How did the rich get richer while the American middle class got poorer? Yale political scientist Jacob Hacker outlines the political policies that led to historic levels of income inequality.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Howard Dully was twelve when he underwent a trans-orbital lobotomy.
Gretchen Reynolds talks with Jim Fleming about the theories concerning running and the body.
What's behind the popularity of historical fantasy? George R. R. Martin, father of "Game of Thrones" has a theory.
The guy who cuts in line at the coffee shop – people, usually men, who take advantage of others because they have a heightened sense of entitlement that they feel gives them a free pass. You and I have a word for these people. But is that really what you want to call the President of the United States?
Glenn Kurtz was a child prodigy of sorts and headed for a big concert career as a classical guitarist. But it didn't happen. Now he's playing again but for the joy of it.
Gayle F. Wald is the author of "Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe."
Harriet Brown had a smart, happy daughter who was stricken in adolescence by anorexia.
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