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December 2021

1. 31 DecTop Ten most interesting charts of 2021
2. 31 DecFriday Cat Blogging – 31 December 2021
3. 31 DecTop Ten reasons 2021 was way better than 2020
4. 31 DecTop Ten photos of 2021 plus three cats
5. 30 Dec2021 was a big improvement over 2020
6. 30 DecLunchtime Photo
7. 30 DecWhat does a positive COVID test really mean?
8. 30 DecThe end of the eviction moratorium turned out to be a nothingburger
9. 30 DecFor inflation doves, median CPI is your hot ticket
10. 29 DecLunchtime Photo
11. 29 DecIf Japan can run a huge national debt, why can’t we?
12. 28 DecHere’s a quick look at the evidence about mask wearing
13. 28 DecOmicron has affected us all . . . except for China
14. 28 DecLunchtime Photo
15. 28 DecSuper vaccine for COVID-19 may be ready next year
16. 28 DecNews you can use, teetotaler edition
17. 28 DecOmicron is not spreading quite as fast as we thought
18. 28 DecHere’s yet more data on the Sweden experiment
19. 28 DecFact of the day: School bullying has decreased over the past 20 years
20. 28 DecThose mRNA vaccines are hot stuff! Maybe.
21. 28 DecOh come on, high school is fine
22. 28 DecSubaru knows everything about me
23. 28 DecE.O. Wilson died on Sunday, but sociobiology lives on
24. 27 DecDo monopolies increase inflation?
25. 27 DecYes, executive orders are 100% democratic
26. 27 DecLunchtime Photo
27. 27 DecHoliday shopping up a modest 1.7% this year
28. 27 Dec“Don’t Look Up” is an allegory for COVID denialism
29. 25 DecCharlie’s first Christmas
30. 25 DecMerry Christmas!
31. 24 DecFatal police shootings of unarmed suspects plummeted in 2021
32. 24 DecThe top trend in 2021, for the 5,000th year in a row, was money
33. 24 DecFriday Cat Blogging – 24 December 2021
34. 24 DecIs the CDC too slow to change its mind? Prove it.
35. 23 DecCan boring economic statistics take your mind off Omicron?
36. 23 DecLunchtime Photo
37. 23 DecAfraid of Omicron? Get boosted!
38. 23 DecIn Britain, COVID cases are up but deaths are down
39. 23 DecIt turns out that redistricting for 2022 was probably pretty neutral
40. 22 DecDammit, wages have gone down this year
41. 22 DecLunchtime Photo
42. 22 DecWe have a shortage of COVID testing kits because nobody ordered them
43. 22 DecHere’s my top twelve list of 2021
44. 22 DecBBB was always unprecedented. It’s no surprise that it’s getting cut down.
45. 21 DecLunchtime Photo
46. 21 DecNo, seriously, what’s an NFT?
47. 21 DecManchin’s “no” has turned into a “maybe”
48. 21 DecBonus cat blogging
49. 21 DecWhy has the Delta variant of COVID plummeted so fast?
50. 20 DecTrump: Don’t let liberals take credit for the vaccines
51. 20 DecLunchtime Photo
52. 20 DecWaPo: Manchin made a concrete offer on BBB but Biden didn’t accept it
53. 20 DecTravel bans are stupid. Let’s focus on other stuff.
54. 20 DecJoe Manchin could have made BBB a better bill
55. 20 DecI read the news today, oh boy
56. 18 DecBooster shots are not on most people’s Christmas lists
57. 18 DecHere’s how much vaccination improves your odds of staying alive
58. 17 DecFriday Cat Blogging – 17 December 2021
59. 17 DecI am all in favor of bullying people into getting vaccinated
60. 17 DecThere are three big things we can do to slow down COVID-19
61. 17 DecJust how long is “transitory,” anyway?
62. 16 DecThe Great Resignation . . . isn’t?
63. 16 DecThe United States is safer than it’s been in decades
64. 16 DecLunchtime Photo
65. 16 DecMaybe 2021 marked the peak of conservative influence
66. 16 DecDid healthcare spending increase 9.7% or 1.9% in 2020? Probably neither.
67. 16 DecFed decides to take Larry Summers’s advice
68. 15 DecAmong working-age adults, COVID has increased the crude death rate from 0.43% to 0.47%
69. 15 DecLunchtime Photo
70. 15 DecThe COVID pandemic is the fault of conservatives. Full stop.
71. 15 DecRaw data: Wages have been declining steadily throughout 2021
72. 15 DecCalifornia now requires COVID testing to attend large indoor events
73. 15 DecRed states spend just as much as blue states
74. 14 DecLunchtime Photo
75. 14 DecWhy is the debt ceiling being raised by such a puny amount?
76. 14 DecThe original neocon is now a MAGA man
77. 14 DecRaw data: Religious affiliation continues to decline during pandemic
78. 14 DecIt sure doesn’t look like high inflation is a permanent thing
79. 14 DecIn Congress today, Liz Cheney read texts sent to the White House on January 6
80. 14 DecDo normal people really not care about COVID?
81. 13 DecLunchtime Photo
82. 13 DecCalifornia takes on the Supreme Court
83. 11 DecRepublicans believe they are fighting for democracy
84. 11 DecBusiness inventories are still well below normal
85. 10 DecFriday Cat Blogging – 10 December 2021
86. 10 DecDeciphering the death rate of young Hispanics in California is tricky
87. 10 DecInflation remains high in November
88. 9 DecNot very many people die of COVID-19 these days
89. 9 DecLunchtime Photo
90. 9 DecCook Report says Democrats have slit their own throats
91. 9 DecThe American public really, really loves to build stuff
92. 9 DecDon’t trust anyone over 62
93. 9 DecMitch McConnell’s debt ceiling compromise doesn’t harm the filibuster
94. 8 DecThe job gap is not really that big a deal
95. 8 DecLunchtime Photo
96. 8 DecIt’s time to seriously study ocean geoengineering
97. 8 DecDebt ceiling fight finally fizzles out
98. 8 DecRaw data: Vaccination rates are going down in the US
99. 7 DecLunchtime Photo
100. 7 DecWSJ: Fat raises are coming for everyone in 2022
101. 7 DecExcess savings are all gone. Or are they?
102. 7 DecInstagram adds new teen safety features, but they’re just a cynical con
103. 7 DecFox News has a huge audience
104. 7 DecA voting rights bill is never going to pass
105. 6 DecLunchtime Photo
106. 6 DecWhy are Democrats so downbeat these days?
107. 6 DecWhat’s the best large country to live in?
108. 4 DecBonus Saturday cat blogging
109. 4 DecPatriotism is the key to understanding the fight over critical race theory
110. 4 DecMore notes on Peter Jackson’s “Get Back” from Parts 2 & 3
111. 3 DecHere’s why closed captions are important even if your hearing is fine
112. 3 DecHere’s what you need to know about Omicron
113. 3 DecRent increases will be a little higher than normal for a while
114. 3 DecFriday Cat Blogging – 3 December 2021
115. 3 DecChart of the day: Net new jobs in November
116. 2 DecAre half of all Americans really feeling hardship over higher prices?
117. 2 DecOur updated score: Republicans 95, Democrats 1
118. 2 DecLunchtime Photo
119. 2 DecRaw data: Inflation and corporate profits
120. 2 DecHere’s how to win elections in a bad economy
121. 2 DecSugar consumption is down, but obesity is still up
122. 2 DecAbortion law entered the Twilight Zone today
123. 1 DecYet a few more looks at COVID-19 performance in the US
124. 1 DecLunchtime Photo
125. 1 DecWall Street Journal says bicycles are a harbinger of doom
126. 1 DecChart of the day: The price of gasoline
127. 1 DecOn Instagram, it’s scammers vs. scammers
128. 1 DecCumulative US COVID-19 deaths by state

