A turn-of-the-century data-journalism project by the paper created a movement to clean up the holiday and the scourge of "patriotic tetanus" that always followed it. Read more
Under federal law, the state has to pay at least some of its employees minimum wage even in the event of a government shutdown. According to the comptroller, the state's ancient digital infrastructure makes that impossible. Read more
As the city's telecommunication-tax revenues crater, it's implementing a new tax on cloud services and streaming media. It comes as a shock to many, but the city already taxes most of your leisure activities. Read more
In between quoting the New Testament, name-dropping Marilynne Robinson, and singing "Amazing Grace," the president gives a subtle shout-out to social science research from his old employer. Read more
