Drew Wood - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
• Drew Wood has edited or ghostwritten 8 books and published over 700 articles on a wide range of topics including politics, world cultures, business, and popular science. Drew excels in communicating complex topics clearly to non-specialists.
• Drew holds a doctorate and 4 masters degrees in religious studies, foreign affairs, and Russian studies. He has over 25 years of college teaching experience. His world travels included 3 years living in Ukraine. In his free time he enjoys practicing Brazilian jiu jitsu.
Lastest Stories by Drew Wood
You know the government wastes money. But just how much it wastes, and what insanely ridiculous projects it wastes it on will Blow. Your. Mind. Prepare to read it and weep. Literally. Alexander...
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It’s everyone’s fantasy: “What would I do if I won the lottery?” And whether we ever play the lottery or not, we all have plenty of ideas: We’d quit our jobs, obviously. Pay off all our...
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Military spending has increased dramatically around the world in view of rising tensions in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia and the Pacific. So who’s spending the highest percentage of their GDP...
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Depending on when you grew up, the examples you saw, and the books you read, you probably learned that certain jobs were for women and others were for men. As it turns out, some of those stereotypes...
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What would you do if you realized you had thrown away $845 million? Like, literally threw it away in the garbage, and it was somewhere at the landfill? That’s what happened to a hard drive with the...
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Standing 1776 feet high to commemorate the year the American Revolution started, One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the Americas. The beautiful and innovative design incorporates...
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Beer or wine? These are two of the most popular alcohol choices in the United States, but individual states differ in how much they consume. The relative popularity of these drinks correlates with...
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Derek and Michelle have reached a huge milestone: they’re about to become first-time grandparents! But now that all of their kids have grown up and started families back East, they’re a thousand...
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Several states of the United States could make it as foreign countries if they had to, but none more so than California. Heaven forbid that the U.S. would ever get to a stage where this would happen,...
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Most people waste money in one way or another. In a family budget, if you don’t get that under control, you could go bankrupt, or worse. When it comes to ultra-rich people, there seem to be few...
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A key mark of a military superpower is the ability to project force to any hotspot on the planet. The United States is an unquestioned superpower due not only to its massive navy and nuclear missile...
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When it comes down to it, no one knows how many books have been published. Since the first Gutenberg Bible rolled off the presses, an estimated 130 million unique books were published by 2010. But...
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For many middle-class families, putting kids through college has become an increasingly daunting goal. Tuition, room and board, fees, and books have skyrocketed. Families are having to find...
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Nuclear power is going through a bit of a renaissance as developed countries look for sources of cheap, plentiful energy to replace fossil fuels. Industry analysts say that by 2030, the demand for...
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Does it seem fair to you that one landowner would own 30% of all the land in the United States? Well, it’s true, and that owner is the U.S. federal government. Where is all that land and why is the...
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