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Federal Spending by Category, as a Percentage of GDP

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The Decline in High School Students with a Job

The U.S.’s Most Threatened Population Centers

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The Counterintuitive Math of Genealogy

How 4G Made the Internet Available to (Nearly) Everyone

Why Congress Couldn’t Kill Earmarks

The Decline in Cigarette Smoking in the United States

How COVID Upended Education

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A Simple Question ... That’s Surprisingly Controversial

The 10 Richest Cities in the U.S.

The Underwhelming Results of Universal Basic Income

The Sky-High Numbers of Unruly Passengers on U.S. Flights

The Fountain of Youth ... That Wasn’t

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The People Protecting Us From Existential Risks

About That Whole “50% of All Marriages End in Divorce” Thing…

Biotech Innovations That Didn’t Make the Front Page

Regional Differences in Church Attendance

The Problem of Overcriminalization

In the Years Since COVID, One Economy Looks Very Different Than the Others

Want to Build a Hospital? Tough Luck.

Americans Are Getting Married a Lot Later Than They Used To

A Nation Strangled by Red Tape

In Recent Years, Deportations Have Risen and Fallen in Ways You Might Not Expect

Good Jobs — No Degree Required

A Dramatic Shift in the Real Estate Market

New Technology Could Stop the Next Outbreak

The Curious Geography of Public Transportation

How Technology Made Driving Way Safer

China’s Economic Rise … Looks a Little Different Than It Used To

When Politicians Raise Prices on Purpose

Legal Immigrants, Illegal Immigrants, and Refugees — By the Numbers

Enormous Lifespans in the Animal Kingdom

Friendship in America Is on the Decline

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America’s Quiet Dominance of AI Talent

Pop Culture’s Contributions to Historical Myths

Two Ways of Looking at the World’s Population

The Long Decline of the Legislative Branch

The College Majors with the Lowest (and Highest) Unemployment Rates

Great Power Competition in the Frozen North

The Remote Work Revolution, by the Numbers

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Americans Work Less Than They Used to ... And Earn More

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Why Economists Think You’re a Bad Gift-Giver

Everything About America’s Success … Was Unlikely

The Box Office Ain’t What It Used To Be

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