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Steven Levitt has made his name by challenging conventional wisdom on a grab bag of issues.

Steven Levitt, recently honored as the best American economist under 40, has made his name by challenging conventional wisdom on a grab bag of issues. What draws teenagers into drug dealing? Levitt has figures that show it

Ukraine hints it destroyed Russian missile shipment in Crimea

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it wasn't all bad

Global happiness has been 'remarkably resilient' over the past three years

Protests against Macron's pension overhaul

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Today's big question

Is France 'on the edge of civil unrest'?

An illustration of a tornado and wind-swept palm trees

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In depth

The extreme weather events of 2023

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Alcohol being poured into a rocks glass.

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Briefing

The truth about alcohol

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Attrition

Russia's spring Ukraine offensive may be winding down amid heavy losses

North Korean soldiers march in a parade in 2018.

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A Frightening Figure