Columns from 2000

Jan. 2, 2000: Clock of the Long Now

Jan. 9, 2000: Saving the Earth the 'Hard Green' Way

Jan. 16, 2000: Travel to Cuba Should End Revolutionary Illusions

Jan. 23, 2000: Economic Case for Renewable Energy

Jan. 30, 2000: The '70s Have a Lot to Answer For

Feb. 6, 2000: Online Forum Slashdot is a Marketplace of Ideas

Feb. 13, 2000: Jury Service is a Privilege, not an Ordeal

Feb. 20, 2000: Teaching New Mothers to be Better Moms

Feb. 27, 2000: Colorado Legislature Flirts with Racial Preferences

March 5, 2000: Adults Panic Unnecessarily over Eighth-Grade Test

March 12, 2000: Deficient Parenting Doesn't Add Up to Abuse or Neglect

March 19, 2000: Science Offers Little Support for 'Energy Medicine' Notions

March 26, 2000: World's Complexities Derail Social Engineers

April 2, 2000: How Much Will We Sacrifice for Accuracy in the Census?

April 9, 2000: Not So Private As You Imagine

April 16, 2000: Crusader for Civil Rights, Ward Connerly

April 23, 2000: A Faith-Based Alternative to Earth Day Sanctimony

April 30, 2000: REI's New Store Brings Back Memories

May 7, 2000: Phi Beta Kappa Election is Something to Cherish

May 14, 2000: A Look at China Behind the Headlines

May 21, 2000: Textbooks All on the Same Page

May 28, 2000: Supreme Court Bows to States' Authority over Crime

June 4, 2000: The Plutonium Wars

June 11, 2000: Children are the Casualties in the "Tracking Wars"

June 18, 2000: The Triumph of Evolution

June 25, 2000: English Literature isn't What it Used to be

July 2, 2000: Home Schooling's Growing Appeal

July 9, 2000: Unequal Incomes Can Make Nearly Everyone Better Off

July 16, 2000: Surprise! Economic Growth is Good Also for the Poor

July 23, 2000: Do Charter Schools Help Other Schools Improve?

July 30, 2000: Is Dick Cheney Really a Texan?

Aug. 6, 2000: Teaching is a Calling, Not Just a Job

Aug. 13, 2000: Cynical Advice for Politicians

Aug. 20, 2000: Jurors Can Judge The Law

Aug. 27, 2000: A New Home in the City

Sep. 3, 2000: The Transgenic Debate

Sep. 10, 2000: What Parents Want from Child Care

Sep. 17, 2000: (no column)

Sep. 24, 2000: Sketching the Future of Philanthropy

Oct. 1, 2000: A Wry Observer of the Acdemic Scene

Oct. 8, 2000: Claims of 100,000 New Cops Exaggerated

Oct. 15, 2000: Multicultural Math Imperils Learning

Oct. 22, 2000: Exploring Colorado's Rock Art

Oct. 29, 2000: Teaching Character in the Public Schools

Nov. 5, 2000: An Anthropological Scandal Unfolding?

Nov. 12, 2000: Keep the Electoral College

Nov. 19, 2000: The Politics of Indecision in Florida

Nov. 26, 2000: Denver Judge Gives Spam a Chance

Dec. 3, 2000: A Fantasy Report Card for Higher Ed

Dec. 10, 2000: No Medals for U.S. Math and Science

Dec. 17, 2000: Turf Wars over Future Math Teachers

Dec. 24, 2000: Jewish Images in Christian Art

Dec. 31, 2000: Open House at the Neighborhood Lockup