How a Government Shutdown Could Affect Your Finances
Government funding expires when the clock strikes midnight and it becomes Oct. 1, which marks the start of the new fiscal year. If Congress doesn’t get it together in the…
The Best Cheap Birthday Parties Under $50 for Kids
Birthday parties for kids can get way too expensive. I know this isn’t exactly a hot take—we’ve all been to over-the-top parties with clowns and petting zoos—but I still wince…
ikTok, Meta, Twitter, and YouTube All Have Different Plans for 2024 Election Misinformation
It’s never easy to separate political speech from disinformation in a democracy built upon the right of free speech, but the firehose of foreign and domestic weaponized bullshit that began…
Skip the Long Wait for a New Passport at These Events
To help deal with the surging demand for new passports during what is expected to be the busiest summer travel season on record, the U.S. State Department is holding passport…
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Cocaine at the White House
The secret service this week found a small bag of cocaine at the White House. This is a big deal—any mysterious powder found near the president would be, and if…
Why Your Tax Refund Wasn’t As Big This Year
As a taxpayer, you get a federal refund whenever it turns you overpaid taxes throughout the year or had withheld from your paychecks more than what you ultimately owe. If…
Hacktivism Is a Risky Career Path
In 2023, the international community will be faced with the question of how to decommission the IT Army of Ukraine. Governments around the world will be keen to revert to…
Maybe Your Divorce Deserves a Party
A divorce is typically an emotionally draining and difficult process that’s rife with negativity. But some people are using the dissolution of their marriage as an opportunity to celebrate—by throwing…
The Many Metaphors of Metamorphosis
As far as metaphors for change go, this is a potent one. Yet when we think about the future and the change we might want to make, the natural world…
The Case Against Hopewashing
Did you imagine the thing being better? You probably did. This was the main experiment in the studies conducted by Adam Mastroianni, a postdoc at Columbia Business School and author…