Ellen Rolfes

Also in this week's newsletter: ALICE households and "product as protagonist" movies.

When the Negro Leagues disbanded, there were winners and losers.

Plus: Do bad reviews kill good companies? We'll talk about it, and do the numbers on noncompetes in this week's newsletter.

Plus, we do the numbers on smartphones and sleep in this week's Make Me Smart newsletter.

We're watching “The League,” a documentary about the contributions that Black baseball players and the Negro Leagues made to America’s pastime.

Plus: There's an eclipse coming up! In this week's issue we do the numbers.

While most older folks would prefer to age in place, home sharing — like that featured in “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó” — could offer more older Americans the ability to stay in their homes while reducing the risks of social isolation.

Normal monetary policy, that is. Plus: How heist movies influenced real-life bank security.

This week, we’re watching “The ABCs of Book Banning” and looking into the economic impact of book bans for schools and blacklisted authors.

Plus: A bid to recruit cops from gamers backfires in Peoria, plus more in this week's Make Me Smart newsletter.