Business: Globalization and free trade is dead
Protectionism is now hip. Free trade is so 20th century.
Economy: Americans pay 96% of Trump’s tariff costs
Trump goes full protectionism, seeks to have Americans pay higher prices for most everything, declares free trade over.
International: What % of “Boomers” vs “Gen Z” did international travel?
Gen Z has done 4x more travel than Boomers at similar ages.
Media: Travel writing has become self-centered narcissism, say experts
Travel writing has devolved into self-centered narcissism, where stories are about the writer, and not the destination.
Business, policy: Should truck CDL drivers speak English?
Most countries require commercial drivers to speak the local language. Except the U.S. Many states offer the exam in multiple languages and issue licenses to illegal aliens.
Immigration: Sanctuary policies, and how other countries deal with this issue
The US - and sanctuary cities and states - have historically taken a relaxed approach to illegal immigration. Other countries do not treat US citizens so nicely.
% of Tech workers with a graduate degree
35-45% of BigTech employers tech staff have a graduate degree.
Demographics: Foreign-born share of population by state
We know that 15.8% of the US population was foreign born in early 2025. But that population is not distributed equally in the country.
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If you do not have facts behind your argument, just invent a flawed model
The H-1B program was created after a flawed NSF model (since discredited) projected a shortage of STEM workers.