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Is it rational for me to vote, considering only the effect of my vote on the outcome of the election, and leaving out (for once) my wife’s lowered opinion of me?

Is it rational for me to vote, considering only the effect of my vote on the outcome of the election, and leaving out (for once) my wife’s lowered opinion of me?

Taxes could help tackle climate change, but Tim Harford says existing government levies are fussy, poorly-targeted and used by politicians to score cheap points

Taxes could help tackle climate change, but Tim Harford says existing government levies are fussy, poorly-targeted and used by politicians to score cheap points

I want to create an incentive scheme for my fiancee and I to keep our place clean. I am reluctant to assign monetary value to chores and weekly rewards seem gimmicky. Help!

I want to create an incentive scheme for my fiancee and I to keep our place clean. I am reluctant to assign monetary value to chores and weekly rewards seem gimmicky. Help!

Amy Yee gets a bear hug from the Dalai Lama, who argues only talks betwen Tibetan leaders and their Chinese counterparts would resolve the conflict now engulfing his homeland.

Amy Yee gets a bear hug from the Dalai Lama, who argues only talks betwen Tibetan leaders and their Chinese counterparts would resolve the conflict now engulfing his homeland.

While Goa does have a harder edge, the laid-back coastal state is no more dangerous than any tourist area in the developed world, writes Joe Leahy

While Goa does have a harder edge, the laid-back coastal state is no more dangerous than any tourist area in the developed world, writes Joe Leahy

Stock market falls since the budget show investors are punishing poor policymaking by a weak coalition government, writes Jo Johnson

Stock market falls since the budget show investors are punishing poor policymaking by a weak coalition government, writes Jo Johnson