Not really surprising, our politicians’ suggestions for cutting the federal deficit are different from a Congressional Budget Office list.
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An Artist Who Made Money
As an artist, a forger, or both, J.S.G. Boggs has made museums, colleges, Scotland Yard and the U.S. Secret Service decide what is fake money.
How Credit Scores Complicate Love
To find out if a relationship will last, you can ask the New York Federal Reserve Bank about credit cards and assortative mating.
The Armyworm Attacks in Zambia
Micro-insurance that protects African farmers from infestations and drought can have a surprising impact on their willingness to invest.
How Much Healthcare?
When the Netherlands pays for a mother’s first week at home after child birth, we get a message about their healthcare coverage.
A World Trade Snapshot
Asked to name top state imports, we might say cars. For Wisconsin though the right answer is sweaters. A second surprise? Medicine is #1 on Washington D.C.’s import list. The Ins and Outs of Trade On a state-by-state basis, the maps that follow give us…
Weekly Roundup: From Smaller Salads to Bigger Bathrooms
Weekly News Roundup Sunday 02.05.17 Solving a tough urban problem… Monday 02.06.17 How paying more means spending less… Tuesday 02.07.17 Where Dodd-Frank is going… Wednesday 02.08.17 When a traffic jam helps business… Thursday 02.09.17 A new way to see a bathroom… Friday 02.10.17 Why…
The Real Meaning of Potty Parity
Broadway theater owners have become increasingly concerned with intermission. Where are we going? To the message from the ladies’ restroom. Broadway’s Bathrooms Very much aware that there are far fewer toilets than the number of people who will need them, women rush…
Why One Town Likes a Traffic Jam
The story of a Breezewood, Pennsylvania traffic jam is really about the mysteries created by federal infrastructure spending.
A Dodd-Frank Reality Check
Told there will be a Dodd-Frank review, we can imagine many thousands of pages of rules targeting consumers, financial firms and an entire financial system.