The 2020 election in the United States produced the highest voter turnout rate in over 100 years. However, when looking at the history of US voter turnout in every historical presidential election, even the 2020 election is dwarfed. Measuring voter turnout is more difficult than one might imagine. Scholars debate which metric is even best …
One indicator that economists use to measure the relative health of an economy is the national debt to GDP ratio. If this ratio is within an ideal zone, a country is set for growth. However, if the ratio is above a certain level, a country could suffer negative effects. The U.S. debt to GDP ratio …
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For the vast majority of human history, the world had a population of less than 1 billion. If you look at the world population by century during this time, you will notice that while the population trend steadily increases, there are noticeable reversals. This is due to the fact that significant events had a huge …
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