November 2021

1. 30 NovLunchtime Photo
2. 30 NovCumulative COVID-19 Deaths in the US and Europe
3. 30 NovHow can we make more people fear Republican rule?
4. 30 NovTwitter bans pictures of your mother
5. 30 NovA few notes on Peter Jackson’s “Get Back”
6. 30 NovHere’s a closer look at the Great Resignation
7. 29 NovLunchtime Photo
8. 29 NovStop taking the bait from Republican bomb throwers
9. 29 NovChart of the day: Average hours worked in the US
10. 29 NovTexas vs. California: Let’s have this out once and for all
11. 29 NovFour random charts
12. 28 NovEurozone “likely” to report record inflation for November
13. 28 NovChart of the day: Crimes against statistics
14. 27 NovTime to calm down? Or time to panic?
15. 27 NovHealth Update
16. 26 NovFriday Cat Blogging – 26 November 2021
17. 25 NovThanksgiving Lunchtime Photo
18. 24 NovLunchtime Photo
19. 24 NovArbery murderers found guilty of murder
20. 24 NovChart of the day: Income and spending in October
21. 24 NovAn American crime mystery: Why is murder up while overall violence is down?
22. 23 NovMore gratuitous kitten blogging
23. 23 NovLunchtime Photo
24. 23 NovNYT says Irvine is the perfect home for me
25. 23 NovDollar Tree raises prices after 25 years
26. 23 NovChart of the day: Federal taxes under the BBB bill
27. 23 NovAre we conducting a “dangerous experiment” on teen girls?
28. 23 NovYet another gripe about the mythical “trucker shortage”
29. 23 NovWhat’s behind Joe Biden’s low approval rating?
30. 22 NovLunchtime Photo
31. 22 NovWe are nowhere near herd immunity for COVID-19
32. 22 NovUnlike Kyle Rittenhouse, the Ahmaud Arbery case is open and shut
33. 21 NovGratuitous weekend kitten picture
34. 21 NovInnovation is starting to dominate the climate change agenda
35. 21 NovKyrsten Sinema’s clothes are really nobody’s business
36. 20 NovA year from now, which countries will look best on COVID-19?
37. 20 NovAre wages sticky upward?
38. 20 NovThe markup on a gallon of gasoline has nearly doubled over the past decade
39. 20 NovNo, women have not dropped out of the labor force at twice the rate of men
40. 19 NovFriday Cat Blogging – 19 November 2021
41. 19 NovWisconsin wants to put Republicans in total control of elections
42. 19 NovKyle Rittenhouse acquitted on all counts
43. 19 NovRare new picture of blur surfaces
44. 19 NovFourth wave of COVID-19 is now fully underway
45. 19 NovCBO: Social spending bill will increase the deficit by less than 0.5%
46. 18 NovLunchtime Photo
47. 18 NovRaw data: House prices in Oklahoma City
48. 17 NovThere is no shortage of truckers
49. 17 NovLunchtime Photo
50. 17 NovHere’s why the CBO score of the social spending bill matters
51. 17 NovWhat’s up with the Steele dossier?
52. 17 NovMysterious blur overruns Drum home
53. 17 NovThe economy is doing better than we thought
54. 16 NovLunchtime Photo
55. 16 NovRepublican hysteria over the economy has reached record levels
56. 16 NovREDS THREATEN US ASTRONAUTS!
57. 16 NovWe are merrily spending, spending, spending
58. 16 NovHere’s a weird puzzler about beef and pork production
59. 16 NovWant votes? You need to sell yourself.
60. 15 NovLunchtime Photo
61. 15 NovIs high inflation happening only in the United States?
62. 15 NovYet more inflation hysteria from the Wall Street Journal today
63. 15 NovRepublicans vow revenge against mean Democrats
64. 13 NovEgrets!
65. 13 NovAffirmative action doesn’t have much support, even among Democrats
66. 13 NovBeware the fury of a patient man
67. 12 NovYet another tedious gripe about food inflation reporting
68. 12 NovFriday Cat Blogging – 12 November 2021
69. 12 NovCOP26 was a failure. Here’s what we should do instead.
70. 12 NovFox News leads the nation in COVID-19 misinformation
71. 11 NovFor the last time, there’s been no big increase in labor costs
72. 11 NovLunchtime Photo
73. 11 NovConservatives have not killed the welfare state
74. 11 NovLarry Summers speaks: Pass the social spending bill
75. 11 NovFox News baits the crime bear
76. 11 NovThe US economy is running about as hot as it can
77. 11 NovInflationary expectations spike modestly
78. 10 NovLunchtime Photo
79. 10 NovGeothermal is great. Why don’t we use it more?
80. 10 NovWage growth has been negative over the past year
81. 10 NovInflation spiked high in October
82. 10 NovWho should replace Junipero Serra in Statuary Hall?
83. 9 NovLunchtime Photo
84. 9 NovWill Elon Musk really sell 10% of his Tesla stock?
85. 9 NovThere is no shortage of truck drivers
86. 9 NovYesterday’s best practice is today’s racism
87. 8 NovLunchtime Photo
88. 8 NovWhy are our ports still running too slowly?
89. 8 NovIs the US bad at treating COVID-19 cases?
90. 7 NovJust how horrible and incompetent has Joe Biden been?
91. 7 NovWhy oh why are people so spooked by inflation?
92. 6 NovChart of the day: Net new jobs in October
93. 6 NovThe Republican Party now has 13 traitors to deal with
94. 5 NovFriday Cat Blogging – 5 November 2021
95. 5 NovDon’t worry too much about CRT. It’s served its purpose.
96. 4 NovWhy does CNN lie about inflation?
97. 4 NovLunchtime Photo
98. 3 NovLunchtime Photo
99. 3 NovThere’s good news ahead for Democrats. Maybe.
100. 2 NovLunchtime Photo
101. 2 NovI really don’t get the Texas anti-abortion law
102. 1 NovLunchtime Photo
103. 1 NovHere’s how the 1/6 insurrection played out

October 2021

1. 31 OctHappy Halloween!
2. 31 OctUC Santa Barbara unveils plan to torture freshmen
3. 30 OctMalibu is really expensive
4. 30 OctLet’s Go Brandon
5. 30 OctTrivial local stories will be the death of the national media
6. 30 OctA Facebook quiz: Worse than heroin, or is it a wash?
7. 30 OctHealth Update
8. 30 OctThe rental market is once again about the same as always
9. 29 OctFriday Cat Blogging – 29 October 2021
10. 29 OctA random thought about Facebook
11. 29 OctThe next big scam
12. 29 OctChart of the day: Consumer spending slows down in September
13. 28 OctEveryone is now in favor of higher police funding
14. 28 OctFacebook is a reflection of society, not an agitator
15. 28 OctLunchtime Photo
16. 28 OctBiden announces compromise bill that would cost about $200 billion per year
17. 28 OctChart of the day: Real GDP in Q3
18. 27 OctLunchtime Photo
19. 27 OctLead pipes produced higher murder rates in early 20th century America
20. 27 OctFox News is a stinking, toxic pile of shit
21. 27 OctManchin and Sinema appear to oppose all possible funding sources for BBB
22. 27 OctHere’s the latest COVID-19 death rate
23. 26 OctEveryone is wrong about climate change
24. 26 OctLunchtime Photo
25. 26 OctPolitical corruption is apparently no longer allowed to exist
26. 26 OctHere’s how Facebook responded to toxic content
27. 26 OctVirginia race may hinge on what you think of “Beloved”
28. 26 OctDems on verge of agreement over BBB bill
29. 26 OctPromises, promises
30. 25 OctFacebook in India is . . . what?
31. 25 OctAre people really reassessing their priorities in the wake of the pandemic?
32. 25 OctLunchtime Photo
33. 25 OctEven during a massive recession, CO2 concentrations increased in 2020
34. 25 OctA very brief summary of Donald Trump’s attempted coup d’etat
35. 25 OctNot one single country on earth is willing to stop extracting fossil fuels
36. 24 OctHere’s a weekend brain dump about Facebook
37. 23 OctI hate the fact that shoddy reporting makes me feel sorry for Facebook
38. 23 OctThe inevitable backlash to Squid Game starts here
39. 22 OctHere’s the latest on the supply chain crisis
40. 22 OctFriday Cat Blogging – 22 October 2021
41. 22 OctDemocrats better not screw the middle class again
42. 22 OctNo, a wealth tax is not in our future
43. 22 OctIs the supply chain crisis about to end?
44. 22 OctThe worker shortage is a lot smaller than you think
45. 22 OctI am now fashionable—for a while, anyway
46. 22 OctHere’s your worker shortage in one chart
47. 22 OctBBB starts to take shape
48. 22 OctThere is no drug shortage crisis
49. 21 OctMainstream Republicans have given up on fighting Trump
50. 21 OctDemocrats are whittling, whittling, whittling
51. 21 OctLunchtime Photo
52. 21 OctVoting legislation never had the slightest chance of passing
53. 21 OctChart of the day: Conservatives and COVID-19
54. 21 OctIs the country worse off than a year ago? Don’t be ridiculous.
55. 20 OctSinema says she’s opposed to taxing businesses and the rich
56. 20 OctLunchtime Photo
57. 20 OctDemocrats are the masters of getting no credit for their good works
58. 20 OctDave Chappelle? He’s barely even funny, let alone offensive.
59. 20 OctCongressional subpoenas are now optional, I guess
60. 20 OctBiden caves to Republicans for no discernible reason
61. 19 OctLunchtime Photo
62. 19 OctThe worker shortage may actually be good news
63. 19 OctLatest NAEP results show growing Black-white education gap
64. 19 OctI don’t care how much you hate Joe Manchin
65. 18 OctWhere have all the hacks gone?
66. 18 OctLunchtime Photo
67. 16 OctThe economy doesn’t appear to be on the verge of overheating
68. 16 OctKamala Harris is in modest trouble yet again
69. 15 OctFriday Cat Blogging – 15 October 2021
70. 15 OctHow many open jobs are there, really?
71. 15 OctWho’s afraid of a little inflation?
72. 15 OctChart of the day: Consumers are buying and buying and buying
73. 15 OctLiberals need to pass a solid spending bill and take the W
74. 14 OctLunchtime Photo
75. 14 OctEconomy watch: Evictions are at half their pre-pandemic rate
76. 13 Oct500 BLM protests resulted in property damage last year
77. 13 OctLunchtime Photo
78. 13 OctBiden presses Port of LA to speed things up
79. 13 OctChart of the day: Inflation in September
80. 12 OctPandemic partisanship is batshit crazy
81. 12 OctHere’s yet more evidence that families weathered the pandemic pretty well
82. 12 OctLunchtime Photo
83. 12 OctThe job market remained weird in August
84. 12 OctIt’s time to make a deal
85. 11 OctLunchtime Photo
86. 11 OctDemocracy is back in vogue
87. 10 OctOur economic recovery is close to complete
88. 8 OctFriday Cat Blogging – 8 October 2021
89. 8 OctProgressives need to start listening to the middle class
90. 8 OctChart of the day: Net new jobs in September
91. 8 OctRaw data: The real income of the very poor in America
92. 7 OctRaw data: Instagram’s effect on teenage girls
93. 7 OctThe debt ceiling deal has hit a snag called Ted
94. 7 OctDonald Trump, hero of the rule of law
95. 7 OctLunchtime Photo
96. 7 OctIs anybody on the right still fighting Trumpism?
97. 7 OctJoe Biden’s approval rating isn’t really a big deal
98. 6 OctLunchtime Photo
99. 6 OctHere’s the latest COVID-19 mortality rate
100. 5 OctLunchtime Photo
101. 5 OctToo many conservatives think liberals are trying to destroy Western Civilization
102. 5 OctPlease help me unmix my feelings about Facebook
103. 5 OctWhy not use reconciliation to raise the debt ceiling?
104. 4 OctHooray! Republicans say they’ll vote to raise the debt ceiling.
105. 4 OctPost Office cracks open the door to a future of postal banking
106. 4 OctLunchtime Photo
107. 4 OctRaw data: oil moves “sharply upward”
108. 4 OctStop it. The platinum coin trick won’t work.
109. 4 OctConservative ideology is nowhere near defeat
110. 3 OctHere’s the LA abortion rally in pictures
111. 2 OctYes, Al Gore won Florida
112. 1 OctFriday Cat Blogging – 1 October 2021
113. 1 OctPrepare yourselves for Ken Starr 2.0
114. 1 OctThe Biden child tax credit is a cruise missile aimed at the heart of a Democratic majority
115. 1 OctLiberals are blowing the chance of a generation

