10 Surprising Benefits of Mosquitoes
What are mosquitoes good for? You might be asking that question on a summer evening as you’re sipping your drink of choice and the pesky pests arrive to spoil the mood. There are as…
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How Much American Soldiers Make at Every Pay Grade
Many Americans who choose to enlist in the U.S. armed forces do so for patriotic reasons. But the military is also a good opportunity for many young adults to learn marketable technical skills, obtain…
The Fastest Growing Boy Names in America
The popularity of names ebbs and flows throughout generations. A look at those that are rising the most in popularity at any given moment can offer inspiration to any soon-to-be parent, as well as…
These 13 States Have Multi-Billion Dollar Gun Economies
The National Shooting Sports Foundation estimates that Americans bought roughly 18.5 million firearms in 2021 (the second most ever in a year), and while this might seem like a lot for a country of…
Countries Where Corporations Cheat the Free Market the Most
Corporations in the U.S. economy — both foreign and domestic — have forked out $96 billion since 2000 in U.S. penalties for price fixing and other anti-competitive actions in more than 2,000 cases, according…
The Worst States For Black Americans: Every State Ranked
During the 1960s, Americans across the country boycotted, sat, and marched to protest discrimination, segregation, and disenfranchisement of African Americans. The consequential Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended…
The American Jobs With Zero Union Members Last Year
In a ruling on June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for companies to sue unions representing their workers. The decision, which favored Washington state concrete company Glacier Northwest over International Brotherhood…
States Where The Most People Bought Guns Last Month
A federal judge in Washington state refused this week a request to overturn a new law that bans the manufacturing or selling of assault-style semi-automatic rifles. The law is one of three signed into…
Most Expensive States to Get a Gym Membership
About 39% of American adults have gym memberships, according to the job search site Zippia, and that number has been growing. Between 2000 and 2019, memberships nearly doubled, from 32.8 million to 64.2 million. …
19 Companies Getting Caught Manipulating the American Free Market
In a perfectly free market economy, prices are determined by the laws of supply and demand, resulting in equilibrium prices for goods and services. In our near-free markets, corporations set prices with demand and…
Places Where Young Americans Are Dying at an Alarming Rate
Since 2010, the odds of dying young in the United States have risen at an alarming pace. According to figures from the U.S. Social Security Administration’s actuarial life tables, the odds of succumbing between…
The 26 Countries With the Worst Press Freedom
In dozens of countries around the world, journalists and media outlets serve as little more than government mouthpieces – and often not by choice. In these places, dissent in the press is often met…
The 50 Best Public High Schools In America
Using data compiled by education research platform Niche, 24/7 Wall St. identified the 50 best public high schools in the United States. Niche ranked schools based on a weighted index of seven measures, including…
Exploring the Oldest Post Offices Across the United States
Postal service in the United States is older than the country itself. The idea of an organized way to move mail originated in 1774 as a method to get around the nosy colonial inspectors…
How Old You Have to Be to Buy or Own a Gun in Every State
Laws imposing minimum age requirements for the possession and purchase of firearms are intended to reduce access to firearms by young people. These laws are also on the books to lower the number of…