On the eve of its departure from Haiti after a 13-year stabilization effort, the UN faces accusations that its troops used…
In most markets, diversity and choice foster robust competition. In health insurance they could lead to fragmentation and…
Racial bias is associated with dehumanizing social groups different from your own. Psychologists trained kids to differentiate…
The Trump administration is committed to deregulating industry, as it's done with the EPA Clean Power Plan. But a historian…
Excessive indulgence is the city’s unifying theme. It’s also a way to end your life. Just ask Stephen Paddock.
Puerto Rico has focused significant efforts on branding – but at what cost?
A brigade of migrants from Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala have interrupted their trek north to stay in Mexico…
Scanning physical items constructed with nefarious intent can introduce malware into a smartphone or computer.
Taxing inherited wealth doesn't just generate revenue for the government. It encourages philanthropy.
If President Trump really wants to restore America's manufacturing might he should invest heavily in AI, the internet…
A prayer rally recently organized in Washington, DC is part of a growing movement, that scholars call 'Independent Network…
Government initiatives to prod people to make better decisions got a lot of attention after Richard Thaler won a Nobel in…
In the country's wealthiest cities, gentrification is a dirty word. But it's all relative – just ask Hartford…
For 50 years California has used laws and policies to manage development alongs its 1,100-mile coastline and preserve public…
During World War I, Marie Curie left her lab behind, inventing a mobile X-ray unit that could travel to the battlefront…
Poor people who have cancer are one of the most financially vulnerable groups in the US. Obamacare aimed to improve their…
Seventy-five percent of all abortions in Latin America are illicit. In Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador, where abortion…
One reason why the steel magnate spent so much of his fortune building libraries across the nation and abroad is that he…
Rural development experts say the best way to help coal communities by is investing in people, infrastructure and a clean…