Nonfiction

Scandinavia: Can The New "Parental Team" Replace Marriage?
We all know the statistics: Children of divorced or separated parents underperform in school, are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol, and have lower social mobility. A full list of the negative effects would require a lot of space. But the takeaway is that unless your partner is abusive

Academic Journal Publishing is Headed for a Day of Reckoning
Imagine a researcher working under deadline on a funding proposal for a new project. This is the day she’s dedicated to literature review – pulling examples from existing research in published journals to provide evidence for her great idea. Creating an up-to-date picture of where things stand in this narrow

Cordelia Fine's "Testosterone Rex" — A Review
A review of Testosterone Rex, by Cordelia Fine. W.W. Norton and Company (January 2017) 272 pages. “Scientism”. “Orientalism”. “Historicism”. The trouble with inventing a belief system and ascribing it to your opponents is that you might inadvertently have built a straw man. After all, nobody actively signs up to