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America’s firefighters mostly do not fight fires
Some of them are a bit lost #press
Hunter Biden’s plea bargain will not stop Republicans chasing him
But it may help his father draw a line under the affair #press
In North Carolina a jilted husband can sue his wife’s lover
“Heart-balm” torts are a legal anachronism at the centre of a statehouse drama #press
Dick Ravitch, New York’s fiscal superman
The developer who helped save the city and later kept the subway on track died on June 25th #press
Joe Biden should run against the Ivy League
The Supreme Court has given him the chance to restore his party’s commitment to uplift for all #press
American universities have an incentive to seem extortionate
They are much cheaper than the “crisis of college affordability” suggests #press
The making of America’s Ivy League elite
A new paper quantifies the boost that students with rich parents get when applying to the best universities #press
Regulation could disrupt the booming “kidfluencer” business
America’s Federal Trade Commission is reviewing rules for advertising aimed at children #press
Only politics, not the law, can stop Donald Trump
His lies will otherwise remain an effective political and legal tool #press
A pilgrimage to the mecca of mediumship
Mediums engage in anti-competitive behaviour, too #press
What America’s tiny banks do that big ones don’t
The advantages of boots on the ground #press
San Francisco’s “woke maths” experiment
How the pursuit of racial equity provided a lesson in unintended consequences #press
What do George Santos, R. Kelly and FIFA have in common?
Brooklyn prosecutors’ aggressive tactics net the Eastern District of New York an outsize share of high-profile cases #press
American states are bailing out public transport
The alternative is fare rises and steep service cuts #press
What the rise of student consulting clubs means
Gen Z are apparently delighted to work for nothing #press
Joe Biden should run against the Ivy League
The Supreme Court has given him the chance to restore his party’s commitment to uplift for all #press
A pilgrimage to the mecca of mediumship
Mediums engage in anti-competitive behaviour, too #press
Joe Biden donates weapons to Taiwan, as he does to Ukraine
Will it forestall a crisis with China, or provoke one? #press
Only politics, not the law, can stop Donald Trump
His lies will otherwise remain an effective political and legal tool #press
What America’s bike-share schemes tell you about venture capital
A highly visible indicator of market conditions #press