February 1, 2019
Thinking of wilted lettuce, moldy strawberries, and a slower trip from the Hook of Holland to Harwich, England, we can see the impact of Brexit.
January 30, 2019
Unable to mass produce a tiny screw, Apple's Mac Pro plant in Austin, Texas demonstrated the problem with U.S.manufacturing.
January 29, 2019
Far more than an undergarment, the sports bra helped to spread the Title IX mandate through physics, power, and psychology.
January 28, 2019
Whether looking at a self-driving car or your airline ticketing app, you can see how automation has begun to shift job activities.
January 27, 2019
As music industry technology has shifted to streaming, so too have the incentives that are multiplying shorter song tracks.
January 18, 2019
A look at U.S. China trade history reveals how the Chinese economy has changed and what a combination of command and the market can accomplish.
January 17, 2019
Hearing the Clemson University football team got 300 burgers at the White House, an economist might name the resources needed for a quarter pounder.
January 15, 2019
January 13, 2019
Whether looking at an art heist, government shutdown negotiations or a soccer shootout, game theory can explain people's behavior.
January 11, 2019
Like all new technology, the three innovations I most liked from CES 2019 could boost economic growth by making life easier (and more fun).
January 10, 2019
Looking at Sweden's steadily rising carbon tax, we can ask what it is, what it does, and why the people accept so high a rate.
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.