Prosperity Paradox
When will Americans stop loving stuff?
Can you guess what industry is among the fastest-growing in the U.S.? Self-storage. A self-storage industry newsletter reported in March 2018 that self-storage boasts an annual industry revenue of $38 billion. American storage facilities number between 44,000 and 52,000, offering around 2.3 billion square feet of rentable space.
And when we are no longer able to store all our stuff, we simply throw it out. Treehugger.com reports that every American generates 4.4 pounds of trash daily. In fact, we spend more on trash bags than scores of other countries spend on everything!
From The Narthex
I begin this installment by stating my love for the Latin language. I studied it…
I now turn to Lafayette’s extended stay with Thomas Jefferson at his home in Monticello.…
Let’s recap: During the 40 years from 1978 to October 2018, fifteen to twenty laypersons…
