The ancient Greeks deeply believed in the power of curses and their ability to influence the lives of individuals and even entire cities.

The academic economist’s dry prose usually benefits from an evocative metaphor. But we would all be better off if Adam Smith had skipped the bit about “the invisible hand.” He meant little, if ...

Public goods create a peculiar dilemma: everyone likes the benefits, but paying for them is another matter. Economists call ...

Astronomers have uncovered one of the most mysterious galaxies ever found — a dim, ghostly object called CDG-2 that is almost entirely made of dark matter. Located 300 million light-years away in the ...

After 15 years of marriage, I decided to prove that I still knew how to be romantic. So I took my wife out to dinner on Feb. 14. Which is to say, I paid the highest possible price for the lowest ...

The New York Giants aren’t playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday. But if you watch closely, you’ll see former Giants all over the field and on both sidelines. From the communication in the secondary to ...

This article is part of “Ethics & Health Systems Change,” an ongoing, periodic Health Affairs Forefront symposium on the ethical implications of developments in the business of health care. Articles ...

The relentless march to enjoy nature trampled the wilderness of the Central Cascades. It was a classic tragedy of the commons. Every nice weekend, a stream of wilderness seekers – many geared up in ...

I’m trying to figure out how to support my sister, but I don’t know how. When my older sister “Sonya” was a teen, she was assaulted by an adult. She got pregnant, and our parents refused to let her ...

Deforestation is accelerating, underscoring Indonesia’s reputation as a big greenhouse gas emitter and potentially inviting more scrutiny of its commodity exports. Gross deforestation in Indonesia in ...