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Economists pride themselves on being the serious social science, the one most deserving of status as an actual science. I will let others make the comparative assessment, but there is an awful lot of nonsense that passes as serious analysis within economics. For cheap fun, I thought I would use a...

Day four of Extinction Rebellion, which has been a phenomenal success, as climate protesters occupy four pressure points in Britain’s congested capital. Everything has...

Get your groove on strong.

Yes, lock that door, shutter those blinds, and crank that bumping thumping music, baby. Because it’s time to get down with the get down:

• The Microphone. Wooden spoons are ideal but there are good substitutes like toothbrushes, combs, or even a bulky plastic hair dryer....

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

When I finish writing a book, I follow a particular routine to get it into shape for publication.  In case my process helps anyone else, I thought I’d share it here.

First off, I read the story through once and make small changes as I go.  Small change...

We have lots happening on the Susan Wingate Writing front. Between writing, editing, publishing, writing workshops, and my podcast “Dialogue: Between the Lines,” I am a-hoppin’!

On the writing front, I am well underway with the writing of another novel. This story is a catastrophic event...

I often get asked why I participate in anthologies (especially certain ones) and while I don’t really owe anyone an explanation at all, I thought I would share three major reasons to answer the question once and for all.

1. To share my ideas with an audience outside my existing audience. These s...

[image error]Spellsmith and Carver: Magician’s Rivalry A fantasy bargain that sounds good! Hat tip to April for the find.

Ukrainians look set to elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian and actor with no political experience, as their new president on Sunday. Andrew Roth discusses the events that have taken him to the brink of power. Plus: Peter Tatchell on why the British police should not be providing leadership trai...

This week, I’m diving into some outlines moving ahead with a collaboration project and discussing the epidemic of fake Amazon reviews. Here’s the link to that article about Amazon’s fake reviews.

And here’s this week’s Awkward Author video:

or you can listen to the podcast here:

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Trump administration on Wednesday intensified its crackdown on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, rolling back Obama administration policy and announcing new restrictions and sanctions against the three countries whose leaders national security adviser John Bolton dubbed the...