January 8, 2019
The controversial side of school funding can take us to a "Friends" excerpt about splitting the dinner check and to a small Vermont community.
January 4, 2019
Looking at Apple in China, we can see the collateral damage that a seemingly targeted tariff can create for multinationals.
January 3, 2019
Sort of like life's bookends, a declining number of children and more elderly people can explain why Japan's population is shrinking.
December 31, 2018
The six Federal Reserve facts that we need to know relate to why it was created, what it always does, and what is happening now.
December 30, 2018
A look at the NASA shutdown reveals the massive human cost and the programs that are affected when an agency is suddenly unfunded.
December 18, 2018
By looking at job openings, hires, and quit rates in the JOLT Summary, we can get some unemployment insight about tighter labor markets.
December 17, 2018
Looking at what we buy and what we return, we can ask an economist and a psychologist for some gift-giving advice about our holiday spending.
December 14, 2018
Rather than differences, we find generational similarities for Millennials when we look at diversity, education, and marriage trends.
December 12, 2018
December 7, 2018
With population growth adding almost three billion people by 2050, we need to figure out how to produce more food with less land and fewer emissions.
December 4, 2018
To see why another partial government shutdown is a possibility, we can look at the Congress's continuing resolutions (CRs).
November 30, 2018
Cities that benefit from the economic side of walking have a boost in productivity, better health, and more social interaction.