There is much more to see about student loans than a $1.7 trillion total when we decide how much Congress might forgive.
Why Trappist Beer Needs More Monks
Around for more than two centuries, the Belgian beer made in Trappist monasteries needs more monks to produce it.
Where We Have the Best Work-Life Balance
For each of us, the metrics that measure well-being could vary. So, to start, you might want to try this OECD interactive exercise. Called “Better Life Index,” it lets you decide what the good life means. Or, you could just…
Learn With Elaine: How Fans Impact Athletes
Because of the Observer Effect, athletes’ performance could change when fans affect their human capital.
What a Difference a Fan Makes…Maybe
This week, during the first five days of the 2021 Australian Open, the stadium was packed…by pandemic standards. It was 50 percent occupied with up to 30,000 fans. Then, authorities declared a snap lockdown because of a Covid outbreak. The…
Why the Intellect of a Monarch Matters
New Jersey’s Essex County created a vaccine success story that others have tried to replicate. Police officers and sheriff’s deputies helped with vaccine deliveries. The county enlisted a battalion of volunteers ranging from laid-off men and women to nursing students.…
Grading Global Economic Health
Last month, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published its Global Competitiveness Report. The topics are broad and the questions are varied. Based on Executive Opinion Surveys from 126 economies, the answers are supposed to provide insight about short and long…
Why Inequality Might Have a $16 Trillion Price Tag
Looking at racial and gender inequality gaps, we see past, present, and future decreases in the GDP that affect everyone.
Why the MLB Gender Grade Is a C
With two masters degrees and a Cardinals internship on her resume, Rachel Balkovec was ignored by 15 baseball teams when she applied for a coaching job. Then though, she applied as Rae, and got a ton of responses… until they…