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News, commentary and archival information about the Tea Party movement from NYTimes.

Most prestitious hospitals receive billions to train residents, few of whom go into primary care, where society needs them most.

The story of a 36-year-old man on life support after losing his limbs. His family pulled the plug; he decided he was glad to be alive. by Ashwaq Masoodi Atlantic, Jul 10 2013

Fodor and Piattelli-Palmarini's book What Darwin Got Wrong - says reviewer Richard C. Lewontin - considers an immense amount of biology missing from our modern formulation of evolution by natural selection. Why, when vertebrates evolved wings, did they have to give up their front legs to do it? Why don't birds that live in trees make a living by eating the leaves instead of spending so much of their energy looking for seeds or worms?

Mark Lillo charts how both right and left libertarianism & radical individualism have led to "communities of like-mindedness"; and now to an angry movement that wants to be free from government agencies that protect their health, wealth, and well-being; free from problems and policies too difficult to understand; free from parties and coalitions; free from experts who think they know better than they do; free from politicians who don't talk or look like they do.

Rowland on the Quirinale exhibit in Rome (Feb-June 2010), and on the lonely, violent, ill-starred and powefully innovative painter who so connects with people of the 21st century.

Hilarious 3-D cartoon of PHARMA's efforts to force Mass. legislature to repeal ban on drug reps "free lunches" for docs, to push brand-name drugs - in the name of "helping restaurants during the recession."

Fallows gives advice to avoid his wife's experience

Women surpassing men in education may be leading more women to remain single.