economics Profile of Mariana Mazzucato, the economist who's swaying both left and right politicians with talk of "the entrepreneurial state" Cory Doctorow

education The two hidden intellectual moves behind the "progressive" argument against free college Cory Doctorow

class war Americans' happiness is correlated with spending on public goods Cory Doctorow

History Public goods are REALLY good: thousands of years later, the Roman roads are still paying dividends Cory Doctorow

thieves While Coachella raged, burglars quietly hit a luxury resort Jason Weisberger

trademark US Patent and Trademark Office thinks people will confuse a hockey team with a cooler Gail Sherman

politics Trump admits tariffs may raise prices on goods Rob Beschizza

politics Trump's proposed tariffs will make game consoles more expensive Grant St. Clair

privacy Your air fryer may be spying on you Rob Beschizza

Business Last Kmart big box store in U.S. closing Rob Beschizza

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

capitalist killjoy Stanley water bottle madness grips America Jennifer Sandlin

precedents meant to be made Speaker Mike Johnson shamelessly frets about expelling George Santos (video) Carla Sinclair

art "Seven Magic Mountains" is a colorful "large scale desert artwork" outside of Las Vegas Jennifer Sandlin

social media British Museum shocked as its stolen artifacts are stolen from it Mark Frauenfelder

crime Rogue roofer smashes tiles then offers to repair them Rob Beschizza

climate change New Belgium Brewing tackles carbon emissions by ditching gas for electric heat-pump boilers Thom Dunn

late stage capitalism MSCHF's back, with a microscopic luxury handbag Jennifer Sandlin

art KAWS wins lawsuit against counterfeit operation Jennifer Sandlin

california The SCOTUS decision to let California demand the pork industry become slightly less cruel is pretty important Jason Weisberger