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- Big Farms Are About to Get Bigger http://www.american.com/archive/2013/december/big-farms-are-about-to-get-bigger 33 comments
- Urban Plight: Vanishing Upward Mobility http://american.com/archive/2010/august/urban-plight-vanishing-upward-mobility 9 comments
- Are There More Girl Geniuses? http://www.american.com/archive/2010/june-2010/are-there-more-girl-geniuses 51 comments
- Canada’s Marvelous Mortgage and Banking System? http://american.com/archive/2010/february/due-north-canadas-marvelous-mortgage-and-banking-system 10 comments
- Major recessions are characterized by something novel http://american.com/archive/2009/our-epistemological-depression 2 comments
- Our Electric Future - Andy Grove http://www.american.com/archive/2008/july-august-magazine-contents/our-electric-future 13 comments
- The Deadly Crusade Against E-cigarettes http://www.american.com/archive/2012/november/the-deadly-crusade-against-e-cigarettes 1876 comments technology
- Would You Settle Your Claims on Social Security for 83 Cents on the Dollar? http://www.american.com/archive/2011/april/would-you-settle-your-claims-on-social-security-for-83-cents-on-the-dollar-i-would?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+american+%28american.com+--+a+magazine+of+ideas%2C+online%29&utm_content=google+reader 4 comments politics
- Would you fly Liberty Air? ie: an airline that opted out of all TSA regulations and procedures http://american.com/archive/2011/january/would-you-fly-liberty-air 9 comments politics
- Is public financing of sports stadiums a good idea? http://www.american.com/archive/2008/april-04-08/a-closer-look-at-stadium-subsidies 37 comments sports
- Why are people losing trust in science? Perhaps it's the choice of phrasing being employed... http://www.american.com/archive/2010/july/science-turns-authoritarian 52 comments science
- Even feminist economists acknowledge that today’s pay disparities are almost entirely the result of women's different life choices—what they study in school, where they work, and how they balance home and career. http://www.american.com/archive/2010/april/the-equal-pay-day-reality-check 5 comments politics
- How scientific manipulation turned the public perception of DDT from a life-saving powder to an eco-scourge. Happy Earth Day! http://www.american.com/archive/2010/april/the-excellent-powder? 6 comments science
- Are liberals smarter than conservatives? What if we could know, scientifically, that one side has the edge in brainpower? Should that change how we think about political issues? http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/are-liberals-smarter-than-conservatives 46 comments science
- Are Liberals Smarter Than Conservatives? http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/are-liberals-smarter-than-conservatives 21 comments politics
- The Omnivore’s Delusion: Against the Agri-intellectuals http://www.american.com/archive/2009/july/the-omnivore2019s-delusion-against-the-agri-intellectuals 44 comments economy
- "Farming has always been messy and painful, and bloody and dirty. It still is. This is something the critics of industrial farming never seem to understand." http://www.american.com/archive/2009/july/the-omnivore2019s-delusion-against-the-agri-intellectuals/article_print 4 comments reddit.com
- The reason the healthcare system of Singapore works so well is that it puts decisions in the hands of patients and doctors rather than of government bureaucrats and insurers. http://www.american.com/archive/2008/may-june-magazine-contents/the-singapore-model 5 comments reddit.com
- How India Railways went from losing billions of dollars to raking in mad profits. And the unlikely king who brought the change. http://www.american.com/archive/2009/the-indian-railway-king 10 comments india
- From Bankruptcy to Billions - India's railway king who was a sheperd used to stand in front of open doors of air-conditioned coaches to feel the cool draught as a boy http://www.american.com/archive/2009/the-indian-railway-king 4 comments business
- When Altruism Isn't Moral http://www.american.com/archive/2009/when-altruism-isnt-moral 20 comments philosophy
- Are Too Many People Going to College? http://www.american.com/archive/2008/september-october-magazine/are-too-many-people-going-to-college 10 comments reddit.com
- America’s Other Immigration Crisis - We are bringing the world’s smartest people to our shores, training them, and then making them leave. http://www.american.com/archive/2008/july-august-magazine-contents/america2019s-other-immigration-crisis 11 comments business
- Our Electric Future: Energy independence is the wrong goal. Here is a plan Americans can stick to. http://www.american.com/archive/2008/july-august-magazine-contents/our-electric-future 2 comments technology
- The guy who tried to sell 2% of his future earnings on Ebay for a chance to go to college might have been onto something http://american.com/archive/2008/june-06-08/popping-the-tuition-bubble-1 11 comments reddit.com
- Why does the American government use force against people to prevent them from purchasing the most affordable health insurance they can find? http://american.com/archive/2008/april-04-08/you-better-shop-around 2 comments reddit.com
- A guy moves to a randomly selected city with $25 and attempts to have a place to live, a car, and $2,500 in the bank—all within one year. http://american.com/archive/2008/april-04-08/chasing-the-american-dream-with-25 62 comments reddit.com
- A small country with a skilled workforce, booming exports, and enormous prosperity has become the envy of Europe. http://www.american.com/archive/2008/march-april-magazine-contents/cuckoo-for-switzerland 2 comments reddit.com
- Why can't women do better in the sciences? What should be done about it? http://www.american.com/archive/2008/march-april-magazine-contents/why-can2019t-a-woman-be-more-like-a-man 4 comments science
- Women earn most of America’s advanced degrees but lag in the physical sciences. Beware of plans to fix the "problem." http://www.american.com/archive/2008/march-april-magazine-contents/why-can2019t-a-woman-be-more-like-a-man?portal_status_message=changes%20saved. 124 comments reddit.com
- A tax-cut war is spreading across Europe http://american.com/archive/2007/december-12-07/achtung-taxman 2 comments reddit.com
- The China Model — How long can economic freedom and political repression coexist? http://www.american.com/archive/2007/november-december-magazine-contents/the-china-model 2 comments reddit.com
- Econ research shows poverty and lack of education are not causes of terrorism http://www.american.com/archive/2007/november-december-magazine-contents/what-makes-a-terrorist 2 comments reddit.com
- Who pays how much in taxes? (chart) http://american.com/archive/2007/november-december-magazine-contents/guess-who-really-pays-the-taxes 8 comments reddit.com
- Not counting houses, America has more net financial assets than the rest of the world combined http://american.com/archive/2007/september-october-magazine-contents/running-on-empty 2 comments reddit.com
- WARNING: This area contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer http://american.com/archive/2007/august-0807/bad-chemistry-from-california-regulators 12 comments reddit.com
- Brilliant black economist looks at why black children underperform in school - without excluding culture or genetics http://www.american.com/archive/2007/july-august-magazine-contents/no-hesitations 120 comments reddit.com
- Africans to Bono: 'For God's sake please stop!' http://www.american.com/archive/2007/july-0707/africans-to-bono-for-gods-sake-please-stop 165 comments reddit.com
- Bush's ethanol mandate would consume close to 100% of the current corn crop http://american.com/archive/2007/may-june-magazine-contents/biofuels-or-bio-fools 60 comments reddit.com
- Formerly a CEO, now has person with an IQ of 20 telling him to clean the toilet http://www.american.com/archive/2007/may-june-magazine-contents/enter-a-2018hellish-place2019 83 comments reddit.com