Map of the Day: How the World Got Obese
Rising obesity has caused the average US life expectancy to be nearly one year lower than it would otherwise be
Taps Coogan – Something Very Odd Is Happening with Interbank Lending
The largest weekly percentage decline in interbank lending on record brings interbank lending to its lowest absolute level on record
Jim Rogers on the Global Market Sell-Off
We have certainly seen a top for the bond market
Taps Coogan: Now Is the Time to End Deficit Spending
When interest expenses were consuming over 25% of federal revenues in the 1980s, the debt-to-GDP was barely over 30%. Today it is 104%.
Map of the Day: the History of South America
From 900 BC until today
Image of the Day: View from a French Dirigible in WWI
Airships were used frequently in WWI
The UK’s Shrinking Navy
With only 29,280 personnel, a lack of manpower has created a serious dent in its strength and readiness
Map of the Day: Everyone Who Has Immigrated to the US Since 1820
From 1820 to 2013, 79 million people obtained lawful permanent resident status in the US. Visualize all of them based on their prior country of residence
Who Would Win in a Trade War with the US?
The ratio of imports plus exports to GDP in the US is less than half the world average and significantly lower than for all the US’s major trading partners
Taps Coogan: a Thought on the Recent Government Shutdown and the Prospect for Another
Overdoses are now killing more Americans than other leading causes of death at their historic highs