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Ashton Schottler has just released another great video comparing how sex education is taught in the United States and Germany. Completely different worlds! The first shocking revelation is that sex education is only mandatory in half of US states. But even in states where sex education is...

Price changes in the UK Price changes in the US I couldn't find similar charts for other countries, but the trend for many consumer products, it's probably the same in most countries. Electronics and toys have become considerably cheaper over the last 25 years. Clothing, furniture...

Many people today wonder what is happening in the United States, how a wave of intolerance, resentment, and national self-assertion seems to have taken hold of both politics and public life. I often hear the phrase: “this is not the America I used to know.” But perhaps that assumption, that...

When I saw this, I thought it was a joke at first. How could this be possible in a democracy? But it's true, although with some caveat. The U.S. Department of State is finalizing a plan to issue a limited‑run, commemorative U.S. passport design that includes President Donald Trump’s portrait...

For the first time in recorded history, more Americans are moving to Europe than Europeans moving to the United States. In 2005, there were 140,000 Europeans moving to the U.S. against the 30,000 Americans moving to Europe. The gap has narrowed a lot since COVID and since 2022 more Americans...

If anyone is still in doubt that the US war on Iran is hugely profitable to the United States, have a look at this chart. Qatar's LNG exports have dropped from 8.3% of the world's supply to almost nothing. The US, to a lower extent, Australia have filled the gap. Overall consumption has dropped...

Europe faces escalating security threats that demand greater self-reliance in defense. Building a European army is seen as crucial now due to uncertainties in US commitments under President Trump and ongoing Russian aggression. Russian Aggression Russia's continued war in Ukraine and hybrid...

What is Trump's Board of Peace The Board of Peace is a U.S.-led international organization created to oversee Gaza's reconstruction following the Israel-Hamas war, though its charter suggests broader ambitions to address global conflicts. Established by President Donald Trump on January 15...

We have all understood that the real reason why the US invaded Venezuela on 3rd January and captured President Maduro was not to restore democracy. President Trump even managed to convince (coerce?) Maria Corina Machado, the opposition leader who democratically won the 2023 Venezuelan election...

This is probably the best economic history of Britain I've seen in video. It explains how the country lost its Empire to the United States after the Second World War, how the Americans stabbed the Brits in the back in 1956 to make sure that they didn't rebuild even part of their commercial...

Urethra really interesting video that explains how the BRICS countries have been trying to find a way around the dominance of the US dollar in world trade and SWIFT banking system. This comes at a time when European countries are considering dropping their US dollar reserves and using the Euro...

Another great video by Evan Edinger. How much market are delivery companies like Uber Eats, Doordash, Deliveroo, Takeaway/Justeat making on each delivery (service fees, delivery fees, etc.). How much are they paying their delivery people and with what benefits? Great analysis. I'll let you...

Road fatalities considerably higher into United States than in Europe. There are many reasons for that: younger minimum driving age, more lenient attitude to wearing seat belts (not even compulsory in New Hampshire), more dangerous road design, and so on. But another reason I have not been...

Trump, JD Vance, Elon Musk and other cronies have long been described as fascists or neo-nazis. Many people refused to believe that the US could become a dictatorship, but this is what is happening right now. The paramilitary ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is quickly turning into a...

This is very concerning. The United States is progressively withdrawing from most international organizations. Trump had already with their own from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNESCO. On 7th January he took the United States out of 66 international organizations or treaties...

The Trump administration has increased its threats of invading and annexing Greenland. Right after attacking Venezuela and capturing president Madura, President Trump announced that they also needed Greenland. Anyone who has been following a bit the news knows that the attack on Venezuela is...

I've been following Evan Edinger on YouTube for a while. He is an American from New Jersey has been living in London for the past 13 years. He came as student and decided to stay. Is YouTube channel is mostly dedicated to the differences between the US and UK (or Europe in general)...

Type Ashton is one of my favorite YouTube channels. The videos are very high quality, worthy of a BBC documentary. I've already shared a few of them before but this one is probably one of the most important so far. Over 40% of the food in the US and Canada is thrown away, against only about 7%...

While I already knew well the limitations of the GDP per capita for judging how rich a country is, the video made me think of calculating the Net GDP per capita of 'supposedly rich countries'. To do this, just subtract the public debt per capita from the GDP per capita. By doing this we see that...

At present, 20 countries already operate high-speed railways. This includes 12 European countries, as well as Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Egypt should open its first line this summer. India and Thailand will follow next year. In the...