Map of the Day: Every Year in the History of the Middle East
Staring in 2500 BC at the dawn of the Egyptian civilization and running until 2017
There Is a Trade War but the US Didn’t Start It
Weighted average import tariffs in the US are less than half of those in China, less than a third of the world average, and nearly a quarter of those in India
Map of the Day: Drug Overdose Rates Across America
The most affected states are West Virginia, followed by New Hampshire, Ohio, Massachusetts, and Maine
What the US Exports to China
Chinese tariffs on US products will be more ‘self-harming’ for China than US tariffs on Chinese goods will be for the US.
The Typical American House Has Grown Much Faster than Incomes
The size of new homes has grown by over 50% since 1984
Wages Are Falling in Countries Across the EU
The 19.1% decline in working wages for Greeks is approaching the magnitude of the decline in wages in the US during the Great Depression.
Map of the Day: Every Year in the History of the Ottoman Empire
While it reached its maximum geographic extent in 1683 AD, its decline was famously slow and it remained a significant power into the 20th century
The Top Export of Every Country in the World
More countries have crude petroleum or refined petroleum products as their largest export than any other category
Nassim Taleb: People Are Rebelling Against Policy Makers
It’s that generation of people who think that society owes them a profit but they don’t want to bear the risk
Afghanistan’s Opium Production Nearly Doubled in 2017
Drug overdoses now kill more Americans every year than were killed in the entire Vietnam War