September 2021

1. 30 SepLunchtime Photo
2. 30 SepMiami hopes to fund itself with free money from the rest of us
3. 29 SepLunchtime Photo
4. 29 SepThere’s still no sign of an “eviction tsunami”
5. 29 SepJoe Biden is the only recent president who has stood up to the Blob
6. 28 SepLunchtime Photo
7. 28 SepLet’s please stop talking about means testing
8. 28 SepThe $3.5 trillion bill increases spending by 7% and increases the deficit by 0%
9. 28 SepCan we make Republicans vote for a government shutdown every single day?
10. 28 SepA couple of questions for statistically minded folks
11. 28 SepWhy do Black people report better mental health than white people?
12. 28 SepHeadline watch: Debt ceiling edition
13. 27 SepLunchtime Photo
14. 27 SepBiden’s immigration policy is way, way better than Trump’s
15. 27 SepRaw data: Crime in the United States
16. 27 SepIt’s all over, folks
17. 26 SepDemocrats and the middle class
18. 25 SepCalifornia’s new zoning law should help to fight gentrification
19. 25 SepRaw data: Those horses at the border
20. 24 SepFriday Cat Blogging – 24 September 2021
21. 24 SepDemocrats need to spend more energy helping the middle class
22. 24 SepWill Democrats kill the filibuster to save the nation?
23. 24 SepCalifornia will spend $15 billion to adapt to climate change
24. 23 SepProgressives need to pay more attention to Fox News
25. 23 SepLunchtime Photo
26. 23 SepThe debt ceiling battle is about making Democrats squirm
27. 22 SepLunchtime Photo
28. 22 SepAdvice to live by: Please don’t inhale hydrogen peroxide
29. 22 SepNorth Dakota, the Final Frontier
30. 21 SepLunchtime Photo
31. 21 SepRaw data: Middle-class incomes have done better than you probably think
32. 21 SepLet’s catch up with doings in our nation’s capital
33. 21 SepIs China rolling back capitalism and expanding state control of the economy?
34. 20 SepMillennials are the highest paid generation in American history
35. 20 SepLunchtime Photo
36. 20 SepRaw data: WFH turns out not to be a forever thing after all
37. 20 SepNo, the prices of core social goods are not spiraling out of control
38. 20 SepForget the parliamentarian. The filibuster is all that matters.
39. 20 SepCOVID-19 mortality may be near its peak in the US
40. 19 SepWhy was the US so determined to insult France?
41. 17 SepFor the second month, border encounters topped 200,000
42. 17 SepFriday Cat Blogging – 17 September 2021
43. 17 SepBlockchains: All hype, or the internet of the future?
44. 17 SepAugust data: Still no evidence that stopping UI benefits made a difference
45. 16 SepLunchtime Photo
46. 16 SepFrance learns a lesson in global power politics
47. 15 SepRaw Data: Suicide over the past century
48. 15 SepLunchtime Photo
49. 15 SepGen. Milley did the right thing. He should resign for doing it.
50. 15 SepThere are no lessons from the California recall
51. 15 SepRepublicans suffer epic loss in California tonight
52. 15 SepIs Instagram harmful for teenage girls?
53. 14 SepLunchtime Photo
54. 14 SepNon-insane Republicans need to bite the bullet and vote D
55. 14 SepPoverty was down in 2020
56. 14 SepThere’s no need to make the California recall complicated. It’s pretty simple.
57. 14 SepInflation in August continued to soften
58. 14 SepAbout that rising income chart . . .
59. 13 SepHere is the state of America circa 2021
60. 13 SepLunchtime Photo
61. 13 SepThe US death rate from COVID-19 is still unbelievably high
62. 11 SepCOVID-19 is surging in red California
63. 11 SepOh yes, things are indeed getting better
64. 10 SepFriday Cat Blogging – 10 September 2021
65. 10 SepDon’t want to get vaccinated? No problem: just stay quarantined.
66. 10 SepBiden’s vaccination rules are more message than mandate
67. 10 SepVaccination mandates are likely to be pretty popular
68. 9 SepBiden issues ultimatum: Get vaccinated or get fired
69. 9 SepThe US economy is getting close to its full potential
70. 9 SepLunchtime Photo
71. 9 SepThere’s actual crime, and then there’s Fox News crime
72. 9 SepToday’s pet peeve: Opposition to abortion isn’t religious
73. 9 SepWait. 9/11 changed America for the better?
74. 8 SepLunchtime Photo
75. 8 SepThe nationalization of trivia has turned us all into nervous wrecks
76. 8 SepHunger didn’t increase during the pandemic
77. 8 SepThe Biden presidency is already dead and gone
78. 8 SepHopper Update
79. 7 SepLunchtime Photo
80. 7 SepWho’s the villain in the great COVID-19 airborne transmission story?
81. 7 SepWhy have California Latinos turned against Gov. Gavin Newsom?
82. 6 SepLunchtime Photo
83. 6 SepThe intelligence wars may soon come to an end
84. 6 SepCat update
85. 6 SepHere’s the COVID-19 mortality rate in seven countries
86. 6 SepHere are two views on the labor market shortage
87. 4 SepHere’s how to teach reading
88. 4 SepHopper has a cone
89. 4 SepThe Kabul evacuation was chaotic. It was also done as efficiently as possible.
90. 3 SepFriday Cat Blogging – 3 September 2021
91. 3 SepNew study says masks work if you’re over 50
92. 3 SepChart of the day: Net new jobs in August
93. 3 SepWe need to stop talking about the $3.5 trillion spending bill as a $3.5 trillion spending bill
94. 2 SepLunchtime Photo
95. 2 SepWith McCarthy, the threat is the thing
96. 2 SepCountry’s most popular podcaster is a fan of horse meds for COVID
97. 2 SepSupreme Court gives the green light to Texas anti-abortion law
98. 1 SepWhat do we do if Roe is overturned?
99. 1 SepLunchtime Photo
100. 1 SepEnding expanded UI benefits really doesn’t seem to have improved job growth
101. 1 SepQuote of the day: If phone companies obey subpoenas, Republicans will take revenge

August 2021

1. 31 AugLunchtime Photo
2. 31 AugJust how widespread is the scourge of cancel culture?
3. 31 AugHere’s the COVID-19 mortality rate in seven countries
4. 31 AugFFS, Mother Jones is not a “far left” publication
5. 30 AugChina: No videogames for teenagers
6. 30 AugNR editor: “Squalid betrayal,” “moral failure,” “gross ineptitude”
7. 30 AugLunchtime Photo
8. 30 AugThe most successful evacuation in US history is winding down
9. 29 AugHere are COVID-19 deaths by state for 2021
10. 28 AugWhat should I do about my camera?
11. 28 AugDC’s elite high school still can’t attract Black kids from public schools
12. 28 AugEvacuations are slowing, but 110,000 have been rescued through Friday
13. 27 AugBagram!
14. 27 AugFriday Cat Blogging – 27 August 2021
15. 27 AugCore inflation is high, but starting to ease
16. 27 AugThe Supreme Court isn’t flouting the law
17. 27 AugSaab is synonymous with turbo? I don’t think so.
18. 27 AugThursday update: Evacuations now total nearly 100,000
19. 26 AugLunchtime Photo
20. 26 AugYes, it’s depressing to watch the fall of Afghanistan
21. 26 AugHow many job openings are there in the United States?
22. 26 AugThe Wall Street Journal isn’t happy about Afghanistan
23. 26 AugHow many Afghans are left to be evacuated from Kabul?
24. 26 AugHere’s how vaccines make COVID-19 into a mild annoyance
25. 25 AugLunchtime Photo
26. 25 AugTiny percentage of LA students missed first week of school
27. 25 AugTuesday total: 82,000 evacuees with six days still to go
28. 24 AugEvacuation total is now up to 70,000
29. 24 AugLunchtime Photo
30. 24 AugDid the FDA wait too long to give full approval to COVID-19 vaccines?
31. 24 AugWhat’s next now that it’s obvious the evacuation is going pretty well?
32. 24 AugBuzzy should be the new Jeopardy! host
33. 23 AugMonday final count: Nearly 50,000 have been evacuated from Kabul
34. 23 AugLunchtime Photo
35. 23 AugChart of the day: Broadcast news coverage of Afghanistan
36. 23 AugPfizer vaccine gets full FDA approval
37. 23 AugKabul evacuation is up to 35,000
38. 22 AugThe biggest military evacuation in US history is going pretty well
39. 22 AugHere’s the COVID-19 mortality rate in seven countries
40. 21 AugCan we evacuate 100,000 people by the end of August?
41. 21 AugMore than 20,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul
42. 21 AugHow much freedom did Biden have to time the evacuation of Kabul?
43. 21 AugToday the good ol’ dollar store myth makes yet another appearance
44. 20 AugFriday Cat Blogging – 20 August 2021
45. 20 AugEnding UI benefits early doesn’t seem to have helped reduce unemployment
46. 20 AugThe Fox News vaccine jihad is still going strong
47. 20 AugI have finally read half of the Dune hexalogy
48. 19 AugLunchtime Photo
49. 19 AugWe have evacuated 7,000 people from Kabul this week
50. 19 AugPlexiglass barriers are just making COVID-19 worse
51. 19 AugWill leaving Afghanistan hurt Joe Biden?
52. 18 AugBlacks, Hispanics are catching up to white vaccination rate
53. 18 AugLunchtime Photo
54. 18 AugThe national mood these days is very liberal
55. 18 AugCable news is losing interest in Kabul as it becomes more peaceful
56. 17 AugLunchtime Photo
57. 17 AugSocial media is not the powerhouse they want you to think it is
58. 17 AugAfghanistan and national honor
59. 17 AugResidential segregation has continued to decline over the past decade
60. 17 AugAfter 24 hours of panic, our withdrawal from Afghanistan is suddenly running smoothly
61. 17 AugRetail sales remain high in July
62. 17 AugCan we wait even a few days before pretending we know how Afghanistan will turn out?
63. 16 AugOur withdrawal from Afghanistan is not the disaster the media is making it
64. 16 AugLunchtime Photo
65. 16 AugPresident Biden will increase SNAP benefits by 25% today
66. 15 AugBlame the Army, not Biden, for our panicked evacuation from Afghanistan
67. 14 AugIn hindsight, suddenly everyone knows why the Afghan army collapsed
68. 14 AugHere’s the COVID-19 mortality rate in seven countries
69. 14 AugHow much trouble are renters in these days?
70. 13 AugFriday Cat Blogging – 13 August 2021
71. 13 AugChart of the day: More jobs are requiring COVID-19 vaccination
72. 13 AugDid we need just another few months in Afghanistan?
73. 13 AugPersonal income has skyrocketed during the pandemic “recession”
74. 12 AugLunchtime Photo
75. 12 AugThe Wall Street Journal really needs to learn about inflation
76. 12 AugWas President Biden snookered over Afghanistan?
77. 12 AugTrump counties are no-go areas for vaccination
78. 12 AugThe 8-million worker “gap” is probably actually around 4 million
79. 12 AugThe reconciliation bill would make Obamacare truly universal
80. 11 AugCode red for humanity? Whatever.
81. 11 AugLunchtime Photo
82. 11 AugJoe Manchin is using flummery to oppose the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill
83. 11 AugInflation remains high in July, but shows signs of easing
84. 11 AugThe unvaccinated are far more likely to die from COVID-19 than the vaccinated
85. 10 AugLunchtime Photo
86. 10 AugAre we in another housing bubble?
87. 10 AugHere are the basics of the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill
88. 10 AugHealth Update
89. 9 AugLunchtime Photo
90. 9 AugHere are two pieces of good COVID-19 news today
91. 9 AugIPCC6: Climate change is getting worse every year as we twiddle our thumbs
92. 9 AugRand Paul: I will shut down the Senate over any COVID bill whatsoever
93. 9 AugCOVID-19 accounts for nearly half of all police deaths
94. 9 AugTaliban accelerates its conquest of Afghanistan
95. 7 AugA 3-part story about short bowel syndrome and the FDA
96. 6 AugFriday Cat Blogging – 6 August 2021
97. 6 AugCOVID-19 mortality rates for this week
98. 6 AugPresident Biden’s eviction moratorium may or may not be legal, but it’s not outrageous
99. 6 AugLet’s not write about Hungary, OK?
100. 6 AugChart of the day: Net new jobs in July
101. 6 AugThe bipartisan infrastructure bill is a gigantic nothingburger
102. 6 AugStimulus economics was one of the pandemic’s big winners
103. 5 AugLunchtime Photo
104. 5 AugWhat’s the real story behind the chip shortage?
105. 5 AugWhat should we call Hispanic people?
106. 4 AugCash Assistance in the United States
107. 4 AugHow widespread is belief in white privilege?
108. 4 AugLunchtime Photo
109. 4 AugFree money is not as popular as you might think
110. 3 AugSo what can we do about Fox News?
111. 3 AugLunchtime Photo
112. 3 AugAlways divide federal spending by ten!
113. 3 AugIsn’t it a little late to be outraged over the end of the eviction moratorium?
114. 2 AugLunchtime Photo
115. 2 AugJane Mayer misses the 800-pound gorilla behind The Big Lie
116. 2 AugYes, Fox News deserves the blame for American rage

