Each year the US Department of Housing and Urban Development conducts a “point-in-time” survey in which it seeks to count the number of homeless on one night in January.
One of the famous anecdotes in economics is about division of labor in a pin factory, as told in the third paragraph of The Wealth of Nations.
The benefits received from the US Social Security system and the taxes paid have evolved over time, and the changes have not been the same across income groups.
In the aftermath of the debacle that is the cryptocurrency trading company FTX, the motivations of Sam Bankman-Fried have come under some scrutiny.
Here is a key question: In a democracy, what is more important, employing the latest sophisticated electronic equipment which does not provide a paper trail, or having an accurate vote count where both sides can agree on the actual votes for each candidate?
There are many mistakes in the G7 agreement to put a cap on Russian oil.
The integration of AI in counter-terrorism will significantly reduce the need for damage-control, enabling governments take preemptive measures.