“Did you know that nearly 50 percent of U.S. adults are single?” In recognition of singles and unmarried people week, the US Census Bureau released data showing marriage trends in…
The Fight for 15 Wages were up last month, but owing to inflation, they’ll buy less. In real terms, people are worse off. Last week, Noah Smith wrote for Bloomberg:…
An interesting infographic from The Visual Capitalist shows steel production by nation over time, which was made using data from the World Steel Association. According to The Visual Capitalist, global…
It is generally agreed, even by the greenest among us, that efforts to fight ‘climate change’ by ending the use of fossil fuels in the West will be a fair…
One of the questions of economics teaches you to ask is ‘compared to what?’ Someone might tell you that a job paying $10 an hour is bad, but any reasonable…
California’s electricity woes continue, as 75 percent of the capacity at the Moss Landing battery storage facility, a 400 megawatt (MW) lithium-ion battery that is supposed to help deliver electricity…
Europe’s green dreams are taking a nightmarish turn as energy prices skyrocket across the continent. Prices are rising because of low wind speeds, soaring natural gas prices, and Europe’s cap…
There was a time back in 2014 when the idea of roads paved with solar panels was all the rage. An article in Interesting Engineering retells the history of the…
EdChoice’s “2021 Schooling in America” survey gives insight into parents’ reasons for choosing a school. The survey polled a national sample of parents from June 14-July 8, 2021 and asked…
On Thursday, President Joe Biden issued an executive order requiring all employers with 100+ workers to require vaccinations. The order is Biden’s latest attempt to encourage vaccination among Americans in…
This morning, the Biden administration announced that it is seeking to have 45 percent of the nation’s electricity generated by solar panels by the year 2050. To put it kindly,…
Despite growing evidence over the years that a one-size-fits-all education system cannot — and does not — meet the needs of all students, Democratic leaders have largely opposed efforts to…
In May this year, Jama Pediatrics published research online showing that San Francisco’s decision to ban the sale of flavored electronic tobacco products nearly doubled youth smoking rates. Just recently,…