…by other widespread usages, like “savings” (plural). That term implies some vague, undefined stock of holdings; the label “savings” doesn’t appear in any national accounts. But it can only mean “assets” (or…

…can in turn help explain pervasive socioeconomic coordination failures. 4 There’s also moral baggage at play here in these labels. Think of schuld, the German word for debt, which also means guilt….

…would mean no charges everywhere, because just a tiny handful of statutes are stamped with the label “CAN BE APPLIED TO PRESIDENT.” The words bold and fearless action were repeated…

…ago, however, my home state stopped making sense to me. I watched as thousands of political newcomers, whose sole qualification appeared to be fervor of belief, declared war on the…

…By that I mean, the term fascism, fascist, etc. is becoming a popular term in people’s commentary, and is not a scary label when applied anymore. The not so supreme…

…the attorneys general of Washington state and Colorado sued to block the merger. The deal has also been heavily criticized by several lawmakers, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Kroger and Albertsons argue…

…general merchandise stores, haven’t. That could, he cautions, be a reflection of consumer choice—customers might have changed their preferences to items that are more profitable, such as private-label brands. Regardless,…

…turn out his base of hard-core Republicans. But he’s not warmly embraced by others: polls show that as of June, only 42 percent of Texas’s likely voters viewed him favorably, including…

…medical science has classified addiction as a chronic brain disease . . . Now, even some in the treatment and scientific communities have been rethinking the label of chronic brain disease. In…

…adding that his decision rather reflects “a risk sufficient to require the EPA to engage with a regulatory response. What EPA’s response looks like can vary greatly, from a warning…