Over at Psychology Today, I explain why Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert has no evidence for his claim in the New York Times that Alex Rodriguez choked in the lead-up to his 600th home run.
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Why Did Johnny Turn Jihadi?
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Over at Psychology Today, I critique attempts by the media (especially Andrea Elliott at the New York Times) to delve into Islam to understand the likes of Faisal Shahzad, Omar Hammami and other Muslim-American terrorists.
A follow-up will come soon. For a sneak preview, I recommend this excellent piece by Alia Malek.
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The Los Angeles Times has suspended its new “Wikitorial” feature, which allowed the public to edit the newspaper’s Web editorials, after only three days in operation. Why?
The newspaper suspended its “Wikitorial” Web feature after some users flooded the site over the weekend with foul language and pornographic photos.
The paper had posted on its Web [...]
