This is how the drinking fountains are set up at the health club I go to every morning. On some mornings, there will be a line three deep for the higher water fountain, while the shorter one remains empty. I am guilty of this as well. Why? Subconsciously, I think...

(continuation) While the previous hypotheses' regarding the cause of America's wealth are all partially responsible, and while there are likely dozens of other reasons, the final one I want to discuss is "talent". For the last two-hundred years, we have been drawing the best and the brightest from all over...

(continuation) After World War II was won by the Allied forces, The United States became a lone global superpower along with the Soviet Union trailing behind. This lack of competition allowed the United States to become the leading producer/exporter of...just about everything. While that gap has narrowed significantly over the...

(continuation) We stand on very fortunate ground here in the U.S. Throughout this country, we have different seasonal patterns and climates that allow us to produce an abundance of basic essentials that feed, clothe and shelter the world. Agriculture is the largest industry in this country, employing over 20 million...

(continuation) This is a popular argument. Having access to millions of laborers you don't have to pay, and only providing them with enough necessities to stay fit as laborers seems like a great way to make some money. And it was. Especially in early America where land was ample and...

I am looking for any possible theories you either personally have or have heard for how America has become the wealthiest country on Earth. We will spend the rest of the week discussing the possibilities of these theories.

So, they're remodeling at my office today. And I get to work from home. I've never done that before. On a related note, Drew Carey doesn't make a very good Bob Barker replacement. I'm kidding, I just watched one game. It wasn't even Plinko. What a waste of time. But,...

In 1917, a single tooth was found by a rancher in Nebraska. This drawing was created from that tooth. Several years later an identical tooth was found...along with the rest of the skeleton...of a pig. There's a lot of other drawings you're probably familiar with from high school that are...

My friend's name is Stacy Peterson. She lives in Chicago. So, I'm driving to work the other day and hear on the radio that Stacy Peterson is missing and that foul play has been considered. Her physical description matches my friend's as well. It wasn't her. But needless to say,...

On the TV show Survivor, people inevitably form alliances. They enter willingly into smaller subsets of the larger community for mutual benefits. Are families merely alliances in the greater whole of society?