by Mihir Sharma In 2024, democracy will face a test for which it is unready. For the first time since the internet age began, the world’s four largest electoral blocs […]
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In a stressful world, let’s work on managing anger in 2024
by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz There is a lot to be angry about. Our political systems are dysfunctional and rife with hateful rhetoric. Headlines about multiple wars abroad are competing for […]
Loyalty programs can make diners feel seen
by Bobby Ghosh Restauranteurs across the U.S. are struggling to square the circle of food inflation and rising labor costs with growing consumer complaints about soaring menu prices — at […]
Coming rate cuts portend a 1980s-style economic resurgence
by Conor Sen The key economic question for 2024 is how to think about the interest rate cuts we’re likely to get from the Federal Reserve. Are they good news […]
Slava Ukraini, for a long as it takes: Soldier visiting Morgantown from the fighting in Ukraine said Putin underestimated the people’s resolve
Ariah Ben Yehuda was still trying to figure out Tuesday if his lunch order at the Morgantown Eat ’n Park really was a metaphor of Western abundance and exuberance. Or […]
Monongah business raises money for I-79 crash victim
A former employer of one of the two victims of Wednesday’s fatal accident on Interstate 79 is raising money to help her family and a Go Fund Me page has […]
‘Maggie Moore(s)’ doesn’t work as a rom-com or a thriller
I have a unique name. Alise is in the bottom 2% of first names, so I rarely meet someone who shares my first name. It is unlikely that my name […]
LG proposes bringing idea factory to West Virginia
West Virginia officials are excited about a newly announced partnership with the international powerhouse LG, but it’s a challenge to explain what that will be like. LG is a household […]
AAA: Drive to survive this winter season
According to research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, about 46% of all crashes involving bad weather take place during the winter. Winter storms, bad weather and sloppy road […]
Want to be wealthy? Try therapy
by Tyler Cowen Economists are used to the idea that intervening in concrete ways — spending on development projects, for example, or on social services — can improve outcomes. But […]
