Did Bibi's Bomb Bomb?
The cartoon of a bomb that Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu displayed two weeks ago at the UN has become a target of ridicule. Israeli online parodies hammered the prime minister.
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Fear Factor: The Illusion of American Decline
At their conventions last month, both the Republican and Democratic parties declared that the United States is not in decline.
Democratic Deficits: The United States and Canada in Comparative Perspective
Book abstract: Canada and the United States are consistently ranked among the most democratic countries in the world, yet voices expressing concern about the quality of these democracies are becoming
Romney was Hungry, Obama was Flat
Before the first presidential debate, voters were telling CNN by nearly a 2-1 margin that they expected an Obama victory. Many commentators were ready to hold a coronation for the president.
IKEA’s Saudi problem
Whenever I buy something from IKEA — a bookshelf for the kids, a storage unit for the basement — the domestic bliss that was promised in the pages of the Swedish company’s catalogue gets shattered bef
Tolls — The Solution to Mass. Commuting Woes
As Beacon Hill prepares to revisit transportation issues early next year, lawmakers should listen to happiness researchers, who have found that morning commutes are the most miserable time of the day.
Why We Need Innovation To Prepare For The Global Aging Society
A startling new United Nations Population Fund report projects that in 2050 there will be more people over the age of 60 than those under 15.
Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Experimental Evidence in Farming
Existing learning models attribute failures to learn to a lack of data. We model a different barrier.
Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia
We use a unique data-set from Indonesia on what individuals know about the income distribution in their village to test theories such as Jackson and Rogers (2007) that link information aggregation in
Muslim Anger Could Spur Economic Growth
As the violent anti-American protests in the Muslim world subside, those in the region and in the U.S.
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