The Countrywide Hustle
In an unusual move, prosecutors are challenging an appeals court ruling that said the lending company Countrywide Home…
Taking a More Sophisticated Look at Human Beings
When it comes to social dilemmas, there are four types of people, experimental economists say. By Nathan Collins…
Did Donald Trump Kill the ‘Rust Belt’?
Trump’s doom and gloom is out of step with the times. Folks are ready to move on from…
Lord, Save Us From President Trump—Amen
Partisans become more religious when a member of the opposing party is in the White House. By Tom…
Why Science Should Be Crowdsourced — Sometimes
Crowds are excellent at finding answers to problems, but we still need scientists to work at defining the…
The Supreme Court’s Ongoing Battle Over Transgender Bathroom Rights
The push to expand sex-based discrimination laws just hit a snag. By Elena Gooray (Photo: Sara D. Davis/Getty…
The Risks of Hillary Clinton Winning by Too Much
An expanded coalition creates an expectation that a candidate will be able to deliver on a wide range…
How Default Settings Rule the World
The designers who decide defaults have immense, potentially life-saving power. By Lena Groeger One small change at the…
The Humanities Behind Bars
Learning to be free while sitting in a maximum-security prison. By Nancy Shepherdson The cells of the Illinois…
Sickle Cell Trait Doesn’t Raise the Risk of Death
But having a single copy of the sickle-cell gene does put carriers at risk for a serious muscle…