Timothy B. Lee
Former senior correspondent
Latest articles by Timothy B. Lee


Musicians complaining about Republicans using their music has become a venerable campaign tradition.


Mike Pence’s views on money could be a disaster for the US economy.


Augmented reality could be a lot better if smartphones had better hardware.


Pokémon Go is a huge hit, but most Americans won’t see much economic benefit.


US government borrowing costs are at their lowest level ever, and they might stay this low for a long time.


Churning out low-quality content isn’t necessarily a winning business strategy.


Italian banks have $400 billion in bad loans, and Italy and the European Union are fighting over what to do about it.

The economy added 287,000 jobs in June, helping to put fears of a 2016 recession to rest.


A little-known California law helped make Silicon Valley the high-tech capital, and the Massachusetts legislature is looking to copy it.


One chart that puts US economic performance in perspective.