July 2021

1. 31 JulPlease just make it stop
2. 31 JulAll my tech is suddenly failing me
3. 30 JulFriday Cat Blogging – 30 July 2021
4. 30 JulEconomy grows at blistering 6.5% pace in Q2
5. 29 JulLunchtime Photo
6. 29 JulThe secret force destroying America is . . .
7. 29 JulDemocrats, Republicans sort of come to agreement on infrastructure spending
8. 28 JulLunchtime Photo
9. 27 JulLunchtime Photo
10. 27 JulDo Inflation Expectations Matter?
11. 27 JulUpsets are the order of the day for the US Olympic team
12. 26 JulFinally we have an in-depth look at CRT in our schools
13. 26 JulLunchtime Photo
14. 26 JulIn huge surprise, Republicans are still not willing to pay for infrastructure
15. 26 JulKevin’s rules for the pandemic
16. 25 JulHere’s what Sean Hannity really said about COVID-19 vaccines
17. 25 JulChart of the day: How likely is World War III?
18. 24 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 23 Update
19. 23 JulFriday Cat Blogging – 23 July 2021
20. 23 JulRepublican governor is fed up with idiots not getting vaccinated
21. 23 JulCalifornia bullet train remains $80 billion short
22. 23 JulAustralia is doomed
23. 23 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 22 Update
24. 23 JulEven Republicans might start to believe in climate change after this year
25. 22 JulLunchtime Photo
26. 22 JulAmy Klobuchar is making a big mistake with her anti-tech legislation
27. 22 JulDon’t sweat the drama surrounding the 1/6 investigation
28. 22 JulFlorida COVID-19 rate has quadrupled in past month
29. 22 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 21 Update
30. 22 JulPG&E finally agrees to bury killer power lines
31. 22 JulThere’s no need to worry about the debt ceiling yet
32. 21 JulLunchtime Photo
33. 21 JulNew study says Fox News is responsible for low vaccine rates
34. 21 JulDoes social media play a huge role in vaccine disinformation?
35. 21 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 20 Update
36. 21 JulShould the FDA give final approval to COVID-19 vaccines immediately?
37. 20 JulLunchtime Photo
38. 20 JulDo conservatives ever criticize Fox News?
39. 20 JulPlease, just stop it with the nonsense explanations for daily changes in the stock market
40. 20 JulWhen Trump was president, Republicans raised taxes on the middle class and lowered them for the rich
41. 20 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 19 Update
42. 19 JulLunchtime Photo
43. 19 JulRepublicans just need a few more days
44. 19 JulIf I were a billionaire . . .
45. 19 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 18 Update
46. 19 JulThe Delta variant is just the start
47. 19 JulWhy is homelessness so high in Los Angeles?
48. 18 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 17 Update
49. 17 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 16 Update
50. 17 JulBiden should call out the vaccine lies on Fox News
51. 17 JulTexas has lower taxes than California . . . for some people
52. 17 JulStudy says police treat Black drivers slightly worse on routine traffic stops
53. 16 JulCutting UI benefits is probably getting people back to work
54. 16 JulFriday Cat Blogging – 16 July 2021
55. 16 JulWe shopped til we dropped in June
56. 16 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 15 Update
57. 16 JulPublishing information does not make the White House authoritarian
58. 15 JulLunchtime Photo
59. 15 JulIt’s not really odd at all that we’re letting the world burn
60. 15 JulIs the Guardian’s secret Russian report about Trump for real?
61. 15 JulRepublicans continue to delay, delay, delay on infrastructure bill
62. 15 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 14 Update
63. 14 JulHere’s the theory of relativity in 500 words
64. 14 JulRequest to anti-CRT folks: Do we have examples of CRT being taught in public schools?
65. 14 JulLunchtime Photo
66. 14 JulHere’s how to fight Republican voting laws
67. 14 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 13 Update
68. 13 JulLunchtime Photo
69. 13 JulLooking for the real conservative culprit in the culture wars? Forget about politicians. It’s all Fox News.
70. 13 JulFox News is the real source of right-wing vaccination paranoia
71. 13 JulThe price of hamburger is down 8.4%
72. 13 JulAttention Media: Food Inflation Remains Astonishingly Low
73. 13 JulChart of the day: Inflation in June was 5.3%, 4.4%, or about 3%. Take your pick.
74. 13 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 12 Update
75. 12 JulNew study suggests pre-K reduces crime and increases income
76. 12 JulLunchtime Photo
77. 12 JulYou should read Perry Stein on Ketcham Elementary School
78. 12 JulSigh. Inflation is yet again right around the corner.
79. 12 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 11 Update
80. 11 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 10 Update
81. 11 JulHere’s what can happen if you don’t get vaccinated
82. 10 JulGen X ruined everything
83. 10 JulRent: Yet another inflation scare story ruined by the facts
84. 10 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 9 Update
85. 9 JulPresident Biden is right to withdraw from Afghanistan
86. 9 JulFriday Cat Blogging – 9 July 2021
87. 9 JulWhite Evangelical Churches Continue to Lose Members
88. 9 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 8 Update
89. 9 JulWhat are we teaching our kids, anyway? Does anyone know?
90. 9 JulIf you take a closer look, inflation is pretty well under control
91. 8 JulLunchtime Photo
92. 8 JulA brief look at what Republicans are up to these days
93. 8 JulIs a tidal wave of evictions about to hit American families?
94. 8 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 7 Update
95. 8 JulGlobal warming has loaded the weather dice
96. 7 JulLunchtime Photo
97. 7 JulThere are 3 million unfilled jobs in the United States
98. 7 JulWhy has the Florida condo collapse seized so much of our attention?
99. 7 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 6 Update
100. 6 JulLunchtime Photo
101. 6 JulThere’s no need to panic over China
102. 6 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 5 Update
103. 5 JulLunchtime Photo
104. 5 JulChart of the day: Birthday parties as super-spreader events
105. 5 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 4 Update
106. 4 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 3 Update
107. 3 JulSha’Carri Richardson is the latest victim of the war on drugs
108. 3 JulIf you hate the culture wars, blame liberals
109. 3 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 2 Update
110. 2 JulFriday Cat Blogging – 2 July 2021
111. 2 JulProgressives need to stop being stupid about voting laws
112. 2 JulChart of the day: Net new jobs in June
113. 2 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 1 Update
114. 2 JulCharts of the day: Here’s a partisan history of the culture wars since 2000
115. 1 JulLunchtime Photo
116. 1 JulCould we have created the COVID-19 vaccine faster?
117. 1 JulHere’s why Donald Rumsfeld wasn’t thrown out of polite society
118. 1 JulCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 30 Update

