My Cheesy Valentine
Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash With Valentine’s Day right around the corner grocery and drug stores are starting to stock their shelves with many of the usual sights: Teddy…
Sunk Cost
The U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) underway in the Gulf of Mexico during builder's sea trials, circa in early 1998. On July 12, 2020 a fire broke out…
Ribeye in the Sky
This year’s hunting season in Alabama marks the second year that hunters will have a new game to pursue. In 2019 Alabama became the third state east of the Mississippi…
Gaming the System: Arbitrage in the PS5 Console Market
Gamers looking to get their hands on the new PlayStation 5 console will be disappointed if they try to find one at a retail store. Within days of its release,…
Let’s Talk Turkey
Over the past 50 years, Americans have nearly doubled their annual average turkey consumption from 8.2 pounds per person in 1970 to 16.1 pounds per person in 2019. During this…
Epic Legal Battle
Epic games, maker of the popular video game “Fortnite,” is suing Apple and Google for “anticompetitve conduct.” At the heart of their complaint are the fees charged by the companies…
Bud Lightning
In honor of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2020 Stanley Cup victory, Budweiser has announced it will produce a limited-release run of “Bud Lightning” bottles to be sold in the Tampa…
Falling Rents in US Cities
Rents in Manhattan have fallen sharply in the past month. The median rent fell by 7%, marking the first time rents in the New York borough have decreased in over…
Costs and Benefits of Solar Powered Cars
A new start-up company has developed an electric car that charges while you drive. The German company, Sono, largely funded development of the car through crowdsourcing. The vehicle is almost…
Aluminum Can Shortages Slow Beverage Production
Dr. Pepper took to social media to apologize to its loyal customers for the shortage that they are facing. Many customers are having a hard time finding the product in local stores.…