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Why did hereditary rulers independently arise in so many cultures? Perhaps because lineage is a sensible basis for selecting leaders. Felipe Fernández-Armesto reviews.

By Stephen Moore A big fiscal battle comes to a head on Thursday when the House votes on whether to wall off military spending from scheduled spending cuts.

Prominent lawyer, self-made millionaire, cabinet secretary—Robert Lincoln was more than just his father's greatest advocate. Ryan L. Cole reviews.

The President has a pre-election change of heart.

The Democratic left has conceded human rights to the conservatives.

His final TV ad on Social Security helps explain his defeat.

A confessed killer of Americans is about to walk free in Iraq.

The auto bailout makes Bain Capital look like an amateur on job losses and outsourcing.

If austerity is so terrible, how come Germany and Sweden have done so well?

Roosevelt reluctantly unleashed industry to win World War II, thereby laying the groundwork for America's economic recovery.

The City University of New York pioneers an approach to making graduating easier while keeping standards up.

For a "statesman," he's sure acting childish.

The Chronicle fires a writer for doing what she was hired to do.

The feds have 49 programs. Think there's some overlap?

The campaign against corporate free speech targets WellPoint.

'We found that even when good things occurred that weren't earned, like nickels coming out of slot machines, it did not increase people's well-being.'

Bin Laden was more fearful that his men might be affected by the weather than by any effort of the Pakistani government to apprehend them.

Instead of encouraging wide discussion, the Chronicle of Higher Education fires a blogger.

No reform. Tax the rich and blackmail Germany is their solution.

To catch up, its politics must unleash the many talents of its civil society.