June 29, 2018
Because of events that range from football victories to electrical outages, birth rates can spike or fall nine months later.
June 28, 2018
The skewed race and gender of the film critics that review our top grossing movies might not express what a more diverse group would say.
June 26, 2018
With tariffs and quotas the weapons, the 1990s banana trade war between the European Union and the U.S. was a classic except for one key difference.
June 25, 2018
When the digits that appear frequently in national accounting figures, spreadsheets, and earnings reports are missing, then we can say we have suspicious numbers.
June 22, 2018
The Supreme Court decision on South Dakota's internet taxes will affect local and online businesses, consumers, and state budgets.
June 20, 2018
Unless the U.S. government lets a woman in Tennessee keep and then sell her moon dust, it will remain a "priceless" national treasure with unknown value.
June 19, 2018
Asking if bitcoin is a security, a commodity, money, or property, we get a list of different answers that lead us to regulatory questions.
June 18, 2018
When previously worthless byproducts like coffee bean husks, chicken paws, and hog snouts became popular, we increased our economic efficiency.
June 17, 2018
After doing their own version of the marshmallow test, researchers from NYU and UC Irvine told us to look at the value of delayed gratification somewhat differently.
June 15, 2018
Looking at airplane manufacturing through Bombardier's new billion dollar order from Delta, we can see why a multinational supply chain can lower tariffs.
June 14, 2018
When their requirements are outdated or illogical, FDA guidelines can create misleading labels for foods like eggs and skim milk.
June 13, 2018
Looking at the North Korean economy, economists have to become detectives because the government refuses to share basic statistics.