5 Best Thursday Columns
On change in Egypt, Utah's state gun, and why Facebook makes us more depressed
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A new investigation questions Atlanta's recently stellar test scores
On change in Egypt, Utah's state gun, and why Facebook makes us more depressed
And what should America's role in the process be like?
On the Tunisia effect, violent and non-violent protests, and the road to Middle East peace
Ahmend Ghailani's conviction and the future of prosecuting terrorism suspects in the US.
The New Yorker's Raffi Khatchadourian wonders if newspapers might wind up beating WikiLeaks at its own game as they set up new lines for tips and leaks
On Palestinian rights, the importance of Olbermann, and spending by any other name
USA Today honors the former president
The only American manufacturer of the drug used in lethal injections halts production
On revolts in Tunisia, the lameness of Keith Olbermann, and water that can remember things
Clarifies that he, at least, wasn't offended by the abortion comment
A new study issues warning to healthy patients taking cholesterol-lowering drugs
On mall-fountain stumblers, the GOP's health care gambit, and a woman's right to choose
Is Michelle Obama's exercise campaign responsible for pedestrian deaths?
Representative Steve King aims to find out by investigating Muslim Americans.
On Iranian hostages, the Kennedy magic, and hardballs for Hu Jintao
For everyone playing that oh-so-popular CSPAN drinking game
Top tweeters don't hold back in bidding the Connecticut senator farewell
FBI says multiple casualties were avoided
Gunfire in Tunisia, the politics of atheism, and why Joe Lieberman is terrible
The President's Wall Street Journal op-ed is criticized from the left and right
An explanation for the media's fascination with Sarah Palin
Would that eliminate bias?
On the Chinese president's visit to Washington, aging judges, and why Tunisia won't spark revolution in the Middle East.
The spotlight is on Michael Steele at the Republican National Committee's conference
New research fascinates Jesse Bering at Slate
Discussion over health care reform will commence next week. Will it be "civil"?
On classroom investments, the new Cold War, and overusing the space bar
Does he deserve all the grief he's getting?
The government scrambles to gain control: predictions and explanations for the unrest
On women's depression, Bill Daley's strengths, and Congress's finest hour
People are rushing to arm themselves
Laments the negative response to her father's assassination
On Haitian exiles, lonely tweeters, and stay-at-home moms
How the refusal to hear a completely separate case may foreshadow the Supreme Court's take on health care
Only 32% think the Tuscon attack on Giffords was related to heated rhetoric from the right
On Chinese weaponry, school reform, and life in Tuscon
A compilation of Freudian slips
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