The 2018 hurricane season has so far had 10 named storms, five of which have been hurricanes. While far from over, this season will likely be less severe than 2017’s record-breaking set of hurricanes.…
Residents of every state have at least one aspect of their home they can brag about, but also one they would probably rather forget. New York state residents may gloat about the fact that…
Tens of millions of Americans suffer from nasal allergies caused by exposure to trees, grass, and weed pollens. Additionally, approximately 37% of Americans live in a county with ragweed pollen — a seasonal allergen…
The United States is enjoying an era of unprecedented wealth and prosperity. Economic output and household incomes are at all-time highs, while unemployment is at its lowest level in well over a decade. However,…
The world consumed nearly 98.5 million barrels of oil every day in 2017. This year the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that consumption will rise to 100.2 million barrels a day. The average…
The federal government, in 1938, passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which among other provisions established a minimum wage to ensure that all working Americans could afford a certain standard of living. The government…
Almost every day, nearly 112 million Americans wake up and go to work. The vast majority of them do so to put a roof over their head, food on the table, and otherwise support…
The United Nations reports that the world’s population is now about 7.6 billion, and it is growing constantly. According to projections by the Population Research Bureau (PRB), an 80-year old non-profit organization that collects…
The United Nations reports that the world’s population is now about 7.6 billion, and it is growing constantly. According to projections by the Population Research Bureau (PRB), an 80-year old non-profit organization that collects…
The four major sports leagues — NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB — have all been around for decades in various forms. After all those years, the record books are full of truly remarkable seasons…
Women have made great strides in many fields that previously — and to some degree still — were considered the domain of men, such as law and medicine. But in science, technology, engineering, and…
While college tuition has more than doubled over the past 30 years, the share of Americans who have graduated from college continues to rise. According to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Census…
Despite declining in each of the past two years, American life expectancy has improved significantly over the past several decades. The typical U.S. resident born today can expect to live 78.6 years, approximately five…
TV dinners, notorious for their high calorie and sodium counts, aren’t exactly the first food category we think of when we think “healthy eating.” But they’re seductively convenient, and some are far less deleterious…
High school graduates pursuing higher education have a range of colleges and universities to choose from. Prospective students consider the cost of tuition, courses offered, school reputation, the scholarship of professors, success of alumni,…
