Does a deal have to be fair? And if both sides agree to something, doesn't that itself mean it was "fair enough"? Philosophers have their views of fairness; so do economists, who don't always agree ...

Human beings, like all living things, are driven by an innate sense of self-preservation. But humans have also built cities and governments, complex industries and lasting cultural institutions—none ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. As the possibility of government regulation of large digital platforms picks up steam, the debate has begun to coalesce around a ...

Disputes over fairness can create conflict. Families squabble over inheritances, societies polarise around the question of how to distribute wealth fairly, and nations become mired in territorial ...