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THEWEEK.COM is a trademark owned by Felix Dennis.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:36:20 -0500Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:36:20 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/103116/Editors_Letter_Our_shrinking_brainshttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/103116/Editors_Letter_Our_shrinking_brainsAs if life weren’t complicated enough, now we have to get our heads around this: The human brain has been shrinking.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102822/Editors_Letter_Bailouts_and_a_level_playing_fieldhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102822/Editors_Letter_Bailouts_and_a_level_playing_fieldIt’s actually quite fitting that the Yankees are, at this miserable juncture in history, once again baseball’s champions.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102506/Editors_Letter_Basketball_then_and_nowhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102506/Editors_Letter_Basketball_then_and_nowI should probably mention here—nonchalantly—that I once played ball on the actual White House court. The rim-and-backboard was a rusted, net-less shambles, slumped atop a listing aluminum pole.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102221/Editors_Letter_The_democratic_impulsehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102221/Editors_Letter_The_democratic_impulseMarathon season is upon us, and once again elite runners are at odds with the growing number of average running Joes who enter the contest and straggle toward the finish line. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/101947/Editors_Letter_A_margin_for_errorhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/101947/Editors_Letter_A_margin_for_errorThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority's admission that it keeps two train schedules for its commuter lines—one for the public and one for train crews—is the most cheering news I’ve heard in ages. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/101663/Editors_Letter_Collision_insurance_A_knife_vs_a_kisshttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/101663/Editors_Letter_Collision_insurance_A_knife_vs_a_kissThere are 8 million people in New York City, and sometimes they bump in into each other, as Sirmone McCaulla and Christopher Gutierrez did on the sidewalk.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/101379/Editors_Letter_The_Outrage_Gamehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/101379/Editors_Letter_The_Outrage_GameIt seems that a day doesn’t go by without some offended party demanding an apology for some arguably outrageous slur.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/101087/Editors_Letter_Barack_Obama_war_presidenthttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/101087/Editors_Letter_Barack_Obama_war_presidentAmericans would very much like to be done with the “war on terror,” but “turning the page” is a lot easier in political rhetoric than it is in reality.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/100833/Editors_Letter_Bob_Dole_sends_his_regretshttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/100833/Editors_Letter_Bob_Dole_sends_his_regretsPolitical gamesmanship and health reformThu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/100342/Editors_Letter_A_modest_proposalhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/100342/Editors_Letter_A_modest_proposalFor ending the nation's bitter bickering over health care, abortion, affirmative action, religion in the public square, taxation, torture, and the proper role of governmentThu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/100113/Editors_Letter_The_healthcare_debatehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/100113/Editors_Letter_The_healthcare_debateKnowledge, politics, and health-care legislationThu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/99768/Editors_Letter_Rewarding_bad_behaviorhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/99768/Editors_Letter_Rewarding_bad_behaviorThe definitive account of the Danish cartoons; Clinton and Kim Jong Il; Killing grandma with death panelsThu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/99531/Editors_Letter_Reform_hostility_and_public_debatehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/99531/Editors_Letter_Reform_hostility_and_public_debateThe Constitutional Convention in 1787 was marked by some vicious squabbling. More than a few of the men who met to revise the Articles of Confederation thought the presidency should be a lifetime appointment, preferably hereditary.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/99326/Editors_Letter_Beer_as_a_socal_signifierhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/99326/Editors_Letter_Beer_as_a_socal_signifierTell me what kind of beer a man drinks, and I’ll tell you who he is.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/99108/Editors_Letter_The_rise_of_the_robothttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/99108/Editors_Letter_The_rise_of_the_robotJapanese researchers have unveiled robots that can hit and pitch a baseball with remarkable acumen. And in Menlo Park, a group of experts in artificial intelligence met recently to discuss the need for setting some guidelines.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/98887/Editors_Letter_The_great_American_vacationhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/98887/Editors_Letter_The_great_American_vacationThe great American vacation is slipping away. It is increasingly reduced to a couple of days tacked on to a long weekend.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/98667/Editors_Letter_Cutting_greenhouse_gas_emissionshttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/98667/Editors_Letter_Cutting_greenhouse_gas_emissionsIn spite of their pledges and promises, the world’s industrialized nations are unlikely to take serious action to cut carbon emissions.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/98443/Editors_Letter_California_and_New_York_at_the_edgehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/98443/Editors_Letter_California_and_New_York_at_the_edgeIn California and New York, the public interest has been sacrificed to petty, entrenched partisanship.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/98048/Editors_Letter_Neda_AghaSoltanhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/98048/Editors_Letter_Neda_AghaSoltanHelen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships. In death, Neda’s face, too, has acquired force, though the extent, and consequences, of its political power are not yet clear.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/97818/Editors_Letter_Rationing_health_carehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/97818/Editors_Letter_Rationing_health_careHealth-care rationing sounds cold and heartless, except when you consider that the only real alternative to rationing is unlimited medical treatment—including a refusal to “lose” the battle with death even when death is near.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400