Monthly Archives: September 2014

A Bunch of Criminals? Look at the Data

The NFL is filled with criminals, right? And former pro football players often die young, correct? I was surprised to…

I recently received the dubious honor of election to the board of a national scholarly association that will remain nameless.…

I was looking at data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth, and came across this interesting variable. Most Americans…

President Obama, many members of congress, and much of the American public supports military action against ISIS. Why? Despite overheated…

I’m currently reading Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus, by Rick Perlstein. It offers a…