Dear Captain America:
  How did the greatest nation in the history of the world take a wrong  turn and end up wandering the dumps of the world?

US. MORTALITY
TAKES A DIVE

  If you want to live longer,
    Move to Switzerland or Japan

US. births are down again after the Covid baby bust and rebound.   And  A lamentation tune for the unborn

 Immigrants Legal and Illegal
Melting Pot or Seething Caldron ?!?

Number of immigrants and their share of the total U.S. population

A Nation of Eunuchs 
Joining the Castrato Choir

Why are men’s testosterone levels decreasing?
 Down 20% in the last 20 years, more younger men suffering the effects of low testosterone.

Is pornography causing a drop in testosterone levels?

Sick and Getting Sicker
Autoimmune disease by Country

 Asthma, psoriasis, Crohn’s, type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, autism
Autoimmunity Has Reached Epidemic Levels. We Need Urgent Action to Address It -Scientific American

Half of U.S. adults can’t read a book written at the 8th-grade level.

Top 10 U.S. Literacy Rate Statistics

21% of Americans 18 and older are illiterate in 2022.
The cognitively elite: (12% of Americans) have what is now called Level 4/5 literacy. At Level 4, that means they can read and write at a proficient level.  If you write for these proficient readers, you’ll miss 88% of adults in the United States.

Killing the pain of a meaningless life.
Quora:
Can you tell me a reason to keep living?
Einstein:
Albert Einstein on the purpose of life.
The Christian answer:
What is the purpose of life?