This is a question no one has cared to ask other than to shrug and say the protests conferred perfect immunity. For months there were rallies, marches and riots associated with Black Lives Matter and their White Allies. This period also saw the second surge in deaths from corona. But how many died in the […]
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Coronavirus: Some Real Numbers
In every newscast, every newspaper article and every public dtatement by a Democrat, the United States is said to have the most coronavirus deaths. This is true. But the US is a big country. The more important number is deaths per 100,000 population. Johns Hopkins authoritative website gives that number for every country, but does […]
Continue readingCoronavirus, the Census and Citizenship
I just did my census form online. I got the short form and it was quick and easy and disappointing, since it omits a citizenship question. This is important since illegal aliens, when counted, get representatives in the Congress. However, the second part of the census has just been passed unanimously in the Senate and […]
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At a recent small gathering to commemmorate the death of another homeless woman in the downtown, Starbucks was praised for donating a single, miserable container of hot coffee to the gathering. Very Seattle. Appearance and pretense over substance. Table: “Homeless Deaths Rise Once More In King County (including Seattle): 2012-2018”, in Seattle Times, January 9, […]
Continue readingFBI Crime Statistics: Reported Total vs. Estimated Total
Long ago I worked in a state government’s econometrics group. One of the senior economists would say, the only data that is any good is birth numbers and death numbers… and they are always wrong. In that spirit, it turns out that some part (but which part??) of FBI crime statistics is just made up, […]
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