June 2021

1. 30 JunPoll: Who is more favored, whites or minorities?
2. 30 JunLunchtime Photo
3. 30 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 29 Update
4. 29 JunLunchtime Photo
5. 29 JunHere’s a bit of history about American history
6. 29 JunRemember when the US presidency was gleefully corrupt?
7. 29 JunToday’s lesson on white performative outrage: Broders’ Pasta Bar
8. 29 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 28 Update
9. 29 JunCollege athletics is now doomed
10. 28 JunRaw Data: Fertility Trends in the United States
11. 28 JunLunchtime Photo
12. 28 JunThanks to Delta, COVID-19 is surging among unvaccinated communities
13. 28 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 27 Update
14. 28 JunWhy does it cost so much to build things in New York City?
15. 28 JunIs Missouri a Jobs Superstar or a Jobs Flop?
16. 27 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 26 Update
17. 26 JunAre Chicago Schools a Huge Success Story?
18. 26 JunHealth Update
19. 26 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 25 Update
20. 25 JunAre UAPs Going To Become the Team B of the 21st Century?
21. 25 JunFriday Cat Blogging – 25 June 2021
22. 25 JunAre We Better Prepared For a New Pandemic?
23. 25 JunThere’s Nothing President Biden Can Do About Rising Homicide
24. 25 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 24 Update
25. 24 JunWe Have a Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill — Maybe
26. 24 JunLunchtime Photo
27. 24 JunKamala Harris Is the Most Liberal Democrat in the Country? Really?
28. 24 JunThe Great Wheeled Luggage Mystery — Explained!
29. 24 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 23 Update
30. 24 JunLet’s Sabotage Ron DeSantis’s Stupid Survey
31. 23 JunSeriously, ACLU?
32. 23 JunLunchtime Photo
33. 23 JunLiberals Need To Have the Courage to Call Out Our Own Nutcases
34. 23 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 22 Update
35. 23 JunVaccinate!
36. 22 JunLunchtime Photo
37. 22 JunThere’s a Primal Reason for Our Collective Culture War Madness
38. 22 JunDollar’s Recent Rise Is Good News For Legitimate American Business
39. 22 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 21 Update
40. 22 JunThe Great Billie Eilish Uproar Explained
41. 22 JunThe Filibuster Represents All of American Politics in a Nutshell
42. 21 JunToday’s Lesson for Everything and Everybody: It’s Too Soon to Tell
43. 21 JunLunchtime Photo
44. 21 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 20 Update
45. 21 JunLife Is Returning to the Old Normal
46. 20 JunThe Hidden Power of the Hummingbird’s Beak
47. 20 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 19 Update
48. 19 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 18 Update
49. 19 JunMurder and Violent Crime: An Even Closer Look
50. 18 JunAP History Has Not Embraced the Woke Movement
51. 18 JunFriday Cat Blogging – 18 June 2021
52. 18 JunWaiting on Joe
53. 18 JunHere Is the Fundamental Mystery of the 2020 Rise in Murder
54. 18 JunHow Many People Will Die Because of the J&J Fiasco ?
55. 18 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 17 Update
56. 17 JunLunchtime Photo
57. 17 JunRaw Data: COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping All Over Europe and the US
58. 17 JunA Brief and Cheerful History of Cold Wars
59. 17 JunObamacare Wins Yet Another Supreme Court Challenge
60. 17 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 16 Update
61. 16 JunLunchtime Photo
62. 16 JunHere Are the Top Four Examples of Systemic Racism Today
63. 16 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 15 Update
64. 16 JunHow Risky Is It To Be an Essential Worker?
65. 15 JunThe Past Decade Has Been Pretty Active In Congress
66. 15 JunLunchtime Photo
67. 15 JunCritical Race Theory Is Just the Latest Hysteria About Black People From Fox News
68. 15 JunRetail Sales Were Down in May, But That’s Fine
69. 15 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 14 Update
70. 15 JunHow Much Infrastructure Will Democrats Support?
71. 14 JunLunchtime Photo
72. 14 JunIs Black Vaccination Hesitance “Bizarre”?
73. 14 JunElection Officials Quitting in Droves Thanks to GOP Threats
74. 14 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 13 Update
75. 13 JunA Few Questions About Our National Conversation on Race
76. 13 JunSome French Open Tennis Griping
77. 13 JunRaw Data: Spending on the Big Six Welfare Programs Over Time
78. 13 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 12 Update
79. 12 JunWhere Did the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Come From?
80. 12 JunRaw Data: Spending on Direct Cash Welfare Over Time
81. 12 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 11 Update
82. 11 JunFriday Cat Blogging – 11 June 2021
83. 11 JunRepublicans Have Always Been Friendly to the Notion of a Coup
84. 11 JunChart of the Day: Half Doses of mRNA Vaccines Are Pretty Effective
85. 11 JunRaw Data: Disability Spending Over Time
86. 11 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 10 Update
87. 11 JunRaw Data: EITC Spending Over Time
88. 10 JunLunchtime Photo
89. 10 JunThe Inflation Rate in May Was Either 5% or 3.5%
90. 10 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 9 Update
91. 10 JunRaw Data: Medicaid Spending Over Time
92. 9 JunLunchtime Photo
93. 9 JunHow Should We Teach History?
94. 9 JunProductivity Is Up! But Is That Good?
95. 9 JunKevin’s Handy Inflation Calculator
96. 9 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 8 Update
97. 9 JunInfrastructure and Voting Rights: A Brief Explainer
98. 9 JunRaw Data: Housing Benefits Over Time
99. 8 JunWe Must Win the Infrastructure War With China
100. 8 JunProPublica: We Should Tax Wealth, Not Income
101. 8 JunLunchtime Photo
102. 8 JunTake This Job and Shove It?
103. 8 JunThe Great Cruise Line War Is Coming to a Head
104. 8 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 7 Update
105. 8 JunRaw Data: SNAP Benefits Over Time
106. 7 JunMiscellaneous Thoughts Upon Waking Up
107. 7 JunLunchtime Photo
108. 7 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 6 Update
109. 7 JunHere’s the Latest Lab Leak Argument
110. 7 JunThe COVID-19 Vaccine Is Insanely Safe
111. 6 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 5 Update
112. 5 JunRaw Data: The Trend in Early Voting
113. 5 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 4 Update
114. 5 JunRaw Data: Homelessness in the United States
115. 4 JunFriday Cat Blogging – 4 June 2021
116. 4 JunChart of the Day: Net New Jobs in May
117. 4 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 3 Update
118. 4 JunHow Successful Have Republican Voting Restrictions Been?
119. 3 JunLunchtime Photo
120. 3 JunHere’s the Latest in Lab Leak Journalism
121. 3 JunBiden Offers Huge Compromise on Infrastructure. Will Republicans Take It?
122. 3 JunIt’s Confirmed: Donald Trump Is Clinically Delusional
123. 3 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 2 Update
124. 3 JunWe Are at the Start of the Great Rebound
125. 2 JunReviewing the Evidence: Do Lockdowns and Countermeasures Reduce the Spread of COVID-19?
126. 2 JunLunchtime Photo
127. 2 JunDemocrats Need to Focus on Election Administration
128. 2 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 1 Update
129. 1 JunLunchtime Photo
130. 1 JunRaw Data: Do You Personally Know Anyone Who Has Died of COVID-19?
131. 1 JunLebanon Is Suffering a Huge Economic Collapse, But No One Cares
132. 1 JunNaomi Osaka Has Not Been Treated Unfairly
133. 1 JunWHO Announces New Names for COVID Variants
134. 1 JunCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 31 Update

