You have probably encountered the base rate fallacy, and it probably fooled you. Part mathematical paradox and part cognitive ...

(MoneyWatch) Have you heard the parable of the broken window? It's a wonderful example of unintended consequences that applies not only to businesses activity and government regulations, but to ...

When someone argues in favor of state control of economic processes, they are, by definition, presenting an argument based ...

The fallacy is that we are surprised when things that are supposed to vary a lot, come down one way a number of times. We feel the next case must break the pattern. In reality, there is no pattern.

Editor's Note: For 31 years now, Paul Solman's reports on the NewsHour have aimed to make sense of economic news and research for a general audience. Since 2007, our ...

Before we talk about the quality of education or the importance of freed, when it comes to charter schools, there's a much more fundamental fallacy that we must address first, a fallacy that addresses ...

This might be one of the most unpopular articles of all time, but as I sit here wanting to express from my heart, my private ...

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A digital workplace is a virtual counterpart to the physical workplace, where employees can collaborate and use various tools ...