Patterns of Speech: 75 Years of the State of the Union Addresses

Interactive graphic - "A historical look, over 75 years, at how often presidents used selected words in their State of the Union addresses."

Study: Women in Congress Out-Do Men

"U.S. congresswomen consistently outperform their male counterparts on several measures of job performance, a study says."

Ronald Reagan: A 'Folklore' President Who Led a Revolution

"A C-SPAN survey of 65 historians in 2009 ranked Reagan near the top tier of presidents, 10th of 42. A Siena College poll of 238 presidential scholars in 2010 put him in the middle range, 18th of 43, though he ranked in the top five for communication skills, leadership of his party — and luck."

Why Do Women Shy From Competitive Jobs?

"Do you like competing with your coworkers? If the answer is yes, you're probably male. Men are 94 percent more likely than women to apply for a job with a salary potential that is dependent on outperforming their colleagues, according to a large new study from the University of Chicago."

Author Interview: Andrew Johnson, One Of The Worst U.S. Presidents

There is a short article on the site as well as a link to the full 30 Minute Podcast of the interview with this Pulitzer-Prize winning author.

Vatican Warned Irish Bishops Not to Report Abuse

"A newly revealed 1997 letter from the Vatican warned Ireland's Catholic bishops not to report all suspected child-abuse cases to police — a disclosure that victims groups described as 'the smoking gun' needed to show that the Vatican enforced a worldwide culture of cover-up."

FDR Tops Rankings of U.S. Presidents: UK Survey

"Franklin D. Roosevelt, who steered the U.S. economy through the Great Depression and World War Two, has come out on top of the first survey of presidential performance by UK academics."