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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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The definition of a “superpower” is rather subjective. In the Cold War it was applied only to the United States and the Soviet Union—the two most powerful countries in the world. This despite...
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The FBI reports that about 460,000 children go missing in the U.S. every year. In the time it takes to brew a cup of coffee in your Keurig, 2 more kids are gone. It’s as if 7 buses took 400+ kids...
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Texas is one of the few states that were once independent countries, and is quite proud of that. But just 16 years after becoming a U.S. state, it seceded in the Civil War. Today, Texans still...
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It’s common knowledge that being a mom is the hardest job in the world, right? But surely close behind is the job of the President of the United States. And on the whole, the people who have filled...
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Like most kids, I grew up playing board games. One of my favorites was Monopoly. I liked it so much I’d play it by myself if nobody else wanted to. Money was scarce in our family, so I gravitated...
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The comment, “OK, Boomer,” has become a popular way to dismiss people in their 60s and 70s as old and irrelevant. It’s devastating how in just two brief words it writes off millions of people...
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The United States spends vastly more on its military than any of its enemies, but that has not made us secure from the most destructive weapons on the planet: nuclear-armed ballistic missiles. In...
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It’s bad enough that North Korea, an implacable enemy of the United States, has the nuclear bomb. To make matters worse, it has ICBMs that can reach the American mainland. But what few people...
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Ever since the invention of money, there have also been counterfeits. As money has gotten increasingly complex and difficult to counterfeit, criminals have also improved their skills and technology...
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The United States and Canada have the longest peaceful, undefended border in the world, running 5,525 miles between 8 Canadian provinces and territories and 11 U.S. states. Canadian Prime Minister...
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Thinking of operating a business overseas? These are the countries with the lowest corporate taxes. LuFeTa / Shutterstock.com Average Global and U.S. Corporate Taxes Michael Vadon / Wikimedia...
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Immigration is the hottest topic in the country these days, particularly the issue of the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants residing in U.S. borders. The Trump administration is...
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The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is without a doubt the pinnacle of airpower. Designed to penetrate enemy defenses undetected, it can carry a devastating arsenal of conventional and nuclear weapons....
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