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In his book, “American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America”, author and journalist Colin Woodard analyzes the different “cultures” that make up the United States of America. What he found was that E Pluribus Unum is more accurate than we originally thought. What Woodard found was that the America […]

Over the past decade, countries all around the world somehow shifted from constitutional democracies into de facto authoritarian regimes, with strongmen rule becoming a common occurrence across Asia, Europe, and even here at home. What’s going on? An Insecure Elite Historically, the economically disadvantaged have always outnumbered the rich. In the medieval times, the rich

Because of the nature of their business practices, nonprofits encounter numerous financial hurdles throughout their existence. Regardless of how solid their management is, many nonprofits will struggle with financing even their general operations. From restrictive grant supports to a lack in resource management, many nonprofits spend more time trying to patch together funding instead of

In the modern world, businesses can’t just focus solely on the bottom line. While productivity and profit are always great, more and more employees are now craving for something more: a sense of community and purpose in their jobs. As technology brings people closer together, this need for connection is becoming the new norm in

Known as the modern Pearl of the Orient (unseating Shanghai and Manila) and the City of Life, Hong Kong is a sterling example of 21st century Asia: highly urbanized, has a transportation system that rivals that of Tokyo, and is culturally and financially diverse, with a high quality of living for most citizens. Beneath the

When people say “hazardous waste,” most would imagine tanks or vats filled with slimy, dangerous-looking substances, but this is not always the case. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines hazardous waste as any type of waste that is harmful to both humans or the environment. This can be any waste (in solid, liquid,