New York City than it would contribute to a city already grappling with income inequality and overtaxed infrastructure. The editorial pages of both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal — which don’t tend to agree on anything — each came out in opposition to Amazon’s deal with New York.

It didn’t help that Amazon’s announcement of its site selection coincided with the election of a new wave of Democrats in New York City who were more skeptical of corporate largesse. Amazon simply misread the mood in New York City, as did the governor and mayor that Amazon had courted to its side.

But this tale is about more than Amazon, and more than the peculiar politics of New York City. As Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is findingOn Christmas Eve in Finland, Santa Claus is unearthed in an archaeological dig. Soon after, children start disappearing, leading a boy and his father to capture Santa and, with the help of fellow hunters, they look to sell him back to the corporation that sponsored the dig. And then there's Santa's elves, who are determined to free their leader...