In 2004, Merck withdrew its pain reliever Vioxx from the market because of new studies showing increased cardiovascular risk. Merck announced that it would not settle any of the tens of thousands of Vioxx lawsuits filed, and set aside over a billion dollars to litigate cases without reserving a penny...

In Traffic, Ted Vanderbilt explains why cars isolate us from social contact, converting us into ego machines.

James Q. Wilson reviews Tom Vanderbilt's Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do.

James Q. Wilson Pepperdine University I drive my car very fast. As a...

Carol SwainThe New White Nationalism in America: Its Challenge to IntegrationCambridge University Press416 Pages $ 30.00