Political polarization, foreign influence, and bureaucratic pitfalls have induced stress and distrust within America’s political process. Could blockchain be the answer to Democracy’s demands in the Digital Age? The State of Our Nation Before COVID-19 forced us to physically distance from one another, a 2017 study by the American Psychological Association (APA) reported that “The…

The world after COVID-19 will look different. Those unable to adapt to the “economy of tomorrow” will constitute an increasingly isolated social class that struggles to get by. The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered the nature of human interaction. Those who are still employed are working from home now more…

People crave the convenience that e-commerce offers. As retail continues its transition online, traditional brick and mortar stores will increasingly be left empty-handed. E-Commerce Industry Overview In 2019, Amazon accounted for 37.3% of all e-commerce sales in the US. Research provider eMarketer expects Amazon’s share of the e-commerce pie to increase to 38.7%…

COVID-19 is illuminating the underlying rot of the American economy. The suffering will extend beyond the short supply of hospital beds and leave a lasting impression in the wallets and minds of millions of people. A “moderate” COVID-19 scenario could force 200,000 Americans into intensive care, more than double the…

The attacks of September 11, 2001 left New York City, Washington, D.C., Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the United States, and the rest of the world reeling in horror and awe. Roughly 3,000 people from 78 different countries died that day across those three American cities. …

How the Digital Age tech giants profit by knowing you so well Data tells a story. It might seem counterintuitive or even downright insulting to think that Facebook or Google knows more about you than your friends and family. But it might be true. The sheer amount of data these…