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...self-identification is often misleading; do kids really know what it means to be liberal? The GSS data are instructive here: Kanazawa found that more-intelligent GSS respondents (as measured by a quick but highly reliable synonym test) were less likely to agree that the government has a responsibility to reduce income and wealth differences. In other words, intelligent people might like to portray themselves as liberal. But in the end, they know that it's good to be the king...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: Are Liberals Smarter Than Conservatives? | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

...although critics of Chatroulette have viciously attacked it for being voyeuristic and perverted, they fail to see past its suspicious exterior and into its passionate, pure heart. A quick click of the “Next” button breezes you right past the disturbing and on to the hilarious or heartfelt. I promise, there is something on Chatroulette for everyone. Whether you are looking to engage in meaningful conversation with a potential soul mate or you just want to peruse the comically diverse array of rouletters, I guarantee drinking in the warm and welcoming environment of rouletting will soon...

Author: By MARIETTA M COBURN, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Love It: Chatroulette | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

Emergency officials isolated the leak and opened a window for ventilation, causing a quick restoration to normal carbon monoxide levels...

Author: By Naveen N. Srivatsa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gas Leak Evacuates Adams House Residents | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

Class Day has always been an occasion for the Harvard senior class to select a prominent public individual to deliver a stimulating and humorous speech, as a quick scan of the roster of speakers indicates. In the past, classes have invited everyone from former U.S. Presidents such as Bill Clinton in 2007 to comedians like Will Ferrell in 2003. While some of those names may be bigger than this year’s choice, we have no doubt that Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international correspondent, will provide the Class of 2010 with a unique, global perspective that...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: For the Sake of Journalism | 2/25/2010 | See Source »

There was good news from other fronts too. In Pakistan, a joint operation in Karachi by the CIA and Pakistan's own spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), had netted a very big fish: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Afghan Taliban's military chief. In quick succession, the ISI had also rolled up two of the Taliban's "shadow" governors of Afghanistan's provinces and another senior figure. And in North Waziristan, near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, a missile launched from a CIA drone had struck at the heart of the Haqqani network, an al-Qaeda-affiliated group responsible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking It to the Taliban | 2/25/2010 | See Source »

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