Everything in Installments? Shifting Consumer Credit Norms
By Laura Williams If you buy anything at all online these days, you might have noticed the sudden influx of “flexible financing” options. Everything from…
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DEA Whistleblower Claims Mass Fraud and Corruption. Is Anyone Surprised?
By Laura Williams The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is a colossal institutional failure. Since its founding in 1973, the DEA has intercepted a fraction…
How to Put Your Money Where Your Morals Are
By Laura Williams Several Christmases ago, I stopped buying NCAA-branded gifts for my football fanatic in-laws, because the NCAA’s treatment of student-athletes is abysmal. Recent…
How Useful is the “Unemployment Rate”? Five Humans Who Don’t “Count”
By Laura Williams The official “unemployment rate” in the US is nearing historic lows, according to a recent announcement. For young readers, especially, this may…