![“Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it,” Jonathan Swift remarked over three centuries ago. Today, in an era of instant communication, this observation is more relevant than ever. Social media platforms have revolutionized access to information but have also become vectors for misinformation and disinformation, allowing falsehoods to spread at unprecedented speed. Misinformation involves the unintentional sharing of false information, while disinformation refers to the deliberate sharing of false or manipulated content with the intent to deceive.¹ Both […]](https://i0.wp.com/chicagopolicyreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1420114631.jpg?resize=1395%2C751&ssl=1)
![In the ten days between September and October 2024, two catastrophic hurricanes, Helene and Milton, battered the southeastern United States. Insurance claim payouts related to Hurricane Helene are projected to total between six and seven billion dollars. Claims stemming from Hurricane Milton are estimated to increase by 30–50%. As of December 2024, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) had $3.441 billion in funding to cover these claims. The NFIP must increase its treasury debt or find an alternative solution to […]](https://i0.wp.com/chicagopolicyreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-2171085003.jpg?resize=1254%2C836&ssl=1)
![Around the world, people seem dissatisfied with their leaders. This is particularly visible in the current era of anti-incumbency, which has taken hold in places as far-flung and different from one another as the United Kingdom to Botswana, India to South Korea, or Poland to Argentina. Incumbents are losing, or as Zack Beauchamp of Vox puts it, “Across the world, voters told the party in power — regardless of their ideology or history — that it was time for a […]](https://i0.wp.com/chicagopolicyreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-864886554.jpg?resize=1258%2C833&ssl=1)
![The public perceives recessions simply as a sign that the economy is “bad.” However, many policymakers continue to define recessions as “two-quarters of negative gross domestic product.” This outdated definition implies that policy responses could take more than six months to even begin addressing a downturn. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the organization informally responsible for determining recessions, has repeatedly clarified that each recession is evaluated holistically and is subject to expert opinion. However, given the consequences of […]](https://i0.wp.com/chicagopolicyreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SahmRule.jpg?resize=1400%2C912&ssl=1)
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The Rise of Digital Lending
A Refugee Compact for the Rohingya
New Evidence on E-Cigarette Taxes Highlights Competing Benefits and Pitfalls
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China’s Economic Woes
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A Balancing Act: Low-Income Mothers on the Childcare Benefits Cliff
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