President Joe Biden has been objectively good for business, especially relative to the risk of the chaos that would follow Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Yet i...
Ranked choice voting is on many state and local ballots this year, so it’s worth considering how it works in practice. Or, as we economists like to say: It’s time for som...
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s past remarks on Americans who opt not to have children have struck a nerve during a tense presidential election season.
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Take a good look at the lists of prisoners exchanged between Kremlin and the White House. If, after that, you still find yourself admiring President Vladimir Putin for hi...
With the death of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Israel appears to have eliminated top officials in two organizations committed to its destruction withi...
The first time I used generative artificial intelligence, I felt like a kid at an amateur magic show. Is the card really floating in midair? The parents at this kind of s...
Mining the deep oceans for cobalt, nickel, rare earths and other metals could accelerate the world’s conversion to renewable power sources. These minerals are hard to obt...
Paris has welcomed the Olympic Games much as Chicago is getting ready for this month’s Democratic National Convention, imposing strict security, boosting hotel rates and ...
When an autocrat declares victory despite evidence to the contrary, you are in make-believe territory. On Sunday night, after six long hours waiting for the election auth...
It’s hard to deny the appeal of a swing-state governor as a running mate for Kamala Harris. But as the vice president vets her candidates, there is also a compelling logi...