May 2021

1. 31 MayUS Vaccination Rates Keep Going Down, Down, Down
2. 31 MayLunchtime Photo
3. 31 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 30 Update
4. 30 MayVoting Is All About Education These Days
5. 30 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 29 Update
6. 29 MayHas the Lead-Crime Hypothesis Been Debunked?
7. 29 MayFederal Budgets Never Do Much to Spur Long-Term Growth
8. 29 MayHealth Update
9. 29 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 28 Update
10. 28 MayFriday Cat Blogging – 28 May 2021
11. 28 MayBiden Gets It, Folks. Trust Me.
12. 28 MayHome Prices Aren’t Really Skyrocketing
13. 28 MayAlways Adjust For Inflation, Consumer Spending Edition
14. 28 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 27 Update
15. 28 MayFox News Not So Conservative After All
16. 27 MayLunchtime Photo
17. 27 MayThe Lab Leak Theory Is Getting Out of Hand
18. 27 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 26 Update
19. 26 MayLunchtime Photo
20. 26 May14 Dead in Italy Because Cable Car Brake Was Deliberately Disabled
21. 26 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 25 Update
22. 25 MayLunchtime Photo
23. 25 MayCan We Please Leave Local Outrages to the Locals?
24. 25 MayMTG Has Had Her 15 Minutes. She Deserves No More.
25. 25 MayThere Are Lots of Reasons That People Don’t Get Vaccinated
26. 25 MayHow Effective Is the COVID-19 Vaccine?
27. 25 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 24 Update
28. 25 MayWhy Is the Lab Release Theory of COVID-19 Getting So Much Attention?
29. 24 MayLunchtime Photo
30. 24 MayWhat’s the Plan, Tom?
31. 24 MayIt Turns Out That SPACs Aren’t So Special After All
32. 24 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 23 Update
33. 24 MayNo, Violent Crime Is Not Up in Los Angeles
34. 23 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 22 Update
35. 22 MayBLM Support Cratered After Last Summer’s Protests
36. 22 MayRaw Data: Favorable American Feelings Toward Israel
37. 22 MayVaccine Hesitancy Is as Old as Vaccines Themselves
38. 22 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 21 Update
39. 21 MayWhy Is the Murder Rate Up So Much?
40. 21 MayFriday Cat Blogging – 21 May 2021
41. 21 MayIndia’s COVID-19 Epidemic Is Mild Compared to the US and Europe
42. 21 MayNew Study Says Big States Have More Regulation
43. 21 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 20 Update
44. 21 MayWhat’s Your Strategy For Winning the Senate?
45. 21 MayAbsolutely Nothing Has Changed in the Middle East
46. 20 MayNo, Texas Has Not Had Zero COVID-19 Deaths Since It Lifted Its Mask Mandate
47. 20 MayLunchtime Photo
48. 20 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 19 Update
49. 20 MayOur Vaccination Success Is In Grave Danger
50. 19 MayPoll Results: Zoom Meetings Are Here to Stay
51. 19 MayBibi to Joe: Drop Dead
52. 19 MayLunchtime Photo
53. 19 MayEurope Is Reopening to Visitors, But Only if They’ve Been Vaccinated
54. 19 MayIn Texas, Local Governments Must Toe the Line
55. 19 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 18 Update
56. 19 MayA Poll: What Will the Post-Pandemic World Look Like?
57. 19 MayHere’s Why I Don’t Believe in UFOs
58. 19 MayAre Asians and Pacific Islanders “Absent” in Popular Films?
59. 18 MayE-Commerce Is Slipping Back to Its Pre-Pandemic Level
60. 18 MayLunchtime Photo
61. 18 MayIsrael, As Usual, Will Win Its Latest War Against the Palestinians
62. 18 MayToday’s Big Mystery: Why Would Anyone Short Tesla?!?
63. 18 MayChart of the Day: Fox News, Republicans, and the Destruction of Democracy
64. 18 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 17 Update
65. 18 MayWhat’s the Endgame for the Arizona Audit?
66. 17 MayAre Trump Voters Vaccine Skeptics? Yes, But Be Careful . . .
67. 17 MayLunchtime Photo
68. 17 MayWhy Are Republicans Hesitant About the COVID-19 Vaccine? The Answer May Surprise You.
69. 17 MayUS Bungling Is Not Why the COVID-19 Pandemic Was So Bad
70. 17 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 16 Update
71. 16 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 15 Update
72. 15 MayIt’s Finally Time To Get Out and Spend
73. 15 MayDid the Great Aerosol Debacle Really Matter?
74. 15 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 14 Update
75. 15 MayNo, the Science Around Masks Hasn’t Changed Recently
76. 14 MayFriday Cat Blogging – 14 May 2021
77. 14 May“Just Give People Money”
78. 14 MayBeware of Simple Pandemic Narratives
79. 14 MayThe CDC Is Always Wrong
80. 14 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 13 Update
81. 14 MayWhy Are Asian Countries Uninterested in Vaccinations?
82. 13 MayLunchtime Photo
83. 13 MayRaw Data: How Well Has Your State Recovered From the Pandemic?
84. 13 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 12 Update
85. 13 MayThere’s Still No Real Sign of Inflation in the Future
86. 12 MayLunchtime Photo
87. 12 MayChart of the Day: Official Inflation Is Up 4.2%. Real Inflation Is Up About 3%.
88. 12 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 11 Update
89. 12 MayHow Big Is the Indian COVID-19 Outbreak?
90. 12 MayRansomware: Nothing New To See Here
91. 11 MayLunchtime Photo
92. 11 MayGo Outside! Have Fun!
93. 11 MayI Have a Question For Capitalism
94. 11 MayA Final Postmortem on the Swedish Experiment
95. 11 MayHow Alarmed Are You About the Trumpified Republican Party?
96. 11 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 10 Update
97. 11 MayFacebook Says They Want You To Be More Careful About Sharing Memes
98. 11 MayThe Republican Party Is Terrified of Trump’s Revenge
99. 10 MayMisleading Inflation Numbers Due for Release on Wednesday
100. 10 MayLunchtime Photo
101. 10 May“Permitted Tent Encampments” Should Be Part of the Answer to Homelessness
102. 10 MayYet More Inflation Mummery This Morning
103. 10 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 9 Update
104. 10 MayEverybody Needs to Chill About the Economy
105. 10 MayThe Price of Bacon Is Up 8.1%! (Not Really)
106. 9 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 8 Update
107. 8 MayThe Inside Story of the Fox News Jihad Over Snow White
108. 8 MayShelby County Will Be John Roberts’ Legacy As Chief Justice
109. 8 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 7 Update
110. 8 MayAre There Downsides to Working From Home?
111. 7 MayFriday Cat Blogging – 7 May 2021
112. 7 MayLet Us Sing the Praises of Dogecoin, the Canary in the Coal Mine
113. 7 MayIs the Labor Market In Good Shape? Or Bad? That’s a Tricky Question.
114. 7 MayChart of the Day: Net New Jobs in April
115. 7 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 6 Update
116. 7 MayWhat Is Critical Race Theory?
117. 6 MayCalifornia Does Not Have the Worst Homeless Problem in the US
118. 6 MayLunchtime Photo
119. 6 MayCalifornia Oil Production Not Really Being Cut Very Much After All
120. 6 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 5 Update
121. 6 MayBiden’s Vaccine Patent Announcement Is Mostly Just a Smoke Screen
122. 5 MayLunchtime Photo
123. 5 MayRupert Murdoch Has Destroyed the Country, Part 753
124. 5 MayRaw Data: Vaccine Performance in the US by Region
125. 5 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 4 Update
126. 5 MayHas California Math Education Gone Cuckoo?
127. 4 MayLunchtime Photo
128. 4 MayJPMorgan Chase CEO: Back to the Office for Everyone!
129. 4 MayThere Are No Optical Illusions in the Biden/Carter Photo
130. 4 MayThere’s Not Much Evidence That Inflation Is On the Rise
131. 4 MayRaw Data: How the Ten Biggest States Are Doing On COVID-19 Cases
132. 4 MayAmerican Infrastructure Is . . . Pretty Good
133. 4 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 3 Update
134. 3 MayNotes Toward a Non-Essentializing Theory of the False Hegemony of Modern Social Media
135. 3 MayLunchtime Photo
136. 3 MayThe Great Reopening Will Generate a Million Identical Stories
137. 3 MayApple vs. Epic Will Be . . . Epic
138. 3 MayWeekend Vaccination Rates in the United States
139. 3 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 2 Update
140. 2 MayUpdate: The J&J Vaccine Pause Probably Had No Effect on Vaccine Hesitancy
141. 2 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 1 Update
142. 1 MayThe Whole Mask Thing Makes Me Tired
143. 1 MayHealth Update
144. 1 MayEurope (and the US) Have a COVID-19 Mortality Rate 14x Higher Than Asia
145. 1 MayCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 30 Update

