Recent posts by Dora Mekouar:
A US Space Force Might Fly, But Forget About Battling Klingons
U.S. President Donald Trump’s desire to create a Space Force might sound a little out of this world, but the idea of making military use of space is not new. “We already, in fact, have a kind of Space Force,” says Ilya Somin, a professor of law at George Mason University. “We have military satellites […]
Where America’s Millionaires Live Might Surprise You
Nearly six percent of Americans are bonafide millionaires, and where they live might surprise you. “One of the key threads that runs through is the proximity to what we call wealth-building engines,’” says David Thompson, a wealth and affluent data expert with Phoenix Marketing International. “And that is really concentrations of industries such as technology, […]
Here Are the Most Profitable Industries in Each US State
Who would have guessed that the most profitable industry in the U.S. states of Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas and Kentucky is aerospace? And what do California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Oregon, Virginia and Wisconsin all have in common? The fact that machinery and mechanical appliances are their main economic engines. Even though California is home to the […]
Just How Educated are Americans?
For the first time ever, 90 percent of Americans over the age of 25 have finished high school, and more than one-third of Americans over the age of 25 has a college degree or higher. That’s a large increase from 1940, when less than one-quarter of Americans had completed at least four years of high […]
How today’s US teens are smarter than their parents were
Just like the iconic rock song says, it turns out that the kids really are alright. Even though American teenagers are heavier, eat fewer vegetables, sleep less, and spend a lot more time playing video games than their parents ever did, these future adults also are less likely to suffer from drug and alcohol abuse […]
What take-out food reveals about US history
From fast-food restaurants to pizza delivery, the history of take-out food can tell us plenty about American history because what we eat and how we eat it, often reflects the changes taking place in society at any particular time. “You can learn a lot from food,” says Emelyn Rude, a food historian and author of Tastes […]
When Can Older Americans Expect to Retire? Maybe Never
Both of the leading presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton, 68, and Donald Trump, 69, are pushing 70, an age when most Americans traditionally contemplate retirement, rather than seek one of the world’s most stressful and demanding jobs. But Clinton and Trump could be on to something. More than half of older Americans are expected to keep […]
Record Numbers of Americans Ditch US Passports
When faced with the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency, some Americans have threatened to leave the country, but most of that grumbling is probably just talk. However, there is a small but growing number of Americans who are following through on a pledge to renounce their citizenship, but it’s likely for other reasons. While […]
Move Over Millennials, Here Comes iGeneration
There’s been a lot of talk recently about millennials overtaking baby boomers to become the largest living generation. Millennials — people born between 1981 to 1997 — are the best educated and most diverse generation to date. They might also be a bridge to the future. “The millennials are a transition between a white America into […]