long but good article on why land/natural resources probably does play a major role in the economic disparity: https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/geopolitics-uni

long but good article on why land/natural resources probably does play a major role in the economic disparity: https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/geopolitics-united-states-part-1-inevitable-empire https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/geopolitics-united-states-...