Tag: economics
What is the WTO?
Stephen J. Silvia, American University School of International Service
President Donald Trump has made the World Trade Organization a frequent target.
Recently, he’s reportedly considering suspending...
22% of men without college don’t have jobs. Here’s why they’re...
Erin Wolcott, Middlebury College
The unemployment rate has plunged to about the lowest level in half a century. Yet at least one group of Americans...
For richer or poorer: 4 economists ponder what 2018 has in...
Greg Wright, University of California, Merced; Christos Makridis, Stanford University; Patricia Smith, University of Michigan, and William Hauk, University of South Carolina
Editor’s note: We...
Eating out might be devouring your food budget – and you...
Amit Sharma, Pennsylvania State University
If you were to guess how much you spend on eating out per month, chances are you’ll miss the mark...
Why Puerto Rico ‘doesn’t count’ to the US government
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico in September, destroying homes, crops and communications. Many weeks later, power...
America’s dangerous love for pyrotechnics: 4 facts about fireworks
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
In the eyes of many Americans, the Fourth of July is a day for parades, barbecue and, of...
How following economics 101 could have prevented United’s PR nightmare
Volodymyr Bilotkach, Newcastle University
On April 9, a passenger was forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight from Chicago O’Hare to Louisville after...
Why cities should stop building museums and focus on festivals
Jonathan Wynn, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Last year the Institute of Museum and Library Services offered a catchy statistic: the United States has more museums...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
