By • Jun 30,2008

The Perception Gap

Interesting and smart column by Kyle Smith over at the NY Post: Twenty percent of Americans say the U.S. economy is doing well. That’s hearsay. Seventy-one percent say they, personally,...

By • Jun 30,2008

Patriotism and Nationalism, Again

Peter Beinart, he of the heavy-duty Time topic of Patriotism With America At A (Nother) Crossroads, wants to be an equal-opportunity chastiser. What could be more bipartisan and transcendent? But...

By • Jun 30,2008

Oh Jesus! Oh Jesus!

Rod Dreher will just lurv this one. In a general sign of the horribleness of Time magazine and the culture at large, the hot new story is the mainstreaming of...

By • Jun 29,2008

Statistics Abuse

I have a lot of problems with statistical analysis. Most of my complaints go straight to the heart of the use of large-n studies of groups — irritating quant people,...