Pregnancy is painful, difficult, and dangerous. No one should be forced into it.

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This study tried to improve our ability to predict major geopolitical events. It worked.

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The composition effect in the labor force participation rate

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I worked for the governor of Louisiana during Katrina. Here are 5 things I learned.

Robert Mann

Why Jimmy Carter is a great American leader

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The Machine that Changed the World

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Government employment in context

The FRED Blog

The Scotchman Returns To The Model, Acuity Greatly Enhanced

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A New Magnifier

David Warsh

An Altogether Different Angle

David Warsh

Donald Trump’s secret political weapon is his mastery of reality TV

Todd VanDerWerff

Donald Trump is the perfect "moderate"

Ezra Klein

Rand Paul on what America’s been doing all wrong since 1835

Matt O'Brien

One image shows what cities would look like without cars

Ana Swanson

The real reason American public transportation is such a disaster

Joseph Stromberg

This browser hack reveals the truth about “political correctness”

Amanda Taub

This California city just built the country's first protected intersection for bikes

Joseph Stromberg

GDP Revisions

The FRED Blog

The Tea Party finally has its very own presidential candidate: Donald Trump

Jonathan Allen

The case against voter ID laws, in one chart

German Lopez