Are Lawyers Dumber Getting? - August 24, 2015 Issue

August 24, 2015 Issue

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

Make Trade, Not War

By Nisid Hajari

Make Trade, Not War

Will Britain's Labour Party Prefer Corbyn to Winning?

By The Editors

BRITAIN-POLITICS-VOTE-LABOUR

Heading Off Bond-Market Tantrums

By The Editors

Heading Off Bond-Market Tantrums

News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

To Become the Biggest Economy, China Needs to Stop Fighting Itself

By Enda Curran and David Tweed

General Economy Images In Beijing

Surging Childcare Costs Are Hurting More and More Americans

By Michelle Jamrisko

A Breakout Year for Cuban Entrepreneurs

By Indira Lakshmanan

A Breakout Year for Cuban Entrepreneurs

Kremlin Mandarins Feel Heat as Putin Said to Back Job Cuts

By Ilya Arkhipov and Evgenia Pismennaya

Moscow

Egg-Price Surge Forces Restaurants to Hype Burgers and Smoothies

By Leslie Patton

Eggs at a grocery store on May 21, 2015 in Miami.

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

Things Are About to Get Ugly at Kraft

By Susan Berfield

The Plum China Posting That’s Turned Sour

By Alexandra Ho

The Plum China Posting That’s Turned Sour

Fujifilm Shifts Focus to Stem Cells and Ebola Drugs

By Natasha Khan and Kiyotaka Matsuda

Inside Fujifilm Holdings Corp. Showroom

Skechers’ Lesson From a Fad That Flopped

By Ira Boudway

Skechers’ Lesson From a Fad That Flopped

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

Medicare Fraud Is Committed Well Beyond U.S. Borders

By David Armstrong

Medicare Fraud Is Committed Well Beyond U.S. Borders

Another Way to Mask Super Rich Donors

By Zachary Mider

Another Way to Mask Super Rich Donors

The EPA Doesn't Know How to Deal With 300 Million Tons of Animal Poop

By Mark Drajem

CAFO

Why Harley-Davidson May Not Be the Perfect Ride for Scott Walker

By John McCormick

JONI ROAST AND RIDE

News - Technology

News - Technology

Racing to Stay Ahead of Uber

By Lulu Yilun Chen

The Foxconn of Bathroom Scales

By Peter Burrows

The Foxconn of Bathroom Scales

Investors Say HTC Ain’t Worth Squat

By Tim Culpan

Investors Say HTC Ain’t Worth Squat

Why HBO, Netflix, and Amazon Want Your Kids

By Joshua Brustein

Why HBO, Netflix, and Amazon Want Your Kids

UHF Wi-Fi: A Way to Maximize Bandwidth

By Olga Kharif

UHF Wi-Fi: A Way to Maximize Bandwidth

News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Market Cheats Move From Trading Sex to Hacking to Gain Edge

By Michael Riley and Jordan Robertson

Prosecutors Announce Charges In Unprecedented Hacking/Insider Trading Scheme

Alibaba Growth Slows as China Economy Cools; Buyback Planned

By Lulu Yilun Chen

General Images Of Alibaba.com Campus

Stock Guru Bill Miller Is Back But the Questions and Pain Linger

By Charles Stein

Focus On Small Business

Focus On Small Business

Greece Gets Something Right!

By Paul Glader

Greece Gets Something Right!

Going Up Against Big Carnation

By Jennifer Chaussee

Going Up Against Big Carnation

Insurance for the Agent-Averse

By Kate Rooney

Insurance for the Agent-Averse

Boosting Youngsters’ Emotional IQs

By Karen Angel

Boosting Youngsters’ Emotional IQs

Small to Big: Sky Zone

Small to Big: Sky Zone

Features

Features

Are Lawyers Getting Dumber?

By Natalie Kitroeff

Are Lawyers Getting Dumber?

The Club Drug Cure: Ketamine’s New Shot as a Depression Treatment

By Caroline Winter

The Club Drug Cure: Ketamine’s New Shot as a Depression Treatment

The World’s Biggest Pet Store Has 250,000 Animals

By Ben Crair

The World’s Biggest Pet Store Has 250,000 Animals

Etc.

Etc.

How America Learned to Love the Airstream Again

By Claire Suddath

How America Learned to Love the Airstream Again

In Brief: Casual Commuter Briefcases

By Jason Chen

In Brief: Casual Commuter Briefcases

Destroy the Summer Slump

By Arianne Cohen

Destroy the Summer Slump

The Delicious, Invasive Species You'll Be Eating Next

By Maridel Reyes

The Delicious, Invasive Species You'll Be Eating Next

How a Failed Mountain Climb Spawned an Epic Documentary

By Bradford Wieners

How a Failed Mountain Climb Spawned an Epic Documentary

What I Wear to Work: Jacqueline Del Rosario of Recapturing the Vision

By Arianne Cohen

What I Wear to Work: Jacqueline Del Rosario of Recapturing the Vision