http://www.american.com daily 1 2009-03-26T04:19:58Z http://www.american.com/archive/2009/july/crisis-of-a-house-inflated Nick Schulz interviews Thomas Sowell about the housing boom and bust—and who deserves the blame. No publisher The American 2009-07-24T21:27:35Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/july/free-markets-envy-and-olaskys-law In a recent interview, the architect of compassionate conservatism, Marvin Olasky, discusses how evangelicals should think about free markets, what constitutes true justice, and when bad charity drives out good. No publisher The American 2009-07-07T19:12:16Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/april-2009/the-gap-for-education Don Fisher founded the Gap clothing store and revolutionized the American retail and fashion industries. Now he is setting his sights on transforming American education. No publisher THE AMERICAN 2009-04-03T22:43:38Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2009/march-2009/q-a-how-to-think-about-the-u-s-dollar It has become fashionable to predict the imminent collapse of the dollar. What might really happen? No publisher Desmond Lachman 2009-03-27T13:43:59Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/november-december-magazine/can-global-warming-be-stopped-ask-a-geoengineer Can global warming be stopped? Ask a geoengineer. No publisher Samuel Thernstrom 2009-03-26T21:42:00Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/september-october-magazine/upwardly-mobile-america Are we in a new ‘gilded age’ where the rich are doing well and the poor and middle class are treading water? No publisher Stephen Moore 2009-03-26T21:40:57Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/july-august-magazine-contents/what-do-we-know-about-the-uninsured Fact and fiction: what we know and what we don’t about Americans without health insurance. No publisher Thomas P. Miller 2009-03-26T21:40:05Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/may-june-magazine-contents/your-guide-to-the-housing-crisis With the financial world in turmoil, here’s a handy guide to the bursting of the housing market bubble. No publisher Alex J. Pollock 2009-03-26T21:38:42Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/march-april-magazine-contents/a-nation-of-givers Americans are remarkably charitable. But what sorts of people give the most? And how do we compare with the Europeans? No publisher Arthur C. Brooks 2009-03-26T21:37:39Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/january-february-magazine-contents/patents-pending The U.S. patent system is more important than ever. It’s also a mess. But help may finally be on the way. No publisher Claude Barfield & John E. Calfee 2009-03-26T21:33:30Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/november-december-magazine-contents/guess-who-really-pays-the-taxes Yes, income in America is skewed toward the rich. But taxes are skewed far, far more. The top 5 percent pay well over half the income taxes. STEPHEN MOORE has the numbers. No publisher Stephen Moore 2009-03-26T21:49:00Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/september-october-magazine-contents/how-the-fed-works The Federal Open Market Committee meets today and is expected to slash interest rates. KEVIN HASSETT, a former Fed economist, offers an inside look at how America’s central bankers operate. No publisher Kevin Hassett 2009-03-26T21:48:21Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/july-august-magazine-contents/question-answer-the-truth-about-americas-schools Is K–12 education really lagging badly, or have we ‘raised our sights’? DIANE RAVITCH answers the tough questions. No publisher Diane Ravitch 2009-03-26T21:46:32Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/may-june-magazine-contents/q-a-energy-independence ‘Energy independence’ may be a hollow slogan, but ‘energy security’ is something we can achieve. Separating fact from fantasy, Steven Hayward shows how. No publisher Steven F. Hayward 2009-03-26T21:45:12Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/march-april-magazine-contents/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-medicare-but-were-too-confused-to-ask It’s America’s largest and most endangered health insurance program. Changes that give consumers more say—like the new Part D drug benefit—are helpful, but we’ll have to make tough trade-offs in the years ahead. No publisher Joseph Antos 2009-03-26T21:43:40Z BernArticle