Much more than a reminder of the transcontinental railroad, Utah’s new golden spike is about a transportation infrastructure.
The Meaning of Market Milestones
Rather like shifting tectonic plates, we can illustrate U.S. economic growth through the companies that achieved market milestones.
Where the Peach Became More Than Fruit
About much more than a piece of fruit, peach history details how the market encouraged an entrepreneur to invent and develop a new product.
Where and Why We Moved During 2020
We seem to be moving less: Let’s see where and why. Interstate Migration Where? U-Haul publishes an annual report of its top destinations. Comparing the net gain of the one-way trucks that enter to those that leave, they rank the…
Where Melting Snow and Ice Create New Shipping Lanes
Thinking about melting snow and ice, we can ask how soon there will be Arctic shipping lanes that provide new trade routes.
Deciding If Taxes Make You Move
Seeing people leave New Jersey, New York, and Illinois, we can start to ask if interstate migration is caused by high taxes.
Throwback Thursday: Sending Tanks (and Thanks) to a Canal
As our first Throwback Thursday, we look at the present and the past with the 2,000 barrel beer tanks that traveled on the Erie Canal.
The Most Popular States
While job related reasons like unemployment and a new job are cited as likely reasons for interstate migration, marriage and taxes also matter.
The California/Missouri Chicken Cage Disagreement
Sort of like coach or first class, most of the chickens that lay our eggs live in a battery or a colony cage. In the typical cage called the battery, a chicken has 67 square inches. By contrast, colony cages…
