Roosevelt Redux

Robert M. Ball and the battle for Social Security

by Thomas N. Bethell

End Game

The elderly are entitled to what they have earned

by Amitai Etzioni

All About Eve

What men have thought about women thinking

by Cynthia Russett

A Long Cold View of History

How ice, worms, and dirt made us what we are today

by Donald Worster

Performance

Is there a genetic predisposition to sing Streisand on street corners?

by Michelle Herman

Socrates' Mistake

The philosopher's view of knowledge—forever demanding explanations, justifications, definitions, and criteria—is fantasy, and a dangerous fantasy

by George Watson

A Standard Oil Childhood

Oil refeneries, sand dunes, and other objects of beauty and affection

by Thomas H. Rogers

The Big Roundup

John Lomax roamed the West, collecting classic songs from the cowboy era

by Ted Gioia

Findings: Swept Away

by Adam Goodheart