Yves here. This post addresses the question of what all of the European political realignments-in-progress might mean for fiscal policy, as in the level of deficit spending, and the composition…
Yves here. It is striking to see how long it has taken for economists to take a serious look at how retirements, particularly earlier-than-otherwise-might-have-happened retirements have helped produce tight labor…
The Biden administration denied permission on Friday for an Alaska agency to build a 211-mile industrial road that would have cut through Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve…
Superficially, abortion rights had a good run at the Supreme Court this term. Two weeks ago, the justices unanimously let an abortion pill remain widely available. On Thursday, the court…
In the stock market, all is not quite as it seems. A slowdown in inflation has boosted investor confidence in the economy this year and, combined with an intense fervor…
What does artificial intelligence sound like? Hollywood has been imagining it for decades. Now A.I. developers are cribbing from the movies, crafting voices for real machines based on dated cinematic…
Just before this week’s United States Olympic gymnastics team trials, a very eager worker flew to the host city of Minneapolis with protein treats, a collection of colorful bandannas and…
Robert Kirk, a retired jack of many trades, finds himself homeless at the age of 74 after a chain of events that could happen to almost anyone. His landlady in…
After a testy campaign that featured strong attacks on the government by virtually all the candidates over the economy, internet restrictions and harsh enforcement of the hijab law on women,…
They started the night hoping that President Biden would use the first debate of 2024 to his advantage, that he would finally quash fears about his age and give the…