http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/ John Leo has covered the social sciences and intellectual trends for Time magazine and the New York Times. He is also the author of two books: Two Steps Ahead of the Thought Police and a book of humor, How the Russians Invented Baseball and Other Essays of Enlightenment. en Copyright © 2006 U.S.News & World Report, L.P. All rights reserved. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:33:30 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/images/rss/logo_rss.gif http://www.usnews.com 144 36 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060726/no_context_in_they_killed_my_b.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:33:30 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060720/stem_cell_morals.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 Are social and religious conservatives antiscience? Many are. But resistance to public funding of stem cell research is not an... Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:45:35 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060711/superman_as_christ.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 The theme of Superman as a Christ figure isn't new, but it has never been stronger or more obvious than... Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:09:23 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060710/blockading_free_speech.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 Columnist Paul Craig Roberts attended Stanford's graduation and learned something new: Back in April, President Bush went to the university... Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:09:30 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060710/surprise_boys_are_different.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 Wendy McElroy wrote a July 4 column strongly recommending The Dangerous Book for Boys, a surprise bestseller in Britain and... Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:13:14 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060710/why_are_women_mia_among_high_c.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 The blog "Feminist Law Clerks" wonders why the number of female clerks at the Supreme Court keeps dropping. Amber at... Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:08:06 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060705/a_flag_worthy_of_respect.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 One of the pleasures of the Fourth of July is seeing the American flag almost every place you look, on... Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:20:22 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060705/a_holiday_to_attack_the_times.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 David Adesnik at Oxblog mentions that topic No. 1 during his recent stay in New York City was the controversy... Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:09:38 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060629/are_judges_more_soft_headed_th.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 Eugene Volokh of the Volokh Conspiracy, one of my favorite blogs, came across a law article showing that in... Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060628/media_keep_the_boy_crisis_at_b.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 After 15 years of reporting that girls are being victimized by public schools, the mainstream media have at last... Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060622/spying_at_the_salon.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 Should hairdressers be agents in the campaign against domestic violence? It's a close call. Several states encourage and train... Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060621/busybodies_move_to_smoke_out_p.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 The smoking police are at it again. Not content with banning smoking from bars, restaurants, cars (when children are... Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:25:00 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060620/law_firms_and_the_downside_of.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 Here is a devastating statistic on racial preferences: Blacks account for only 1 or 2 percent of law students... Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060616/never_a_good_word_on_iraq_in_t.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 The most sour editorial on President Bush's trip to Iraq was the one in the New York Times. No... Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/leoblog/archives/060614/aclu_protecting_the_rights_of.htm?s_cid=rss:site1 Woodfin, N.C., passed an ordinance banning registered sex offenders from the town's three public parks. The state's chapter of... Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:00:00 -0500