In Alaska, Tax Hike on Alcohol Leads to Fewer Deaths
"Sin taxes" are known to modify behavior a bit, but small adjustments may reap bigger rewards than expected.
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MIddle Class Ever More Squeezed
The percentage of middle-class families considered financially secure shrunk significantly between 2000 and 2006, according to a new…
FEMA’s Nightmare: A Big Midwest Shaker
The “Big One” assumed for California or other Pacific Rim states and provinces will almost certainly arrive some…
Is TV an Opiate for the Unhappy?
Sadness and television viewing are correlated in new data analysis.
Immigration Pathway Still Looks Uphill
Even with Democrats controlling Congress, ImmigrationPAC's goal of a pathway to immigration reform faces tough going.
Everglades Rescue Deal Recut to Save Money, Jobs
A pioneering plan to save the Everglades is cheaper but still accomplishes the main goals.
Red State-Blue State Divide Persists
One surprising result from this week’s presidential election: The red state-blue state divide may have gotten deeper. That’s…
Vote-Fraud Fears Fall Before Disenfranchisement Fear
Republicans in at least 10 swing states have cited problems with new voter registrations — including some clearly spurious applications submitted across the nation — creating the possibility of widespread voter fraud.
CSI: IHOP
The best police work usually involves the liberal application of shoe leather, whether the perps are thugs or…