The Sixteen Minutes
Americans read for leisure just sixteen minutes a day. The real story is grimmer: that average is propped up by a devoted few, while a growing share reads nothing at all.
Based on our survey data, this insightful section reflects on the changing American consumer, trends in their embryonic stages, adoption of new trends, and their implications for society. Articles range from the legalization of marijuana to video streaming to work from home to automobile preferences.
Americans read for leisure just sixteen minutes a day. The real story is grimmer: that average is propped up by a devoted few, while a growing share reads nothing at all.
From bare feet on airplanes to middle fingers on the highway, incivility has become the new normal. But the one thing still in our control is how we behave.
How rising everyday costs are making parenthood financially irrational
Americans are watching spending, not losing the spirit of the season.
They’re not leftists—they’re angry…understandably!