Map of the Day: Every Year in the History of the British Isles
The Roman occupation of Britain continued until 410 AD, when the declining Roman Empire removed all troops from the island and locals expelled the remaining magistrates
Image of the Day: Westernmost Colossus of the Abu Simbel Temple
Circa 1850 by Maxime Du Champ
The US Is Now in the Longest Bull Market in American History
Wednesday August 22nd, 2018 marked the 3,453rd consecutive day of the current bull market in US equities, officially making it the longest in American history
Visualizing Facebook’s Domination of the Social Media Universe
The degree to which Facebook and its subsidiaries (Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger) dominate the enormous social media landscape is extraordinary
How India Will Surpass China as the World’s Most Populous Country
Compared to today, India’s population will increase by an amount equivalent to the entire population of the EU plus Canada by 2070
Map of the Day: Every Other Day of the Russian Civil War
Now largely forgotten, the United States and the United Kingdom sent several thousand soldiers to Russia in support of the White Army as part of the unsuccessful North Russia Intervention
How Fertility Rates Have Declined with Rising Wealth Around the World
Increases in economic productivity have been closely correlated with falling fertility rates
Taps Coogan: Looking for Feedback on The Sounding Line
Why do you read The Sounding Line and what would make it better?
Image of the Day: Mission Impossible
Via the great cartoonist Michael P. Rameriz
Rick Santelli: Tide Is Turning Against Emerging Markets
Every 1% move lower in the Lira is like a 5 billion Lira interest coverage problem