Jordan Weissmann is an associate editor at The Atlantic. He has written for a number of publications, including The Washington Post and The National Law Journal.
In 2003, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor suggested racial preferences would be a unnecessary relic within a quarter century. Then a few economists put her idea to the test. More »
Does affirmative action cheat hard-working white students? Does it hurt minorities? Does it even work? That's the high-stakes debate happening now at the Supreme Court. Here's how a stoic economist might respond. More »
Self-employment is on the rise, and that may mean more businesses are surviving. More »
Why? Because the phrase is absolutely meaningless. More »
By failing to invest in low-cost, public education, we're funneling desperate students into rip-off for-profit colleges. More »
We're the venture-capital capital of the world, but start-ups and young small businesses play a smaller role in America's economy than in many other rich nations. More »
California may still be king. But venture capitalists are slowly spreading the wealth around. More »
A new paper says that our patent system is killing innovation, and that dismantling it entirely would have fewer consequences than you think. More »
Many Americans may be starting new businesses only because they can't get work elsewhere. More »
Americans may worship start-up founders like Steve Jobs, but we've been founding fewer companies of our own. More »
And what it can teach us about closing the gender gap. More »
The newly approved merger between Universal Music Group and EMI gives one company the power to dictate the future of digital music. More »
Government, corporations, finance, immigrants. You name it, it's responsible for our woes. More »
Stapling greencards to diplomas is now caught in a partisan battle over another part of the immigration system. More »
One year after Zucotti, the rich are indeed still getting richer. More »
Guys, this really might be it. More »
Last year, patent suits jumped 22 percent More »
