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Hollywood has done a number on the public’s idea of what Air Force One is like. The Harrison Ford movie alone convinced millions of Americans the plane has an escape pod. Spoiler: it doesn’t. The reality is both more mundane and more impressive than the movies make it look, and the daily operations on board…

Many Americans assume that if they qualified for something, they’d know about it. That’s not always the case. Federal and state benefit programs are notoriously bad at promoting themselves. Even good ones are buried under red tape, confusing eligibility rules, and websites that look like they were designed in 2003. These are the government benefits…

Many Americans picture Secret Service agents and think of black suits, sunglasses, earpieces, and the guys standing around the president looking intense. Hollywood has built a whole genre out of that image. The real job of a Secret Service agent is way more complicated than the movies let on, and a lot of what agents…

Seniors have a reputation for being smart shoppers, and for good reason. You don’t survive decades of Florida living without learning a thing or two about stretching a dollar. But Publix has gotten sneakier with its BOGO program over the years. Some of the old rules don’t apply the way they used to. Here are…

Living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has obvious perks. No mortgage, no utility bills, and a full household staff. But the president of the United States still receives a monthly bill from the White House usher’s office, and what’s on that bill catches many Americans off guard. Here are ten things no taxpayer covers for the…

An increasing number of Pennsylvanians—and Americans as a whole—are stepping away from church and prayer. The surge in secularism can be attributed to various factors. Data from Pew Research Center and Gallup show Americans are becoming less religious. Fewer people believe in God, and fewer people believe religion is an important part of life, attend…