When Working From Home Doesn’t Work
IBM pioneered telecommuting. Now it wants people back in the office.
Economy
Why Investors Bet on Gun Sales After a Mass Shooting
Following the massacre in Las Vegas, firearm manufacturers saw their stock prices edge up.
This Is What a Real Middle-Class Tax Cut Would Look Like
Getting money into the pockets of ordinary Americans is easy. Why can’t the White House do it?
How Peer Mentorship Can Change Police Departments’ Cultures
The criminologist Geoffrey Alpert says that it’s not just the substance of constructive criticism that matters—it’s also whom that criticism comes from.
Are States Really More Efficient Than the Federal Government?
Political scientists and economists don't think so, but many Republicans—who want to turn national programs over to local control—do.
Mayonnaise, Disrupted
How did Josh Tetrick’s vegan-mayo company become a Silicon Valley darling—and what is he really selling?
The Political Land Mine in the Republican Tax Plan
GOP lawmakers from blue states are protesting the elimination of a popular deduction that could force many middle-class families to pay more—and sink President Trump’s bill in the House.
The Insidious Logic of 'Stick to Sports'
The 150-year-old marketing strategy casts professional athletics as an escape from, rather than a part of, American corporate culture.
The Next Challenge for Puerto Rico’s Recovery
The island will likely get the short-term help it needs. But that will do little to help its ongoing fiscal crisis.
Trump Says His Tax Plan Won’t Benefit the Rich—He’s Exactly Wrong
When the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center analyzed the proposal, it found that the vast majority of benefits would go to corporations and the top 1 percent of earners.