Key Takeaway: Proportional Representation is a voting system where the number of seats a party receives in parliament is proportional to the number of votes they receive from voters. The current non-proportional voting system often results in majority governments without majority support from the voters, wasted votes, and distorted results. Proportional Representation provides more voter … Read more
Key Takeaway: Russian oil production ranks among the top 3 largest oil producers in the world, generating approximately 11% of total global oil production. OPEC continues to hold a dominant position in global oil production, with Russia being one of its non-OPEC members. Russian crude oil is exported to several countries, with China and Germany … Read more
Key Takeaways: Defense spending accounts for 12% of all federal spending in the United States. The United States spends more on national defense than the combined spending of China, Russia, India, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Germany, France, South Korea, Japan, and Ukraine. The historical share of the economy devoted to defense by the United States … Read more
According to World Bank data, the arable land area in Chad is at 4.1% as of 2018. It has seen an increase since 1961, which was only at 2.3%. What is the landmass of Chad? In Central Africa, on the southernmost tip of the Sahara, sits the landlocked nation of Chad. The entire area of … Read more
In the US, a whopping 84 percent of total commercial energy is wasted. About 41% of this energy is lost due to degradation of energy quality resulting from the second law of thermodynamics. MIT has estimated that commercial buildings account for 20% of all the energy used in the U.S. Between 54 and 71 percent … Read more
Justice court judges are not required to meet any constitutional or statutory requirements. Therefore, they can come from any background. As a result, around 90% of court judges in Texas are not non-lawyers. What are justices of the peace and why do states use them? Justices of the peace are judges with limited authority whose … Read more
According to Pew Research Center, about 39% of adults in Texas identify as Republicans. The majority of them are between the ages of 30 and 49. Why are Texas Republicans considered to be in a divided moment? According to 2017 data from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, the Tea Party would be the third-largest … Read more
It’s interesting to note that a significant number of veterans voted in the 2008 presidential election. According to the Census Bureau, 70.9 percent of veterans voted in that election out of the 77.1 percent who were registered. This is likely because veterans are often politically engaged and motivated to vote. Comparing that to national numbers, … Read more
According to The Asia Foundation, about six in ten people living in poverty are women. That means that 60% – 70% of the estimated 1.5 billion individuals who live in extreme poverty worldwide are women and girls. Why are women more likely to be poor? There are a number of reasons why women are more … Read more
According to World Vision, 9.2% of the world’s population lives in poverty today, with only $1.90 a day as their income. This means that they don’t have enough money to meet their basic needs. What are low-income countries? Low-income countries are those that have a GDP per capita of $1,025 or less. These countries typically … Read more