Entries for February 13, 2006

Ralph Peters has written an interesting article in the Armed Forces Journal on faith as a motive force in politics and war:

Suppose that Darwin was right conceptually, but failed to grasp that religion is a highly evolved survival strategy for human collectives? . . . .

Before you read anything else in this week's U.S.News & World Report, including my column, please read the special report on KIPP—the Knowledge Is Power Program. My colleague Susan Headden has done a terrific job of describing KIPP and its founders, Dave Levin and Mike Feinberg. I've observed classes at two KIPP schools, Key Academy in Washington and Academy in San Francisco, and have come away terrifically impressed with the program. Here are some excerpts from Susan's article that describe it well.