U.S. states compared to countries’ GDP and Population

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

This is an interesting graphic from The Economist magazine. It compares U.S. states' Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and population to their closest match among the countries of the world. [swfobj src="http://media.economist.com/sites/default/files/media/2011InfoG/Interactive/US_equivalents_7/main.swf" width="595" height="630" align="none" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"]

Ranking America

Monday, March 8th, 2010

The United States of America enjoys many riches, inherent capabilities and positive attributes, as well as shortcomings, unresolved issues and a converging set of existential threats. The challenge is to be aware of the upsides of the United States without becoming defiantly hostile to any discussion of specific shortcomings or ways ...