April 2021

1. 30 AprFriday Cat Blogging – 30 April 2021
2. 30 AprFox News Continues To Have a Huge Impact on American Voting
3. 30 AprBiden Is No FDR — Not Yet Anyway
4. 30 AprEurozone Economy Declines In First Quarter
5. 30 AprPersonal Income Increases At $4 Trillion Annual Rate in March
6. 30 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 29 Update
7. 29 AprLunchtime Photo
8. 29 AprChart of the Day: GDP Is Soaring Already
9. 29 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 28 Update
10. 29 AprAfter the J&J Vaccine Pause, Daily Vaccination Rates Plummeted
11. 29 AprJoe Biden Gave a Speech and It Was Fine
12. 28 AprLunchtime Photo
13. 28 AprElon Musk Confirms $100 Million Prize for Carbon Capture
14. 28 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 27 Update
15. 27 AprFor Republicans, the 2022 Election Is All About Wokeness
16. 27 AprLunchtime Photo
17. 27 AprTesla Is Doing OK, But Hard Days Are Ahead
18. 27 AprFinally: Biden Plans to Start Auditing the Rich Again
19. 27 AprArizona Is a Lot Smaller Than It Thought
20. 27 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 26 Update
21. 26 AprCalifornia to the Rest of You: Please Stay Away
22. 26 AprLunchtime Photo
23. 26 AprThe Census Bureau Needs To Stop Hiding Population Information
24. 26 Apr“Banned From Facebook” Does Not Mean “Down the Memory Hole”
25. 26 AprWeekend Vaccination Rates in the United States
26. 26 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 25 Update
27. 26 AprVaccine Passports Are Coming!
28. 25 AprWe Need Operation Warp Speed II to Help India
29. 25 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 24 Update
30. 24 AprShould Democrats Emphasize Racial Justice? Or Class Justice?
31. 24 AprJoe Biden Is Not Raising the Cap Gains Rate Above the Top Income Tax Rate
32. 24 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 23 Update
33. 23 AprRaw Data: More Than a Tenth of All American Adults Have Been Convicted of a Felony
34. 23 AprFriday Cat Blogging – 23 April 2021
35. 23 AprWho’s Afraid of a High Capital Gains Rate?
36. 23 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 22 Update
37. 23 AprCan Joe Biden Really Cut Greenhouse Gases By 50%?
38. 22 AprLunchtime Photo
39. 22 AprMegatrends, Blog Edition
40. 22 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 21 Update
41. 22 AprRaw Data: COVID-19 Deaths By State
42. 21 AprLunchtime Photo
43. 21 AprHow Baseball Cards Explain What Bitcoin Really Is
44. 21 AprThe Columbus Police Shooting Has a Lesson For Us
45. 21 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 20 Update
46. 20 AprSurprise! Surveys Are “Unreliable Guides” to Actual Voting Patterns.
47. 20 AprLunchtime Photo
48. 20 AprWill Black People Riot If Derek Chauvin Isn’t Found Guilty?
49. 20 AprYoung, Conservative College Grads Are Massively Antisemitic
50. 20 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 19 Update
51. 20 AprRaw Data: Here’s How Lethal Routine Traffic Stops Are
52. 19 AprIs the Business Community At Last Falling Out of Love With the Republican Party?
53. 19 AprLunchtime Photo
54. 19 AprIn Adam Toledo Death, Not Everyone Blames the Cops
55. 19 AprWeekend Vaccination Rates in the United States
56. 19 AprHere’s How the Black Criminal Justice Ratchet Works
57. 19 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 18 Update
58. 18 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 17 Update
59. 17 AprGive the CDC a Break, OK?
60. 17 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 16 Update
61. 16 AprFriday Cat Blogging – 16 April 2021
62. 16 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 15 Update
63. 16 AprHow Long Is Eight-Tenths of a Second?
64. 16 AprTrust in J&J Vaccine Plummeted After CDC Announcement
65. 15 AprLunchtime Photo
66. 15 AprRaw Data: Here’s How Often Police Pull a Gun on Black and White Men
67. 15 AprChart of the Day: Consumers Went Wild in March
68. 15 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 14 Update
69. 15 AprFox News Is a Cesspool
70. 15 AprVaccine Confusion Is Killing People in Africa
71. 15 AprChart of the Day: Vaccine Resistance in Red and Blue States
72. 14 AprWithdrawing From Afghanistan Will Be a Disaster
73. 14 AprLunchtime Photo
74. 14 AprPuerto Rico Should Not Become an American State
75. 14 AprI Love the Idea of a Vaccine Mandate
76. 14 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 13 Update
77. 14 AprHey NBC, Grocery Prices Are Not “Soaring”
78. 14 AprHomework Report: What Did the CDC Recommend About Cleaning Surfaces Last Year?
79. 14 AprA Reminder That Middle-Class Families Got a Huge Cut in Healthcare Costs From the Coronavirus Bill
80. 13 AprLunchtime Photo
81. 13 AprIn Mark of Singular Courage, Biden Plans Total Withdrawal From Afghanistan
82. 13 AprDid the CDC Blow It By Announcing a Halt to the J&J Vaccine?
83. 13 AprOfficial Inflation Grew 2.6% in March. Real Inflation Was More Like 2.1%
84. 13 AprJ&J Vaccine Gets Halted Due to One Death From Blood Clots
85. 13 AprRaw Data: How Dangerous Are Police Encounters With the Public?
86. 13 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 12 Update
87. 12 Apr“Replacement Theory” Really Is Straight Up White Supremacy
88. 12 AprChart of the Day: Partisan Conflict in the United States
89. 12 AprLunchtime Photo
90. 12 AprAs Always, Inflation Is Lurking
91. 12 AprWeekend Vaccination Rates in the United States
92. 12 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 11 Update
93. 11 AprWSJ: CEOs Are the Big Winners From the Pandemic
94. 11 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 10 Update
95. 10 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 9 Update
96. 10 AprBritain Is the New Superstar of COVID-19 Eradication
97. 9 AprFriday Cat Blogging – 9 April 2021
98. 9 AprMeans-Tested Programs For the Poor Are Great. Here’s the Evidence.
99. 9 AprEverybody Wants More Police
100. 9 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 8 Update
101. 9 AprDo You Think In Words? Not Everyone Does.
102. 9 AprA Mystery For the Ages: Why Do Women Play in Separate Sports Leagues From Men?
103. 8 AprLunchtime Photo
104. 8 AprWhy Did Hispanics Abandon the Democratic Party in 2020?
105. 8 AprConsumers Are Feeling More Comfortable These Days
106. 8 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 7 Update
107. 8 AprHere’s How COVID-19 Compares to the Seasonal Flu
108. 7 AprLunchtime Photo
109. 7 AprFinancial Leverage Remains Well Under Control
110. 7 AprChart of the Day: The Mystery of Gas Station Employment
111. 7 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 6 Update
112. 6 AprMost Americans Know Nothing About Politics. Nothing.
113. 6 AprThanks to the Pandemic, More Americans Than Ever Have Health Insurance
114. 6 AprLunchtime Photo
115. 6 AprHow Well Do Mask Mandates Work?
116. 6 AprChart of the Day: Millennials Are Finally Making Progress
117. 6 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 5 Update
118. 5 AprDemocrats Suddenly Get a Big Break
119. 5 AprLunchtime Photo
120. 5 AprChina Creates Shiny New Trackable Currency
121. 5 AprNew Study Suggests Education Is Key to COVID-19 Mortality
122. 5 AprWeekend Vaccination Rates in the United States
123. 5 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 4 Update
124. 4 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 3 Update
125. 3 AprChart of the Day: Politics in a Nutshell
126. 3 AprHere Are All the Pros and Cons of the Georgia Voting Law
127. 3 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 2 Update
128. 3 AprHealth Update
129. 2 AprWomen With Kids Have Lost (Slightly) More Jobs Than Others During the Pandemic
130. 2 AprFriday Cat Blogging – 2 April 2021
131. 2 AprBoehner: The Republican Party Is Now Just a Lunatic Arm of Fox News
132. 2 AprThe Republican Tax Cut of 2017 Accomplished (Almost) Nothing
133. 2 AprChart of the Day: Net New Jobs in March
134. 2 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 1 Update
135. 1 AprLunchtime Photo
136. 1 AprThe Latest Vaccine News Has Been Great
137. 1 AprThe Big Stuck Boat Is Not a Metaphor for Anything
138. 1 AprCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 31 Update
139. 1 AprEverybody Loves Infrastructure
140. 1 AprRaw Data: Road Quality in the 20 Biggest Countries

March 2021

1. 31 MarLunchtime Photo
2. 31 MarUS Bridges Are In . . . Sort Of OK Shape
3. 31 MarWe Are Idiots
4. 31 MarBiden Infrastructure Plan Calls For Lead Pipe Replacement
5. 31 MarChart of the Day: The Housing Market Is Super Tight
6. 31 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 30 Update
7. 31 MarBiden To Introduce $950 Billion Infrastructure Bill Plus a Bunch of Other Stuff
8. 30 MarRepublicans Need to Stop Defending the Georgia Election Law
9. 30 MarLunchtime Photo
10. 30 MarCOVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Are Hardly Surprising
11. 30 MarVengeance Is a Dish Best Served Korean-Style
12. 30 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 29 Update
13. 30 MarLet’s Take a Break and Talk About the Gonzaga Basketball Team
14. 29 MarHooray for Vaccine Passports!
15. 29 MarRemote Work Is Not Here to Stay
16. 29 MarLunchtime Photo
17. 29 MarChart of the Day: Unions Are Making a Comeback
18. 29 MarHSR to Nowhere Update
19. 29 MarThe Boat Is Unstuck, and the World Will Barely Notice
20. 29 MarWeekend Vaccination Rates in the United States
21. 29 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 28 Update
22. 28 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 27 Update
23. 27 MarWhite House Projects More Than 100,000 Unaccompanied Children On the Border This Year
24. 27 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 26 Update
25. 26 MarFriday Cat Blogging – 26 March 2021
26. 26 MarDominion Sues Fox News
27. 26 MarThe 2020 Polls Were Massively Biased In Favor of Democrats
28. 26 MarChart of the Day: Economic Growth in the Ten Largest States During the Pandemic
29. 26 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 25 Update
30. 26 MarGeorgia Bans Water Giveaways In Voting Lines
31. 26 MarRepublicans: Biden Is a Doddering Old Simpleton
32. 25 MarFacebook Really Doesn’t Seem to Influence Elections Much
33. 25 MarChart of the Day: The American Belief in Conspiracy Theories
34. 25 MarLunchtime Photo
35. 25 MarJoe Biden Turns Out Not To Be Senile
36. 25 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 24 Update
37. 25 MarAstraZeneca Vaccine Turns Out To Be Just Fine
38. 24 MarHere Is My Marker For an Overheated Economy
39. 24 MarNational Media in the US Is Modeled After Chicken Little
40. 24 MarLunchtime Photo
41. 24 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 23 Update
42. 24 MarRaw Data: Gun Ownership in the United States
43. 24 MarAmerica’s Infrastructure Improved Last Year
44. 23 MarWhy Have Blog Audiences Declined Over the Past Decade?
45. 23 MarLunchtime Photo
46. 23 MarCan Joe Biden Pass Anything More This Year?
47. 23 MarRaw Data: Happiness Around the World in the Era of COVID-19
48. 23 MarThere Is No Chance That Gavin Newsom Will Be Recalled
49. 23 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 22 Update
50. 23 MarAstraZeneca Can’t Catch a Break
51. 23 MarAngela Merkel Adds Yet Another Disaster to Her Resume
52. 23 MarQuote of the Day: I Know What’s Going On
53. 22 MarIgnore Twitter!
54. 22 MarWhy Do Republicans Hate Renewable Energy?
55. 22 MarLunchtime Photo
56. 22 MarWeekend Vaccination Rates in the United States
57. 22 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 21 Update
58. 21 MarWere the Atlanta Killings Motivated By Racism?
59. 21 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 20 Update
60. 21 MarThere Really Is a Biden Surge at the Border
61. 20 MarSusan Collins Needs to Understand Her Own Party a Little Better
62. 20 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 19 Update
63. 19 MarNo, *I* Was Proved Fucking Right
64. 19 MarI Had No Side Effects From the COVID-19 Vaccine
65. 19 MarFriday Cat Blogging – 19 March 2021
66. 19 MarIn Which I Educate Myself About Modern Rap
67. 19 MarJoe Biden Is Not the Next FDR
68. 19 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 18 Update
69. 19 MarRaw Data: Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in Selected US Cities
70. 18 MarLunchtime Photo
71. 18 MarBiden Agrees to Send Excess AstraZeneca Vaccine to Neighbors
72. 18 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 17 Update
73. 17 MarI Am Vaccinated
74. 17 MarIt’s Time to Reopen Schools Everywhere
75. 17 MarLunchtime Photo
76. 17 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 16 Update
77. 17 MarRaw Data: Arrest Rates for Black and White Suspects
78. 16 MarTake 3: Why the US Performed So Poorly Against the Coronavirus
79. 16 MarLead and the Murder Rate
80. 16 MarLunchtime Photo
81. 16 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 15 Update
82. 16 MarSean Hannity Is Outraged That Black Farmers Will Get 12.5% of Farm Assistance Funds
83. 15 MarIs the AstraZeneca Vaccine Really Dangerous?
84. 15 MarLunchtime Photo
85. 15 MarWeekend Vaccination Rates in the United States
86. 15 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 14 Update
87. 15 MarMiscellaneous Sunday Stuff
88. 14 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 13 Update
89. 13 MarOn COVID-19, Asian Countries Have Outperformed the West by 10x to 1000x
90. 13 MarRaw Data: Horsepower of New Vehicles in the US
91. 13 MarHere’s the Argument For States to Open Up Now
92. 13 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 12 Update
93. 12 MarFriday Cat Blogging – 12 March 2021
94. 12 MarSurprise! LAPD Screwed Up Protests Last Summer—As Usual.
95. 12 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 11 Update
96. 12 MarRaw Data: Economic Growth in Japan
97. 11 MarLunchtime Photo
98. 11 MarIt’s Getting Harder and Harder to Translate Amanda Gorman
99. 11 MarIs the 2022 Gerrymandering Season In Trouble?
100. 11 MarCalifornia Will Get $26 Billion It Doesn’t Need From COVID Bill
101. 11 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 10 Update
102. 11 MarThe Filibuster Is Nothing But a Mirage
103. 10 MarDemocrats Are Already Looking Ahead to Increasing Their Majority in 2022
104. 10 MarLunchtime Photo
105. 10 MarThe American Rescue Plan Is a Cruise Missile Aimed at 2022
106. 10 MarInflation Remains Low, Low, Low
107. 10 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 9 Update
108. 10 MarThe Biden Agenda Is Done For the Year
109. 9 MarDo You “Follow the Science”? This Quick Quiz Will Tell You.
110. 9 MarLunchtime Photo
111. 9 MarRaw Data: The State of Remote Work in America
112. 9 MarRepublicans Are Wasting Their Time With Vote Suppression Bills
113. 9 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 8 Update
114. 9 MarT-Mobile Wants to Share Your App Usage With Anyone Who Wants It
115. 9 MarMini UBI Experiments Don’t Tell Us Very Much At All
116. 8 MarHealth Update
117. 8 MarLunchtime Photo
118. 8 MarWhatever Happened to the War Against Terrorism?
119. 8 MarOprah Conducts Lousy Interview, Gets Usual Accolades Anyway
120. 8 MarWeekend Vaccination Rates in the United States
121. 8 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 7 Update
122. 7 MarWait. Is Joe Manchin Really “Never” Going to Change His Mind on the Filibuster?
123. 7 MarLiberals Can Be Pretty Annoying, But Maybe That’s All Right
124. 7 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 6 Update
125. 6 MarGive Manchin and Sinema a Break
126. 6 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 5 Update
127. 5 MarFriday Cat Blogging – 5 March 2021
128. 5 MarThe First Big Expansion of Obamacare Is Coming Soon
129. 5 MarCoronavirus Bill Gets Some Final Tinkering
130. 5 MarChart of the Day: Net New Jobs in February
131. 5 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 4 Update
132. 4 MarMarco Rubio Tells a Joke
133. 4 MarLunchtime Photo
134. 4 MarWhy Not Compromise With Republicans on Voting Reform?
135. 4 MarFox News Is Suddenly Shy About Showing Images On TV
136. 4 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 3 Update
137. 3 MarThe $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Bill Is Now a $1.885 Trillion Bill
138. 3 MarIrvine Schools Are Open and Nothing Has Happened
139. 3 MarLunchtime Photo
140. 3 MarCongress Allocated Loads of Money to Operation Warp Speed
141. 3 MarRaw Data: Leak Investigations Over the Past Decade
142. 3 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 2 Update
143. 2 MarLunchtime Photo
144. 2 MarRaw Data: Worldwide COVID-19 Cases Increased Last Week
145. 2 MarRaw Data: The Republican Share of the White Vote
146. 2 MarSeuss Estate Discontinues Six Books Thanks to Racist Imagery
147. 2 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: March 1 Update
148. 2 MarAmerican Workers Are In Pretty Great Shape
149. 2 MarNetherlands Takes an Early Lead in 2021 Wokeness Sweepstakes
150. 1 MarLunchtime Photo
151. 1 MarNo, Most Republicans Aren’t “Anti-Democracy”
152. 1 MarOur Obsession With Inflation Has Become Almost Comical
153. 1 MarHere’s How Social Media Really Works
154. 1 MarWeekend Vaccination Rates in the United States
155. 1 MarCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 28 Update
156. 1 MarA Very Brief Explanation of Why the $15 Minimum Wage Was and Is Doomed

