Culture The geniuses who aren't on Wall Street The MacArthur Foundation names 25 people who, together, could probably get us out of this mess. by Steve Clifford / September 28, 2008
Culture Harvard finally gets its act together on gender studies It had offered a mere 76 courses. Now with addition of "Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece" and 29 others, the curriculum is at last worthy. by Steve Clifford / June 28, 2008
Culture The McCain-Clifford ticket U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (Wikimedia Commons) by Steve Clifford / June 15, 2008
Culture Humor: Tax on corporate board fees? The outrage! Those who occupy board seats may now have to move their companies to another state. by Steve Clifford / April 11, 2010
Culture Humor: Has time come for a WASP on Supreme Court? John Calvin looked quite distinguished, but his followers in America have become an endangered species on the august bench of the U.S. Supreme Court. by Steve Clifford / April 18, 2010
Culture Humor: Improved compensation packages for our pols Stacks of money can be yours, without having to risk your own. by Steve Clifford / August 1, 2010
Culture Secret to a happy marriage: 'Yes, dear' Lithographic print by Charles Motte, after A. Maurin, c. 1815. (National Library of Medicine) by Steve Clifford / March 30, 2008
Culture Crosscut exclusive! A conversation with Eliot Spitzer's Kristen! Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. (Office of the New York Governor) by Steve Clifford / March 13, 2008
Culture If it's 3 a.m. when the Red Phone rings, what time is it really? There's so much the federal government could be doing to make life easier, namely: Stop taking an hour away from us every spring and start moving blocks of time to more civilized and useful hours of... by Steve Clifford / March 9, 2008