America Trends Podcast

 Americans consume a disproportionate amount of the illegal, and deadly, drugs in the world.  Our guest on this podcast is well equipped to provide a nuanced response to why that is.  The story of the fentanyl crisis is heartbreaking and should disturb...

While we may attend games at stadiums, the way in which these cavernous facilities are erected, located, financed and owned is serious business.  They represent the epicenter of many cities and have over the years reflected the cultural changes going o...

   Bad customer experiences are costing businesses more than ever, according to new research by experience management company Qualtrics.  Its work projects global losses of $3.7 trillion annually–a staggering 19 percent increase from last year’s $3.

While on many issues–reproductive rights, gay marriage, increasing the minimum wage, pushing back on price gouging, more support for day care–polls show overwhelming support for more progressive leaning, or Democratic, positions,

 Once the party of the working class, the Democratic Party is now the home of highly educated citizens with progressive social views who prefer credentialed experts to make policy decisions, while Republicans have become the populist champions of white...