How America’s spending habits have changed since 1941

Americans today spend the most on housing, transportation, and food. The three sectors account for a combined 65% of the annual amount spent by the average US household consumer in 2015 — or about $ 32,000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as cited by BAML.  But it’s also interesting to compare […]

Russian MoD declassifies docs on Soviet Union’s preparedness for 1941 Nazi invasion

The Russian Defense Ministry has declassified and published documents detailing how victorious USSR reflected on the disastrous early days of Nazi Germany’s invasion. Military strategists wanted to know if the Soviet Union was unprepared for war. The documents date back to the early 1950s and were penned by some of the most prominent generals in […]