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Are We Witnessing the End of the Bitcoin Era?1
- Economics
- January 8, 2019
The Bitcoin revolution seemed unstoppable. Despite suffering multiple large corrections over the last years, Bitcoin’s price kept reaching new highs until almost surpassing the $20,000 threshold, something unimaginable when Bitcoin emerged in 2009. I remember watching in 2015 the documentary The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin, whose title may now look pretentious, but at the
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Why Single Women Are (Way) More Likely to Own a Home Than Single Men 0
- Culture
- January 8, 2019
A new report by the online loan marketplace LendingTree has found that single women own far more homes than their male counterparts. The study revealed that in the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas, single women are almost twice as likely to be homeowners as single men. Single women in New Orleans, for example, own 27 percent of all
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Three Charts Showing How Childbearing Varies Across the US 0
- Culture
- January 8, 2019
Falling U.S. fertility rates have been making headlines. These reports tend to focus on a single measure: the average number of children that women have, nationally. However, this one number masks large and interesting variation in people’s childbearing behavior. The National Survey of Family Growth – one of the best sources of information on this
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Owner of Historic Boston Restaurant Says Minimum Wage Hikes Hastened Its Demise 0
- Culture
- January 8, 2019
Durgin-Park, a renowned Boston restaurant, has been around for a long time. It opened in 1827, when Massachusetts’ own John Quincy Adams was president of the United States. Phil Klein of the Washington Examiner wrote: “The restaurant, located in Boston’s Faneuil Hall, was an institution and tourist attraction, serving New England staples, such as chowder, shepherd’s
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Why One College is Making Cooking Class Mandatory for Chemistry Students 0
- Culture
- January 8, 2019
When I was growing up, my mom had my sister and me plan and make meals for the family from time to time. I admit, my sister was much more creative with this exercise. She liked picking things with fancy names, such as “Celery Victor” or the German cookies known as “Pfeffernusse.” I, on the
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School Security Is Now a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry. Is There a Better Way to Protect Children?0
- Education
- January 7, 2019
U.S. taxpayers spend nearly $700 billion each year on K-12 public schooling and that eye-popping sum shows no sign of slowing. In fact, as more non-academic programs get adopted in schools across the country, the price-tag for mass schooling continues to swell even as achievement lags. One ballooning school expenditure is the vast amount
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