An opinion piece by George P. Shultz and Eric A. Hanushek in the May 1 edition of The Wall Street Journal: "Education is Key to a Healthy Economy"

In the same issue, a report by Shirley S. Wang: "Genes May Link Disparate Diseases" The article features physicist Albert-László Barabási of Northeastern University's Center for Complex Network Research, Boston.

In the April 30 edition of The Washington Post, an op-ed by columnist Robert Samuelson: "Here's what Washington really does"