by Leif Jensen | Nov 12, 2025 | General |
It looks like there may be changes in store for college degrees in the future. Attendance has fallen off, mostly due to the ever-increasing tuition costs and the likelihood of not finding a position that comes close to repaying student loans let alone a lifestyle. ...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 27, 2025 | General |
As a follow-up to my last post on Functional illiteracy today, I now address the past. General illiteracy rates in the 1930s In 1930, the US Census reported 4.3% of the population aged 10 and over as illiterate, meaning they could not read and write at all. For those...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 22, 2025 | General |
I was rereading “Pudd’nhead Wilson” by Twain again, I enjoyed it years ago and wanted to reread it. There was a mention of the illiteracy of some of the populace of Dawson’s Landing MO. So, I thought where do we stand as a people today in the US. Functional...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 20, 2025 | General |
It almost sounds like the beginning of a joke, yet it is the truth. William Shakespeare made investments that could be considered annuities to provide him with retirement income, similar to a modern pension. Specifically, in 1604, concerned about his financial future,...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 15, 2025 | General |
How many Americans have $10,000 in savings? Would you believe 4%? Last year, GoBankingRates surveyed more than 5,000 Americans only to uncover that 62% of them had less than $1,000 in savings. Last month GoBankingRates again posed the question to Americans of how...
by Leif Jensen | Jul 9, 2025 | General |
In recent years, Chinese state-sponsored hackers have emerged as one of the most significant security threats to the United States, particularly through their targeting of civilian infrastructure. This threat, which intensified during the Trump administration, has...
