Just the social facts, ma'am

 My last post suggested that the central result of a paper published in the American Economic Review was sensitive to the specification of ...

 This is a return to my usual kind of subject, although I may give an update on my adventures with predatory publishing in a future post.   ...

 There is a journal called the EON International Journal of Arts, Humanities &Social Sciences.  I recently discovered that I am listed a...

 From the New York Times :  "[Danzy] Senna, 53, was born in Boston, the daughter of a white, patrician mother . . .  and an African Ame...

Opinion surveys began in the 1930s, when the state of the economy was obviously a major issue.  However, questions on "the economy...

 In 1947, the Gallup poll asked "Do you think this town [city] would be better off or worse off if more people lived here?"  31% s...

 When people were talking about who Kamala Harris might choose as her running mate, Josh Shapiro's high approval rating was often mentio...