We're supposed to be the United States of America. But in many ways, we're now divided into two very different nations: red states and blue states. Which ones are succeeding? Which ones are failing? And why? To answer these questions, economist Stephen Moore compares them side-by-side.
Jun 2024
Why Mississippi Is the Worst State in the USA
Mississippi, once the richest state in the USA, now has the lowest GDP per capita, highest poverty rate, and slowest growth. What caused this dramatic decline? Let's find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 2024
Que sont les "swings states", qui peuvent faire basculer l'élection présidentielle américaine ?
Plus que quelques heures avant de savoir qui de Donald Trump ou Kamala Harris succédera à Joe Biden à la Maison Blanche. Si les sondages sont légèrement favorables pour les démocrates, rien n'est joué. Et ce, à cause des swings states.La grande majorité des États américains sont ... Show More
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Sep 2024
Matt Grossmann and David A. Hopkins, "Polarized by Degrees: How the Diploma Divide and the Culture War Transformed American Politics" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
Over the past several decades, American society has experienced fundamental changes - from shifting relations between social groups and evolving language and behavior norms to the increasing value of a college degree. These transformations have polarized the nation's political cl ... Show More
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Apr 14
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy? Arguably Iiberalism, the belief that the government serves the people, is the stone on which modern democracy was founded. That notion is so ingrained in the US that we often forget that America could be governed any other way. But politic ... Show More
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