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The Anchor
Forget Rachel, Bill, Anderson, and Sean. The broadcaster who will most determine the 2012 elections is Jorge Ramos. By Laura M. Colarusso
A Fish Story
How an angler and two government bureaucrats may have saved the Atlantic Ocean. By Alison Fairbrother
Special Report: The Next Big Test
A new wave of school reform is about to break. Will it change classrooms for the better? By the Editors

From the Archives

Confessions of a Non-Serial Killer
Conspiracy theories are all fun and games until you become the subject of one. By Michael O'Hare May/June 2009
Doctors Without Borders
Why you can't trust medical journals anymore. By Shannon Brownlee April 2004
In the Tank
The intellectual decline of AEI. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells December 2003

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History, “Referenda” and Choices 4 comments
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More News & Views

If Every American Favored Same-Sex Marriage
Would it matter much for the election? By John Sides 05/14/2012
Job Sharing as a Remedy for Unemployment
One promising way to get more Americans working and earning again. By Kathleen Geier 05/14/2012
Transcontinental Education
Soon, most states will have the same education standards. Innovation won’t be far behind. By Robert Rothman 05/12/2012
Obama Versus Romney Offers a Clash of Capitalisms
The difference between venture capitalists and human capitalists. By Jonathan Alter 05/12/2012
Why Is the Teen Birth Rate so High in the U.S.?
It’s all about income inequality. By Austin Frakt 05/10/2012
The Next Wave of School Reform
The standards-and-testing model of school reform is about to kick into high gear. By Paul Glastris 05/10/2012
A Fish Story
How an angler and two government bureaucrats may have saved the Atlantic Ocean. By Alison Fairbrother 05/09/2012
The Anchor
Forget Rachel, Bill, Anderson, and Sean. The broadcaster who will most determine the 2012 election is Jorge Ramos. By Laura M. Colarusso 05/08/2012
Europe Debacle Is Full of Lessons, but Which Are True?
The left says deficit cuts will makes us like Europe; the right says cut deficits or be like Greece. By Ezra Klein 05/07/2012
Joe Biden Announces Support for Gay Marriage
The vice president is now the highest-ranking American official to endorsing full marriage equality. By Jesse Singal 05/07/2012
What’s Good for Exxon is Not So Good for America
Steve Coll on how big oil fuels big problems. By Paul Pillar 05/05/2012
“Look at What the President’s Done, Do the Opposite”
Mitt Romney vows to raise taxes? By Jonathan Bernstein 05/04/2012
Does Obama Lack LBJ’s Cunning?
A true genius of power can circumvent the limits of Washington. By Benjamin Dueholm 05/04/2012
How to Increase Voter Participation
Make it compulsory. By John Sides 05/03/2012
Things That Cost Too Much and Should Be Free
How health care is like college. By Daniel Luzer 05/02/2012
When Health Care Is Personal … and Political
Wonder why the American Cancer Society supported health insurance reform? By Harold Pollack 05/02/2012
How to Make Poor Kids $1 Million Richer
The most important colleges are community colleges. By Jonathan Alter 05/01/2012
Paying the Toll for Bridging the Great Divide
A promising way to fix infrastructure problems. By Michael Kinsley 04/30/2012
Mitt Romney’s New Women Problem
How Senate Democrats are playing smart politics with the Paycheck Fairness Act. By Kathleen Geier 04/30/2012
Money Won’t Win Presidency
But it might buy Congress. By Ezra Klein 04/28/2012