Just the social facts, ma'am
Monday, March 30, 2026
Above and below
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Many people have observed that in the last 5 or 10 years, a gap has emerged between public ratings of economic conditions and standard meas...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Whose idea was that?
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A lot of the commentary after Paul Ehrlich's death said that his ideas were popular among liberals and/or "elites." For examp...
Friday, March 13, 2026
Bad to worse?
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In late 2022, I had a couple of posts about perceptions of moral conditions . I concluded that assessments had become more negative in the ...
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
No problem
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Adrian Vermeule, a professor at Harvard Law School, writes that "the Supreme Court faces a serious problem in the court of public opi...
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Old and new
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I'll start with the new. The SAVE Act requires proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. If it were implemented, which party...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
More than politics
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A New York Times story yesterday said that the conservative organization PragerU had just released ratings of the American presidents, and...
Saturday, February 14, 2026
The (roughly) three percent
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At one time, it was often said that almost all Americans thought of themselves as part of the middle class, regardless of their actual econo...
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