All About America – Page 3 – Exploring American culture, history and ideals, as well as places of interest in the United States.

Most Americans Would Fail Citizenship Test

Most Americans would fail a U.S. citizenship test if they had to take it. Just one in three Americans can pass a multiple choice test of questions taken from the U.S. Citizenship Test, according to a recent survey [https://woodrow.org/news/national-survey-finds-just-1-in-3-americans-would-pass-citizenship-test/]. And the bar isn’t particularly high. Test takers must get at least 60% — the equivalent […]

Richest People in Each US State

The road to riches in the United States can take many different routes. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, became a billionaire 132 times over by creating a business few would have conceived of just 20 years ago. Thanks to his mammoth online marketplace, Bezos is 2018’s wealthiest person in America. Nebraska’s wealthiest person is businessman Warren Buffet. […]

America Comes of (Old) Age

America is getting older and grayer. The U.S. population of people aged 65 or older is growing at a faster rate than the general population, as well the population under age 65, according to the Census Bureau. [https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2018/10/snapshot-fast-growing-us-older-population.html] One in five people is over the age of 65 in the states of Florida, Maine, and […]

Is 2018 the Year of the Angry College Educated Woman?

Whatever happens in next month’s midterm elections, women candidates have already made history. There are more female nominees for public office nationwide [[ http://cawp.rutgers.edu/potential-candidate-summary-2018 Potential Candidate Summary – 2018 | CAWP cawp.rutgers.edu State by state listing of congressional and statewide candidates here and state legislative candidates here. Below is the most current data on women […]

American Politics

November 2018

Rust Belt’s Got Talent, But No Money

Vocal Well-to-do Whites Driving US Polarization

Most Americans Would Fail Citizenship Test

Why Future Congresswoman Can’t Afford the Rent

Hidden Secrets of America’s Ghost Towns

Why America Stopped Shopping at Sears

Richest People in Each US State

America Comes of (Old) Age

Is 2018 the Year of the Angry College Educated Woman?