Drew Wood - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
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In recent years the United States government has begun renaming geographic sites and military bases that have problematic names. Some of these reference divisive historical figures, such as...
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According to The Office of the United States Trade Representative, the U.S. is the second-largest international trading nation in the world, after China. Being aware of which countries are the...
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It might seem like the world is rife with war, but in historical perspective, we are living through one of the most peaceful periods in human history. Nonetheless, there’s always the real danger...
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Technically, everyone who has served as President of the United States has achieved the highest position over the military: Commander in Chief. However, this is not a military rank, as the United...
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While global concern has understandably focused on the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States itself has intervened militarily in nearly half the countries of the world. We’ve...
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Medical science has made astounding breakthroughs over the past century. With the advent of AI and quantum computing, there’s no telling how much more exponential progress researchers will make...
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Most people are familiar with the Channel Tunnel (or “Chunnel”) that links the U.K. and France. But around the world, other undersea tunnels are in use or proposed to shorten transportation...
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The United States is one of the world’s top tourist destinations and most Americans go on vacation inside our borders. But millions do travel the world, and millions more dream of doing so one day....
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According to the U.S. Travel Association, last year about 67 million international tourists visited the United States, spending approximately $155 billion dollars. That’s more than what the federal...
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Electromagnetic railguns are a futuristic application of technologies that have been around for a long time. Basically: “let’s use electricity to throw something really far and really fast.”...
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In the 1920s and 30s, the United States developed contingency plans for war against most of the world’s major powers, including our current allies the United Kingdom and France. These color-coded...
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What if you built a gun so powerful it could fire projectiles into space? That’s exactly what Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein tried to do . . . and he wasn’t the first. Find out how this technology...
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