a National Review cover story proclaimed, “Thanks Mom! The Case Against Working Mothers.” During the last election, the same magazine fiercely defended Sarah Palin’s right to run for Vice …
by BRADLEY LIPTON
The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has been deemed “the most important government office you’ve never heard of” by Newsweek magazine. Indeed, the office is extraordinarily powerful, standing as the legal arbiter of …
by HOLMES ROLSTON III
Science, unaided, does not teach us what we most need to know about nature: how to value it. Ecologists may be able to tell us what our options are, what will work and what …
