oh, chicago
Chicago is ‘most immigrant-friendly city in America
This is according to a New American Economy 2019 Cities Index, reported in the USA Today, so don’t read too much into it :). | learn more
Tag: America
big ideas
Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not
Our World In Data leverages a new study titled ’Who becomes an inventor in America?’ to tell a story about our global situation. “The [study’s] authors wanted to answer the question: what is it that matters for whether a child […]
oh, chicago
Illinois will use ‘new technology’ to clear thousands of pot convictions
“State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office is partnering with Code for America, a non-profit that will help the office use Clear My Record technology to seal certain cannabis convictions throughout Cook County, according to a news release.” | learn more
fun facts
The 50 countries (worth) of America
“[H]ow do the economies of the individual US states stack up against other countries? California’s economy is about the size of the United Kingdom’s, while Texas’s matches up with Canada’s. Who’s on par with Sri Lanka or the Czech Republic? […]
thoughts of food
How the Chipotle burrito took over America
This is an entertaining read, especially for the Chipotle haters out there (I’m not one of them). “A brief history of Chipotle, and how the chain’s 1,200 calories of edible brick became the most ubiquitous Mexican meal in America.” | learn […]
tech, startups, internet
50 best places in America for starting a business.
“With the new Surge Cities Index, Inc. and innovation policy company Startup Genome crunched the data to score and rank the top 50 metro areas in the U.S. on seven key indicators–from early-stage funding metrics to job creation.” Chicago is […]
fun facts
Coming to America sequel is confirmed
The original is one of my favorite movies, so I hope you’re as excited as me. | learn more
thoughts of food
Costco is opening a $440 million chicken farm to escape America’s chicken monopoly.
This is an interesting look into the poultry industry (video). | learn more
better doing
The incentives for groupthink.
Academic departments are trending toward conformity. “According to arguably the best-designed survey of American faculty beliefs since the early 1970s, which was carried out in the mid-00s, only 3.6% of humanities faculty members and only 4.9% in the social sciences […]
thoughts of food
About the German supermarkets expanding aggressively in America.
“We chart the progress of Aldi and Lidl, the largest German grocery chains that are conquering America.” | learn more