Adam Minter
Startup winning space race
If all goes as planned, two tourists will crawl into a space capsule at the end of next year and blast off for a...
America needs a new moon mission
Fifty years ago, the U.S. had the moon to itself. Starting in 1969, when the first of six Apollo missions touched down, it seemed...
An American-made iPhone? Not happening.
Few people took Donald Trump seriously when he said in March that he'd "get Apple to start making their computers and their iPhones on...
China’s dog meat problem
I ate dog just once, and it was an accident. A Chinese scrap-metal dealer with whom I'm friendly invited me to a fancy hotpot...
China should fix its drug problem (Here’s how)
Just before Christmas, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration alerted U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturers to keep a sharp eye on ingredients imported from Tianjin, China....
Airlines should give out money, not miles
American Airlines has announced the end of the Frequent Flier Era as we’ve known it. Starting next year, the airline’s customers will earn miles...
Struggling recycling industry created its own mess
The American recycling business is in the dumps. According to Dave Steiner, the CEO of Waste Management, America’s largest recycling company, the industry is...
How copyrights made it illegal to soup up your car
For as long as Americans have owned cars, they’ve exercised their right to soup them up. Want a bright red flame job on the...
Why do airlines get to game ticket pricing?
U.S. consumers may well remember the days, pre-2012, when shopping for an airline ticket was complicated by the airlines’ favored pricing scheme. Back then,...
With fewer U.S. airlines, competition is strong
Is airline consolidation really so bad for the flying public? On the surface it would seem that way. In 2013, for instance, 85 percent...
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