The XX Factor : Nobel Peace Prize

My Problem with Obama's Nobel Dream

Emily Yoffe — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:54:00 GMT

It was reported over the weekend that Obama’s speech at the United Nations describing his dream of a nuclear-free world helped clinch his Nobel Peace prize. Many have observed that while Obama’s words and sentiments are noble, the accomplishments that...(read more)

A Banner Year for Female Laureates

Nina Shen Rastogi — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:44:00 GMT

With the announcement this morning that Indiana University's Elinor Ostrom had won the Nobel Prize in Economics—the first women to do so in the prize's 40-year-history—the tally of 2009 women laureates rises to five. Since the program began in 1901, only...(read more)

The Counter-Counterintuitive Position: Of Course Obama Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize!

Hanna Rosin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:27:00 GMT

I feel embarrassed for my fellow journalist class that it’s already become the counterintuitive position to say that our president deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. I woke up to the collective “Huh?” in my inbox: He hasn’t done anything yet. He’s a trophy...(read more)