An estimated 62 million people worldwide die each year. A majority of these deaths are attributable to noncommunicable diseases, such as cancer, heart attack, or stroke. A smaller but still significant number die from…
Rifles are a type of long gun that lack the concealability typical of a handgun or the versatility of most shotguns. Despite these limitations, rifles have several characteristics that make them ideal firearms for…
The United States is the largest consumer market for firearms in the world, and that market is largely dominated by pistols. Pistols — a specific category of handguns that excludes revolvers — accounted for…
The number of communities characterized by limited economic opportunity and widespread financial hardship is unsettling. In recent years American families have struggled to manage a surge of inflation that swept the country. Many pundits…
When the Trump administration unveiled sweeping tariff policies, one of the stated goals was to bring certain jobs back to the United States. According to the White House, a 10% global tariff rate would…
Conventional wisdom dictates that incomes in the United States tend to rise with education level — and that the highest paying jobs are reserved for those who, at a minimum, have obtained a bachelor’s…
The United States and China have reached an agreement regarding critical trade disputes, says President Trump. These disputes include rare earth metals and high-end chips. The agreement involved China easing up on rare earth…
The Trump administration, earlier this year, requested a 13% increase to the U.S. defense budget for fiscal 2026. If approved, 2026 will be the first year in history when military spending tops $1 trillion…
Handguns are a category of firearms that includes both semi-automatic pistols and revolvers — and over the last decade, handguns have surged in popularity. In 2023 alone, Americans bought an estimated 8.3 million handguns,…
House Bill 2025, otherwise known as the Transportation Reinvestment Package, was recently introduced in Oregon. The bill is set to drastically change the state’s transportation funding system by implementing a variety of new taxes.…
Firearm sales have hit historic highs in the U.S. in recent years, and the ongoing proliferation of firearms may be fueling a rise in gun crime. When firearms are recovered at a crime scene…
Since taking power in January 2025, the second Trump administration has been no stranger to political controversy. Some of the most notable incidents include implementing across-the-board tariffs, overseeing the largest stock market crash since…
Since Donald Trump took office in January 2025, public support for his administration has slipped. According to polling data from the public opinion research company Morning Consult, just 46.3% of registered voters approved of…
The American Dream, a core tenet of how the U.S. perceives itself, is often defined by the belief that success and upward socioeconomic mobility are achievable through hard work and determination. But a recent…
The U.S. economy is by far the most productive in the world, generating $27.7 trillion in 2023 — nearly $10 trillion more than the Chinese economy, the world’s second largest. America’s unmatched wealth supports…
Millennials are arguably the most influential generation in U.S. politics. Generally defined as those born between 1981 and 1996, the Millennial generation includes over 70 million Americans who are all over the age of…
A survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in mid-2024 found that 61% of adults in the U.S. had at least some difficulty paying usual household expenses in the last week. That a majority…
The U.S. economy underwent a period of historic inflation in the last five years. While the pace of rising consumer prices has slowed in recent months, Americans across the country are still living with…
Widely carried by American law enforcement for much of the 20th century, revolvers have been all but replaced in professional circles by semi-automatic pistols in recent decades. Law enforcement’s transition to semi-automatics is attributable…
In recent decades, the GOP has firmly established itself as the party of the working class while college-educated voters have flocked to the Democratic Party. According to Election Day 2024 exit polls compiled by…
