How much does the Atlantic Ocean cost?

Well, establishing the value of something often requires that one somehow find a willing buyer and seller. One could hold an auction and see what someone would bid. If someone bids, then you can guess what it would cost you to buy it, to some approximation. read more

Up to the present time, the Atlantic Ocean has never been for sale, so no-one can say what it would cost. There are, also, issues of who “owns” the right to various parts of it. Then there is the difficulty of who could be empowered to put it up for sale in the first place. read more

Travel across the Atlantic Ocean was much more difficult for American colonists during the colonial period (1600-1799) than it is today. Using a map to compare three methods of transportation reveals how travel has changed over time. read more

A top aide to Scott Pruitt, Millan Hupp, resigned from the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a source briefed on the matter and correspondence reviewed by The Atlantic. Her last day will be Friday. Hupp, who worked as the director of scheduling and advance, has been entangled in many of the scandals dogging EPA Administrator Pruitt. read more