Doing Economics as if Evidence Matters
Nobel Memorial Prizes in economics are given for long-term research, not for economists’ role in current debates, so they don’t necessarily have …
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Anne Saxelby’s Legacy as a Champion of American Cheese
Anne Saxelby, who championed American artisanal cheeses for more than 15 years, died on Saturday. She was 40 and had a heart condition. From her …
Is the Race to the Bottom Over?
Economics professors like to stage a fun competition with their students to introduce them to game theory. It goes like this: Everyone picks a …
We Are Republicans With a Plea: Elect Democrats in 2022
After Donald Trump’s defeat, there was a measure of hope among Republicans who opposed him that control of the G.O.P. would be up for grabs, and …
One Thing We Can All Agree On? Keep Living Things Alive.
NASHVILLE — If you’re a certain age, you may remember the snail darter, a small fish in the Little Tennessee River that caused an environmental …
A Nazi Legacy Haunts a Museum’s New Galleries
ZURICH — With the opening of an imposing extension on Saturday, the Zurich Kunsthaus became Switzerland’s largest art museum. The vast new cube …
A New Cookbook by Indigenous People, for Indigenous People
The chiltepin is a tiny, powerfully spicy chile that’s the genetic grandparent of nearly every chile varietal cultivated in the United States. It …
Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny Deliver a Page-Turner Part Sly, Part Sweet
It’s hard not to bring a heavy dose of armchair psychology to “State of Terror,” the surprising new geopolitical thriller by Hillary Rodham …
There’s More Than One Way to Play Dead
Gail Collins: Bret, October is my favorite month. And now that the Senate has decided not to default on the national debt, really, what could be …
Samantha Bee Doesn’t Miss Donald Trump
Produced by ‘Sway’ The 45th president may have been ripe material for (dark) comedy, but Samantha Bee sure does not miss him. After covering …