In Essence

A new study suggests charter schools may outperform public schools in producing proficient students.

Examining the "gender gap" among conservative religious voters.

Can America "reinvent" its government to improve efficiency?

Many observers have linked recent anti-Semitic episodes in France with the same ancient enmities that led to the Holocaust, but something new seems at work.

There's no shortage of ideas for how the Democratic Party can rebound from 2004's election debacle.

Further thoughts on the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The author of Democracy in America sang the praises of the young republic, but later decried the "violent, intolerant, and lawless spirit" he saw in some parts of the country.

A neoliberal economist now thinks some capital controls may be necessary.

Further salvos in the war of words between neoconservatives Charles Krauthammer and Francis Fukuyama.

Football stadiums may not make economic sense for cities, but they do bring something often overlooked: pleasure.

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