'It ain't what we don't know that bothers me so much, it's all the things we do know that ain't so,' said Moses Abramovitz, a Stamford economist (1912-2000) who challenged the modern wisdom that the magic of the market leads to prosperity and order...

John R. Lott, Jr., has been a prolific and important contributor to the academic literature of economics, but his most interesting work has not always been accessible to a wider audience...

If you want ulcers with your profits, Russia is the place for you...

With Hillary Clinton a very serious candidate for the U.S. Presidency, Angela Merkel as Chancellor of Germany, and Segolene Royal who almost became president of France, women have clearly arrived as political leaders in Europe and the United States...