Learn about the Broken Window Fallacy in economics and discover how destruction impacts economic growth by diverting resources from productive use.

George Kelling, who died Wednesday at 83, and James Q. Wilson writing in the Atlantic, March 1982: Social psychologists and police officers tend to agree that if a window in a building is broken and ...

“Social psychologists and police officers tend to agree that if a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken.” So wrote James Q. Wilson and ...

The "Broken Window" theory is among the most widely-known ideas in policing. It’s been very controversial to say the least. But what if we don’t understand how to address the broken window? A new ...

Imagine you and a few friends are winding down, relaxing around a campfire outside your homes. Sounds peaceful, right? I’m sure many of us have probably experienced something similar. But for some ...