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The article reports how digital media and paperless communication, as well as the COVID-19-related pressure, have caused a major decline in the U.S. pulp and paper industry over the past decade, as of April 2021, and projected to cost the industry 26 billion U.S. dollars.

The article presents a discussion of the performance of the U.S. Federal Reserve System, adapted from a working paper published by libertarian think tank Cato Institute. Topics explored include the failure of the agency to improve economic stability of the country, the efforts launched by the Federal Reserve to address the 2008 financial crisis, and the capital regulations for commercial banks implemented by the agency in collaboration with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

The article presents the "Patent Litigation: A Statistical Overview" report from the Seyfath Shaw LLP in the U.S. According to the report, litigation cases filed with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Patent Trial and Appeals Board increased significantly for the past five years starting 2019. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) cites a drastic increase in patent litigation which also referenced a USPTO working paper.

The article discusses the paper titled "The Racialization of Islam in the United States: Islamophobia, Hate Crimes and 'Flying While Brown'" by sociologist Craig Considine of Rice University. It mentions that racism is a symbolic form of Islamophobia which has been misrepresented as a form of religious bias that oppresses U.S. Muslims. It aims to raise awareness of the racialization of Islam in the U.S. and help to counter the increase of Islamophobia across the country.

The article presents a discussion of the U.S. federal health care legislation Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), adapted from a report published on the National Review web site. Topics explored include the opposition of majority of Real Clear Politics poll respondents to PPACA, the health insurance coverage increase which may be attributed to PPACA, and the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper which focused on the individual health insurance market.