Washington state has just passed new gun legislation, and not everyone is happy about it. The new law mandates that individuals buying a gun must obtain a permit (This also applies to anyone who…
Approximately one in three American adults own at least one firearm — and the most common reasons for doing so include recreational target shooting, home defense, and hunting. While the vast majority of commercially…
Once the best-selling type of firearm in the United States, rifles have lost considerable market share to handguns — specifically semi-automatic pistols — in recent years. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,…
Deadly gun violence has been steadily rising for years in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of Americans killed by a firearm climbed by more than…
Gun ownership has been a constitutional right in the United States for centuries, and one that millions of adults across the country choose to exercise. But over the last few decades, the reasons Americans…
Fatal gun violence has been steadily rising in the U.S. for nearly a decade. In both 2022 and 2021, the two most recent years of available data from the Centers for Disease Control and…
Among wealthy, highly developed countries, deadly gun violence is a uniquely American problem. According to the Small Arms Survey, a non-partisan research group, there were nearly 7 gun-related deaths for every 100,000 people in…
Trust in America’s public education system has fallen precipitously in recent years. Gallup polling data shows that only 29% of adults have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in public schools,…
Taxes are the lifeblood of government in the United States. The federal government collected over $4.9 trillion in tax revenue in fiscal 2024 alone, primarily through individual income taxes. But while every American is…
The Constitution enshrines a wide range of rights that many Americans may take for granted. Universal access to childhood education, however, is not among them. In the absence of federal safeguards, nearly every state…
The ongoing housing affordability crisis in the United States has been driven largely by soaring home prices and historically high mortgage rates. The latest estimates from the National Association of Home Builders show that…
Despite the economic shocks wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic — including soaring inflation — the U.S. job market has remained strong in recent years. Since the beginning of 2022, 34 of the 50 states…
With an impressive military presence, Virginia houses around 247,200 national defense personnel, making it the second-largest state for military personnel in the United States. This substantial figure represents nearly half of the state’s defense…
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has faced a significant housing affordability crisis. According to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index, housing costs have skyrocketed by 53%…
With home prices at mortgage rates at historic highs, buying a home has become prohibitively expensive for millions of Americans. But the costs associated with home ownership extend well beyond the initial purchase, as…
Reported incidents of motor vehicle theft have surged by over 14% in the last two years. With new car prices near all-time highs, these crimes can be especially costly for victims. In the vast…
Upward economic mobility has grown increasingly difficult in the U.S. in recent decades — particularly for those at the lower end of the income spectrum. Nationwide, Americans born into a low-income household in the…
Police officers are authorized to use deadly force in certain situations, and since the beginning of 2020, more than 6,000 people in the U.S. have been killed by American law enforcement. Nationwide, there have…
Property taxes are an indispensable source of government revenue. Partially because they are set at the local level, property tax payments can vary from one county to another — and how much you are…
Americans consume an estimated 8.8 million barrels of gasoline every day. Because the U.S. is so dependent on personal vehicles for transportation, the price of gas can have a meaningful impact on household budgets.…
