This powerful essay by Elizabeth Winslow McAuliffe in Public Integrity shows how the lottery is a public policy failure by spotlighting two fact-based conclusions: 1) the evidence indicates that the original aims of the state lottery have not been fulfilled; and 2) the lottery cannot be defended as an ethical enterprise for government.
“Stock market casino: the rising stakes of ‘gamified’ investing” | Financial Times
November 10, 2026
By Stephanie Stacey As investment sites and prediction markets merge, investors are more vulnerable than ever. Retail trading platforms like