Math Is Harder for Girls by Heather Mac Donald, City Journal 28 July 2008 The New York Times is determined to show that women are discriminated against in the sciences; too bad the facts say otherwise. A new study has “found that girls perform as well as boys on standardized math tests,” claims a July 25 article by Tamar Lewin—thus, the underrepresentation of women on science faculties must result from bias. Actually, the study, summarized in the July 25 issue of Science, shows something quite different: while boys’ and girls’ average scores are similar, boys outnumber girls among students in both the highest and the lowest score ranges. Either the Times is deliberately concealing the results of the study or its reporter cannot understand the most basic science reporting.

Megan McArdle (July 29, 2008) - Obama’s economic plans: just say no (to much of it) Turnabout being fair play, I now take this station break to be scathing on the subject of Barack Obama’s economic plans:

Mick Hartley: Broken Promises The human rights situation in China has deteriorated in the run-up to its hosting of the Olympic Games this year, Amnesty International says.

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Roger L. Simon » Edwards: Wikipedia engages in some ‘political cleansing’ This censorship reminds us never to trust anyone.

Instapundit.com But according to a statement from Ma’ariv yesterday, the Obama campaign actually leaked the note to reporters before Obama even placed it in the wall. Yediot Aharonot, Israel’s most popular daily, apparently also received a copy of the note in advance but decided not to print it.