EditorialChina is meddling with free enterprise as it hasn’t in decades. The results are familiar to those old enough to remember: scarcity, and the rise of black markets. (Xinmei Liu/The New York Times
EditorialA forklift moves inventory through a warehouse operated by Pro Group Logistics in Sparks, Nev., Jan. 13, 2022. (Emily Najera/The New York Times)
EditorialA health care worker administers a nasal swab to test for COVID-19 as students and staff of Clayton County public schools wait in line for COVID-19 testing in Jonesboro, Ga., Jan. 5, 2022. (Dustin Chambers/The New York Times)
EditorialNew gaming consoles remain in short supply this holiday season, spawning cottage industries of tipsters and scalpers making money off their scarcity. (Leon Edler/The New York Times)
EditorialNew gaming consoles remain in short supply this holiday season, spawning cottage industries of tipsters and scalpers making money off their scarcity. (Leon Edler/The New York Times)