Most of us aren’t in the ownership class, so the fluctuations of the market don’t make much of a difference to our lives.

The deepfake era threatens to further erode people’s ability to tell truth from lies, and bring cynicism and conspiracism to new levels. We can keep this from happening, but it will take the hard work of building trustworthy media institutions.

From Monopoly to Jacobin’s “Class War,” a well-designed board game can be a great way to explain how the world works.

A look back at the bestselling book franchise that taught people to “think like economists,” by which it meant “think cynically and amorally.”

ChatGPT takes an infamously unpredictable Oxford entrance exam, and reveals itself to be highly competent but also dull.

“Bootstrapped” author Alissa Quart on the cruelty of the stories we tell about how grit and hard work are the route to success.

Instead of taxing the wealthiest, states fund important services through encouraging gambling habits. And instead of meaningful expectations for a better life, many people just have lotto tickets.

Even Trump allies are alleging ‘selective prosecution’ rather than defending his actual conduct. The question, as always, is: will it matter?