April 14, 2025
March 23, 2025
Looking at marshmallows in the United Kingdom and the United States, we see why food taxes are not what they appear to be.
March 11, 2025
Much more than a tall building, the significance of a skyscraper can relate to business cycles and economic indicators.
February 5, 2025
With federal spending a focus of the Trump administration, we can look at age, geography, and politics to see where the money goes.
January 27, 2025
Always a challenge, the U.S. deficit is a problem for the Congress because we will soon hit the debt ceiling again.
January 13, 2025
Disaster spending can take us back to 1930s mortgages and how different U.S. regions have always helped each other.
December 22, 2024
Probably a hidden item in the U.S budget, seized yachts cost many millions to maintain until they can be sold.
December 16, 2024
While "The Economist" used traditional metrics to measure top economies, a closer look reveals facts that are not quite so predictable.
December 13, 2024
In addition to the traditional metrics that suggest the health of the economy, we can look at several unusual economic indicators.
December 9, 2024
Gradually becoming faster, delivery times have shifted from more than a two-day wait, to one-day, to same-day arrivals.
December 6, 2024
Although we "treasure what we measure," we should realize that all statistics, like the size of the U.S. housing shortage, are debatable.
December 3, 2024
Looking at the story of French debt, we can ask if the ending is inevitable or whether France can close its spending/revenue gap.