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The Data On Legalizing Weed

It's been close to a decade since the first states legalized recreational marijuana. And the data is coming in.

March 16, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky

Results From The City That Just Gave Away Cash

A new study looks at the experiment with a guaranteed basic income in Stockton, California.

March 09, 2021
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  • Emma Peaslee

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  • Economy

What McDonald's Shows About The Minimum Wage

McDonald's is one of the nation's largest employers of low-wage workers. And because it's everywhere, it's a great place to test the effects of minimum wage laws.

February 16, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Economy

After GameStop, A Better Way To Take On Wall Street?

Taxes may lack the razzle dazzle of meme-fueled stock rallies. But they might prove a better way to curb Wall Street excesses.

February 09, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky
Empty wallet

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  • Economy

How Poverty Makes Workers Less Productive

A new study adds to the growing mountain of evidence that says that poverty impairs people's ability to think.

February 02, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Economy

Is Your 401(k) Colluding To Make Cereal More Expensive?

A new study investigates whether common ownership of cereal makers by institutional investors is leading them to become a kind of stealth monopoly.

January 26, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Politics

Why Nations Fail, America Edition

We talk with the authors of Why Nations Fail about whether the Capitol insurrection is a sign that our nation is failing and, if so, whether there's anything we can do about it.

January 19, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Babe Ruth, a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, in 1918. That year, World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic slashed MLB game attendance by over half from what it was in the previous season.

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  • Economy

What 1919 Teaches Us About Pent-Up Demand

A hundred years ago, a world war and a pandemic wreaked havoc on baseball and other industries. But pent-up demand helped them come roaring back.

January 12, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Happy New Year!

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How To Make A New Year's Resolution

A new study looks at ways to make New Year's resolutions succeed.

December 29, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky
The GOAT

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How To Be An Elite Athlete, According To The Data

A new book digs into the social science of athletic greatness and reveals patterns leading to glory.

December 22, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Economy

The Backcountry Boom

In mountains across America, skiers and snowboarders are ditching ski lifts and heading into the backcountry. We talked with a pioneer of backcountry snowboarding about how we got here.

December 15, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Economy

What Is Your Time Worth?

A new study did experiments on millions of Lyft riders to figure out how much they value time. Researchers found time is worth more money than previously thought.

December 08, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Then-Sen. Joe Biden, in August 2001, on his first trip to China as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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  • Politics

Biden Vs. Biden On China

In the early 2000s, Joe Biden helped bring China and America closer. Now, not so much.

November 24, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Politics

Are There Too Many Political Appointees?

There are so many appointees the government publishes a book to help keep track of them and that might not be enough.

November 17, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Economy

The Unexpected Boom In Startups

Despite the pandemic — or maybe because of it — new businesses are starting at record rates.

November 10, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky
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