Every year, Americans short the I.R.S. nearly half a trillion dollars. Most ideas to increase compliance are more stick than... more

In this installment of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, the economist Amy Finkelstein explains why insurance markets are broken and... more

People who are good at their jobs routinely get promoted into bigger jobs they’re bad at. We explain why firms... more

Most travelers want the cheapest flight they can find. Airlines, meanwhile, need to manage volatile fuel costs, a pricey workforce,... more

Thanks to decades of work by airlines and regulators, plane crashes are nearly a thing of the past. Can we... more

It’s an unnatural activity that has become normal. You’re stuck in a metal tube with hundreds of strangers (and strange... more

Adam Smith famously argued that specialization is the key to prosperity. In the N.F.L., the long snapper is proof of... more

Hotel guests adore those cute little soaps, but is it just a one-night stand? In our fourth episode of "The... more

For decades, the U.S. let globalization run its course and hoped China would be an ally. Now the Biden administration... more

Can a hit single from four decades ago still pay the bills? Zachary Crockett f-f-f-finds out in the third episode... more