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Navigating the in-law relationship
Feeling like a cautious, confused animal about your in-laws and the role you play in each other’s lives is completely normal, and even justified, says Leon Neyfakh.
Feeling like a cautious, confused animal about your in-laws and the role you play in each other’s lives is completely normal, and even justified, says Leon Neyfakh.
The business dean at UT-Arlington talks about a brave new world of 3-D printing, augmented reality and involuntary transparency -- and how education must evolve.
Instead of trying to turn the office into a party, managers should create the conditions in which a variety of personalities can flourish, says Oliver Burkeman.
Whatever happened to showing tolerance to those who share different views? asks Ruben Navarrette
I generally support a modest increase, says Harry Holzer. But many proposed hikes are very large and very local, which could backfire.
The failure to keep pace with productivity growth is only hurting workers, says Clarence Page.
Mandela’s legacy, Obama’s selfie, GM’s new CEO, House’s compromise, American Airlines’ destiny, UT’s money, Kanye’s hazardous job
Yes, the state is great for business opportunity, notes Anne Kim. But for residents, the promise of opportunity rings hollow for many.
The lawsuits cropping up in North Texas are unlikely to change industry behavior, says Jordan Fletcher. For that, we may need to look to the state.
His book chronicles the men who bet their careers on extracting oil and natural gas from deep shale rock.
Nominees range from Matthew McConaughey to generous but anonymous arts patrons.
Johnny Football left nothing on the table this year while living the high life and sometimes taking the low road.
Bill Gates on books, Obama on Obamacare, 20-somethings on Obamacare, Bush 41 on LBJ, sex on the calorie meter
Don’t expect the FDA to protect you. A glaring example of what can go wrong is happening right here in Dallas, says Seema Yasmin.
The Beatles’ success against all odds shows that making it big isn’t pre-ordained, says Cass Sunstein.
Despite recent deadly twisters, evidence shows that strong tornadoes have been decreasing for the past 58 years, says Richard Muller.
In an age of library downsizing, the first English-language book printed in the New World sets an auction record, says Jill Lepore.
The journalist and author shares what she learned about education by studying other countries’ successes.
A Marine, Thomas Brennan, endured no-answers, transfers, denials and red tape. The hospital stay was even worse.
On going to college, the Iran nuclear talks, the papal agenda, Obama’s ears, Comet ISON, padding Twitter numbers.
After Sarah Mervosh's grandfather passed away, she learned more about his life through the surprising legacy he left.
Why the U.S. spends the most per capita on treatment and supplies, yet our citizens tend to live sicker and die younger.
They’ve started to view college as a commodity they’ve paid for, where the customer is always right, says UT’s John Traphagan.
I’m trying to teach my 8-year-old that she is not special, says Ruben Navarrette, and somehow this is controversial?
Don’t believe the latest hype about life on other planets, says Paul Davies.
Early-bird buying started much earlier — and for different reasons — than you think, notes Paul Collins.
Kennedy’s legacy, Jason Garrett’s future, Mack Brown’s future, Jon Stewart’s potty mouth, George W. Bush’s last laugh.
Family breakdown disproportionately harms young males, but not for the reasons you’ve heard, says Kay Hymowitz.
I see a balance between an interest in exploring legacy and the fateful events stemming from that terrible day. Both are important.
The fixation with the JFK assassination is a symptom of guilt from too long ago.
The essayist, critic and author takes to task elite education in the latest of his writings on the humanities.
If we keep score on how often they check a child’s cellphone or Facebook page, I’m in trouble, writes Michael Smerconish.
We’re stratified in every walk of life, with microclimates of exclusivity popping up everywhere, writes Frank Bruni.
Female lawmakers are probably too busy trying to get things done to get bogged down in scandals, writes Clarence Page.
Bill Clinton, Obama and Ted Cruz on Obamacare; the big airline merger; Dallas and New York skylines; and Jackie Kennedy
The more other countries know, the more the U.S. may have to start practicing what it preaches, say Henry Farrell and Martha Finnemore.
The former U.S. ambassador discusses his rare recent meeting with Iran’s new president and why he thinks sanctions are working.
As Dallas cops consider jumping on board, it needs a sound policy first to prevent accountability problems later, says Jordan Fletcher.
If you think a tax on soft drinks will help fight obesity, think what a tax on corruption could do for our economy, says David Toscana.
Contrary to popular belief, the percentage of the population that directly encounters poverty is exceedingly high, says Mark Rank.
Basic ability in the subject isn’t the product of good genes, but hard work, say Miles Kimball and Noah Smith.
Chris Christie on Obamacare, Obama on Obamacare, plus Billy Graham, Tony Dorsett, Rick Perry and the future of the Astrodome
They’ve become more than a habit, they’ve become embedded in our consciousness and are changing our behavior on a massive scale, says Leon Neyfakh.
A poll shows most would like the U.S. and Mexico to merge; 42 percent said they would like to live outside the country.
Cruz and Cornyn must stop dragging their feet on filling vacancies, says Nan Aron.
As belt-tightening forces the military to rethink its strategies, it must get smarter in how it analyzes the past, says Joshua Rovner.
Those who reject the politics of their peers reveal the limits of efforts to redefine cultural ideals, says Molly Worthen.
Sebelius on Obamacare, Obama on Obamacare, ex-spy chief on spying, Dirk on all-star prospects, Dez on letting off steam.
Suddenly, with three shots in Dallas, journalism got serious. And it’s stayed that way.
The Kennedy assassination taught the nation that it could be bested, and we’ve wrestled with self-doubt ever since.