books Why are we still treating economics as if it were an empirical science that makes reliable predictions? Cory Doctorow

Science Economists calculate the monetary value of pets Gail Sherman

Technology Prediction markets bet against bird flu becoming the next COVID-19 Ellsworth Toohey

cannabis Pizzeria apologizes for unintentionally serving "pot pies" contaminated with THC Allan Rose Hill

Fake and fraudulent online reviews now explicitly banned Rob Beschizza

Business Peloton is dying slower than the market anticipated Jason Weisberger

mistakes Plastic surgeon who posted false reviews and threatened critics must pay $5m Rob Beschizza

News 77-year-old Trump worried about leaky Pecker Mark Frauenfelder

books Ditch the pursuit of happiness and seek out wonder instead Gail Sherman

late stage capitalism Multi-level Marketing scheme "disguised as an advocacy organization" draws criticism Jennifer Sandlin

mocktails Demand for non-alcoholic beer, wine, and spirits is soaring Jennifer Sandlin

capitalist killjoy Stanley water bottle madness grips America Jennifer Sandlin

politics Trump's bragging undermines his "wasn't me" fraud defense Jason Weisberger

politics Billionare GOP donor Koch dumps DeSantis for Haley Rob Beschizza

trump Trump's Truth Social tries to pitch losing funding as good news Jason Weisberger

black lives matter Alan Moore has been donating all his Watchmen money to Black Lives Matter Thom Dunn

economics New US Treasury report confirms that unions are good for everybody Thom Dunn

activism Read about the activists who helped bring down bleach-peddling, wellness-grifting Grenon family Jennifer Sandlin

twitter Twitter ad revenue down 59% and it's losing money again Rob Beschizza

tabloids The Fat & The Furious, in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan