Just the social facts, ma'am

As I understand it, the recent scandal involving the IRS is about applications for a particular kind of tax-exempt status, not about audits...

A couple of months ago, Ken Stern had an article in the Atlantic called " Why the rich don't give to charity. "  He said   ...

There has been a lot of comparative research on "subjective well-being."  Usually it is measured by a question about how happy you...

In 1949, the Gallup Poll asked "Do you think a cure for cancer will be found in the next fifty years?"  88% thought that a cure wo...

This is a departure from my usual topics, but it's something that I wanted to get off my chest.  Last week, the New York Times had an ar...

In June 1968, a Gallup Poll had the following question:  "Some people are calling this country a 'sick society.' Do you agree o...

The New York Times recently had a story on a Dove advertisement about women's views of their own appearance .  According to the story, ...