The Chief Coroner in Christchurch seems to think there is a good chance of a link between earthquakes and suicide rates. As I look at the plot of the number of suicides by month over the last five years the data looks like nothing but random variations. And in fact Luis Apiolaza over at Quantum […]

I spotted the graph to the right in the Washington Post yesterday. Click on the image to obtain a larger, clearer image. The article dealt with the impact of the GOP tax cuts on the middle class and was based on a report by Senate Democrats and their assessment of the tax plan put forth […]

Last Sunday in an opinion piece by Robert Samuelson appeared in the Washington Post questioned the emphasis on getting a college education. With the increasing cost of a college education the wisdom of sending our young people to college has come into question. With the recent recession the recent graduates have been having a hard […]