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Once America had become a country, a new government needed to be designed. Nazlisart/iStock Getty Images

Economy

After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’

Staff Writer - July 18, 2026

Surge pricing is unpopular with consumers and drivers alike, but there are ways to reduce its inherent inefficiencies. charlesdeluvio on Unsplash

Economy

Surge pricing is broken – but there’s a smarter way to match gig workers with consumers

Sometimes corporations yield when facing pressure from their shareholders – even when it’s indirect. alexsl/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Economy

When shareholder activists attack a company, its rivals may feel the heat too and change their ways

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Economy

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which the Trump administration seeks to limit

The court’s ruling against Trump’s firing of Fed board member Lisa Cook came on the same day that it further cemented his sweeping powers to fire other senior government officials. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

Economy

Federal Reserve independence secures an important, but not final, victory at US Supreme Court

Palantir’s technology allows government agencies to connect the dots about individuals. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images

Economy

When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir...

Staff Writer - September 1, 2025

What does the future bring for American capitalism? Visual China Group/Getty Images

Economy

American capitalism is being remade by state power

Staff Writer - August 31, 2025

American businesses operating in Europe will soon have to follow new human rights rules – with less help from the U.S. than they once had. alfexe/Getty Images

Economy

State Department layoffs could hurt US companies’ ability to compete globally...

Staff Writer - August 23, 2025

A portrait of Thomas Malthus by John Linnell. Wellcome Collection via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Economy

Misunderstood Malthus: The English thinker whose name is synonymous with doom...

Staff Writer - August 22, 2025

Farmworkers harvest celery on March 9, 2024, in Yuma, Ariz. John Moore/Getty Images

Economy

‘These people do it naturally’: President Trump’s views on immigrant farmworkers...

Staff Writer - August 21, 2025

SEEGRAIN in the outstretched hand of Rodin's hero citizen of Calais is a monumental symbol of the mission to establish trust, good faith, and collaboration among all

Economy

The 21st Century Gold Rush has Just Begun—and it’s in the...

Michael Mink - August 20, 2025

Many rural Americans feel largely left out of American culture. Helen H. Richardson/Getty Images

Economy

Why rural Coloradans feel ignored − a resentment as old as...

Staff Writer - August 14, 2025

A person walks past a homeless encampment in the Skid Row community in Los Angeles in June 2024. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Economy

San Francisco and other cities, following a Supreme Court ruling, are...

Staff Writer - August 12, 2025

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The ‘Three Pure Ones,’ the deities considered the most pure representation of the Dao. Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons

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From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...

Staff Writer - July 6, 2026

Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....

Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

July 2, 2026

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

July 1, 2026

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026