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Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee

Former senior correspondent

    Latest articles by Timothy B. Lee

    Technology
    “I told you so”: former McDonald’s exec blames Fight for $15 for new touchscreen ordering“I told you so”: former McDonald’s exec blames Fight for $15 for new touchscreen ordering
    Technology

    A number of states and cities are raising their minimum wages to $12 and even $15 per hour.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Politics
    What Donald Trump got right — and many economists got wrong — about the costs of tradeWhat Donald Trump got right — and many economists got wrong — about the costs of trade
    Politics

    Research suggests that Chinese imports boosted Donald Trump.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Politics
    Economists are underestimating the costs of letting small Rust Belt cities shrinkEconomists are underestimating the costs of letting small Rust Belt cities shrink
    Politics

    Simple economic models ignore the real human costs of small-town decline.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Jill Stein wants a recount to make sure voting systems weren’t hackedJill Stein wants a recount to make sure voting systems weren’t hacked
    Technology

    And she’s already raised $2 million to fund it.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Politics
    A judge rejected Obama’s plan to give overtime rights to workers making less than $47,000A judge rejected Obama’s plan to give overtime rights to workers making less than $47,000
    Politics

    Business groups are cheering the ruling.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    The election probably wasn’t hacked. But Clinton should request recounts just in case.The election probably wasn’t hacked. But Clinton should request recounts just in case.
    Technology

    A prominent computer security expert makes the case for routine post-election audits.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Politics
    The 2016 election pitted booming cities against stagnant rural areasThe 2016 election pitted booming cities against stagnant rural areas
    Politics

    The counties Clinton won account for 64 percent of the economy.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Bitcoin was supposed to change the world. What happened?Bitcoin was supposed to change the world. What happened?
    Technology

    Why investors are cooling on the once-hot technology.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    The real problem with Trump’s claim that he saved Ford jobs from going to MexicoThe real problem with Trump’s claim that he saved Ford jobs from going to Mexico
    Technology

    Trump’s announcement shows how his administration could threaten the rule of law.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    The top 20 fake news stories outperformed real news at the end of the 2016 campaignThe top 20 fake news stories outperformed real news at the end of the 2016 campaign
    Technology

    Facebook’s massive fake news problem, in one chart.

    By Timothy B. Lee

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