Social Media: A Solution, Not a Problem
A few minutes ago, Roger Scruton and Tyler Cowen debated the question of whether social media represent the end of…
The Man Who Would Not Be an Expert
Brian Brown: Paul Ryan is the anti-policy-wonk. He’s a creator who doesn’t mind the rough-and-tumble of politics, and he doesn’t…
Does “Buy Local” Work? Does It Need To?
Brian Brown “Brad loved to cook. He even went to culinary school, just for fun. He never wanted to run…
A Story of Sports and Losing Battles
You are the director of a large youth basketball league. Thousands of kids of all ages learn the game on…
Liberals
From Jay Nordlinger: “I’ve noticed something the last few days — something that gives us a human lesson, I think:…
Leadership and Emerging Adulthood
KID: I just thought I’d take some time to try and find myself. BILL COSBY: How long do you figure…
Forget our Children–Our Almost-Adults “Isn’t” Learning
Conclusion: college courses are too *&@! easy. http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-01-18-littlelearning18_ST_N.htm Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks that make…
Reformers Reforming Reforms
A similarly-alliterated follow-up to my post on overseas voting: I was struck as I wrote it by the fact that…
Saving Soldiers’ Suffrage
To most people, absentee ballot fraud is not an interesting subject. While many people say they do not have confidence…
“Math Lessons for Locavores”
A Times contributor weighs in…. “Eating locally grown produce is a fine thing in many ways. But it is not…
Did the Sublime Die with Bach?
It’s an overstatement to call two articles on the same subject a “rash,” but it was still interesting to read…
Prison Break?
You’ve caught a criminal responsible for a serious crime. What do you do with him? If the crime is bad…
Surfing Democracy: A Downside to Increased Voter “Accessibility”
NOTE: I wrote this piece as part of a two-part piece discussing the merits of online registration. Since the benefits…
Crumbling in a Crisis: Obama and 20th-Century Liberalism
Implicit promises are breaking down on the left, and person suffering from all of them is the President of the…
Russell Crowe and the Robin Hood that Could Have Been
Russell Crowe is a Hollywood oddball. He likes to play complicated introverts, but in the context of historical epics. At…
Baseball and Civic Virtue
A few weeks ago, young Oakland pitcher Dallas Braden launched into a verbal tirade against Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez’s…
The Forgotten State: The Problem and Potential of the Other Colorado
The buzzword in Colorado these days is “economic development.” While Denver mayor John Hickenlooper has done impressive things with the…
Whether We Like It Or Not
“It is a vital national security interest of the United States to reduce these conflicts because whether we like it…
The Impactful Collaborator’s Guide to Nonprofit Clichés – And How to Avoid Them
If you’ve worked in a charitable nonprofit or a foundation for more than a day, you’ve probably heard at least…
Abraham Lincoln and the Historian’s Profession
Civil War historian Allen Guelzo takes up the notion that all our big government problems can be traced to…Abraham Lincoln….