Economics Lands’ End and the Tricky Politics of Business How do you attract young shoppers without alienating your older customers? Jay Livingston
News in Brief The Elsewhere Effect Why the grass always seems greener on the other side—until you're out of college. Jay Livingston
Economics Winners, Losers, and the Business of Buyouts On Fairway Market and the perils of growth, when improvisation is replaced for efficiency and predictability. Jay Livingston
News in Brief Disobedience or Civil Disobedience Who gets to decide when breaking the rules is OK? Jay Livingston
Economics Aren’t the Poor Comparatively Rich? On the fallacies of a faulty comparison. Jay Livingston
News in Brief A Rise in Conservative Republicans Against Abortion? Or Fewer Conservative Republicans? Taking a second look at a recent Pew survey. Jay Livingston
News in Brief American Gun Laws and the Tragedy of the False Negative Assuming an armed person is harmless when he is, in fact, dangerous, could well be the last mistake someone ever makes. But the default setting for gun laws in the United States assumes just that. Jay Livingston
Social Justice Hacked Emails Suggest That Sony’s Fear of the NFL Shaped Its Narrative About Concussions in Football It's always easier to blame individuals than it is to blame corporations or organizations. Jay Livingston
Social Justice The Geography of Profanity Like other things, our preferred swear words are regional. Jay Livingston