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Ross Douthat’s conservative conservatism, a profile by Lydialyle Gibson

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat’s journey through American decadence and upheaval

Index funds defer to corporate management

Index funds cast a large proportion of proxy votes in U.S. companies, but take a hands-off approach with management.

Alumnus Robert B. Wilson shares Economics Nobel

A scholar and his student share their field’s best-known honor.

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Why Humans Walk on Two Legs

Research highlights our evolutionary ancestors’ unique pelvis.

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Getting to Mars (for Real)

Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case.

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Novelist Lev Grossman on Why Fantasy Isn’t About Escapism

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