When the Data Is Bad, Just Lie

When the Data Is Bad, Just Lie

Bad jobs numbers? Just say they’re good. High inflation? Just claim it’s low. While the old adage “numbers don’t lie” may have a ring of truth, in reality, people lie a lot, and governments lie constantly—and they’re releasing the data that all the big decisions are...

NEW SINGLE ‘RUNNING HOME’ AND FALL TOUR WITH MAREN MORRIS

Story/ Ariana Tibi  Photos / Meredith Traux Jade LeMac is in motion — literally and artistically. In the past month, she’s played two major summer festivals back-to-back (Osheaga and Lollapalooza), announced she’ll be opening for Maren Morris on tour, and is gearing...

The Day the Dollar Lost Its Gold: The Nixon Shock

President Richard Nixon announcing the end of Dollar convertibility On August 15th, 1971, U.S. President Richard Nixon ended the dollar’s convertibility to gold, bringing an abrupt end to the last vestige of the international gold standard. Why? And what led up to...