If higher prices for wine and spirits mean that fewer people will drink, then society will reap the benefits.
Public pressure to rein in artificial intelligence may be waning, but the work of making these systems less risky is just beginning.
The president's economic policies are ambitious, but it will be many years before we know whether they're successful.
The U.S.'s growing financial dominance may be making up for its declining influence in other realms.
Recent research suggests that higher rates are driving many high earners out of the state.
Is it possible to make people wealthier simply by helping them feel better?
Fears of a recession are fading fast, but the debate over the flaws of economic forecasting is just beginning.
Income inequality is still a huge problem, but it hasn't been growing as quickly as some statistics indicate.
After-tax, the proportion of income garnered by top earners hasn't gone up at all since the early 1960s, researchers said.
The top schools like to talk about being inclusive, but their reputations depend on being selective.