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Bhutan Is The Hardest-Working Nation On Earth

Bhutan Is The Hardest-Working Nation On Earth

This visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, ranks over 150 countries by the typical number of hours worked per week in 2025.

While global labor averages hover around 38.7 hours…

Berlin’s 560,000-Tree Gamble: Climate Idealism Vs Economic Reality

Berlin’s 560,000-Tree Gamble: Climate Idealism Vs Economic Reality

Submitted by Thomas Kolbe

The Berlin Senate has passed the Climate Adaptation Act. It obliges the city to plant 560,000 trees by 2040. After Hamburg’s referendum on an ear…

Sam Altman Denies OpenAI Needs A Government Bailout: He Just Wants Massive Government Subsidies

Sam Altman Denies OpenAI Needs A Government Bailout: He Just Wants Massive Government Subsidies

About one month ago, when the Mag 7 stocks were screaming higher every day without a care in the world, and before the masses had even consider…

Lavrov Exposed Washington’s Double Standards Towards Resolving The Levantine & Ukrainian Conflicts

Lavrov Exposed Washington’s Double Standards Towards Resolving The Levantine & Ukrainian Conflicts

Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack,

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave an informative interview to Kommersant in mid-October….

Eggs, Gas, & Women’s Clothing Prices Down; Beef, Smokes, & Electricity Up In 2025

Eggs, Gas, & Women’s Clothing Prices Down; Beef, Smokes, & Electricity Up In 2025

Even as headline inflation stabilizes, the cost of everyday items and services in the U.S. continues to shift unevenly across categories. For example, while …

Lessons From The Longest-Living Among Us

Lessons From The Longest-Living Among Us

Authored by Amy Denney via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Sister Pacis Bao spent 31 years longing for revenge against the communists who murdered her family—then made a decision at age 79 that ma…

New Mexico Is The State Most Dependent On Food Stamps

New Mexico Is The State Most Dependent On Food Stamps

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal food assistance initiative in the U.S., supporting roughly one in eight Americans. The program helps low-inco…

Trump’s Unpredictability Keeps Beijing Off Balance: Analysts

Trump’s Unpredictability Keeps Beijing Off Balance: Analysts

Authored by Terri Wu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Since day one in office, President Donald Trump has taken Beijing on a roller coaster ride of tariffs and export contro…

Nearly One In Five Americans Still Work From Home Regularly

Nearly One In Five Americans Still Work From Home Regularly

Many companies, particularly among the finance and tech sectors, have started calling employees back to the office.

Firms such as Microsoft have announced expectations for worke…

Americans Are Increasingly Alone, But Are They Really Lonely?

Americans Are Increasingly Alone, But Are They Really Lonely?

Authored by Christopher J. Ferguson via RealClearInvestigations,

In 2023, then-U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a bombshell report, “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Is…