February 2021

1. 28 FebToday Brings Us Yet Another Rising Star of the Far Right
2. 28 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 27 Update
3. 27 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 26 Update
4. 27 FebTo Understand Black Hesitancy Over Vaccines, Look Beyond Tuskegee
5. 26 FebLet’s Cut Out the Nonsense About the Evil Senate Parliamentarian
6. 26 FebFriday Cat Blogging – 26 February 2021
7. 26 FebHere’s What Happens When We No Longer Need Saudi Arabian Oil
8. 26 FebThe US Economy Is Poised for Takeoff in Autumn
9. 26 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 25 Update
10. 26 FebIt’s All About 50% + 1
11. 26 FebHow Many Working Mothers Have Quit Their Jobs to Watch the Kids?
12. 25 FebNeed a Problem Fixed? Just Wait For It To Affect Someone Famous.
13. 25 FebLunchtime Photo
14. 25 FebThe Great Deregulated Power Rip-Off
15. 25 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 24 Update
16. 25 FebRepublicans Offer Minimum Wage Hike In Return For Border Security
17. 24 FebLunchtime Photo
18. 24 FebChart of the Day: The Great Texas Power Rip-Off
19. 24 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 23 Update
20. 23 FebLunchtime Photo
21. 23 FebCongress Should Stay Out of the Facebook Wars
22. 23 FebHow Many Unarmed Black Men Are Killed by Police? Poll Says Conservatives Have the Best Estimates.
23. 23 FebHow Much Is 500,000 Extra Deaths?
24. 23 FebNew Paper Says Private Equity Is Killing Our Seniors
25. 23 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 22 Update
26. 23 FebRaw Data: Anti-Black Hate Crimes Have Plummeted in the US
27. 22 FebRepublicans Are Shocked! By Partisan Animosity
28. 22 FebLunchtime Photo
29. 22 FebNo, The “Proper” Unemployment Measure Is Not 10%
30. 22 FebFox News Is No Longer Foxy Enough For True Believers
31. 22 FebWeekend Vaccination Rates in the United States
32. 22 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 21 Update
33. 21 FebWe Should Let the Economy Loose For a While and See What Happens
34. 21 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 20 Update
35. 20 FebHere’s Why Texas Power Stations Had to Be Shut Down
36. 20 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 19 Update
37. 19 FebHere’s Why I Think Our COVID Response Has Been Better Than People Think
38. 19 FebLunchtime Photo
39. 19 FebDid Welfare Reform “Work”? Maybe Not, But Something Did.
40. 19 FebPrivate Power Utilities Wrecked California in 2019. They Wrecked Texas This Year. Is Your State Next?
41. 19 FebTexas Power Plants Can Blow Up If Demand Gets Too High
42. 19 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 18 Update
43. 19 FebFacebook Cuts Off News in Australia. Hooray?
44. 18 FebLunchtime Photo
45. 18 FebWho Profited From the GameStop Bubble?
46. 18 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 17 Update
47. 18 FebThe American Economy Is Humming Along
48. 18 FebFox News Just Lies and Lies and Lies
49. 17 FebLunchtime Photo
50. 17 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 16 Update
51. 17 FebOur Response to COVID-19 Has Been Pretty Good
52. 16 FebLunchtime Photo
53. 16 FebWant to Fight Racism? Fight for Education.
54. 16 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 15 Update
55. 15 FebLunchtime Photo
56. 15 FebAre We Seeing the Triumphant Return of AFDC?
57. 15 FebHere Are Four Popular Words I Think We Should Retire
58. 15 FebWeekend Vaccination Rates in the United States
59. 15 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 14 Update
60. 14 FebWhere Are All the Office Workers?
61. 14 FebHome Decorating Update
62. 14 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 13 Update
63. 13 FebLunchtime Photo
64. 13 FebI Have Never Jabberwocked In My Life
65. 13 FebBlog Update
66. 13 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 12 Update
67. 13 FebMore Than 5 Million Women Have Lost Their Jobs During the Pandemic
68. 12 FebFriday Cat Blogging – 12 February 2021
69. 12 FebWhat, Exactly, Is “Adequate Ventilation”?
70. 12 FebBlack Test Scores Continue to Slide in 2019 NAEP
71. 12 FebImpeachment Is a Case Study in Our Brave New World of Bad Faith Arguments
72. 12 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 11 Update
73. 12 FebBubble, Bubble, Tesla and Rubble
74. 11 FebWait. The Labor Participation Rate of High School Grads Has Bounced Back?
75. 11 FebLunchtime Photo
76. 11 FebVaccination Update
77. 11 FebIs 15 Million People a Lot?
78. 11 FebFox News Is Destroying America
79. 11 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 10 Update
80. 11 FebBarely Anyone Believes In QAnon’s Conspiracy Theories
81. 10 FebUpdate: Bullet Train Will Have Only One Track
82. 10 FebLunchtime Photo
83. 10 FebTwitter CFO: Bitcoin! Bitcoin! Bitcoin!
84. 10 FebHow Many People Did Donald Trump Kill?
85. 10 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 9 Update
86. 10 FebBeing Good Looking Helps You (Slightly) To Get Into a Good Economics Program
87. 9 FebThanks to Science, We Can Now Produce Ribeye Steaks in a 3-D Printer
88. 9 FebNew Hires Took a Sudden Dip in December
89. 9 FebWeekend Vaccination Rates in the United States
90. 9 FebLunchtime Photo
91. 9 Feb“January Exception” Is Our Newest Meme
92. 9 FebNew Report: “Bullet Train to Nowhere” Will Cost Yet More and Take Yet More Time
93. 9 FebIn 2040 We Will Collectively Decide to Flood the Atmosphere With Aerosols
94. 9 FebHere’s How Everyone In the Country Saved Democracy
95. 9 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 8 Update
96. 9 FebWe Are Conducting a Destruction Test of Keynesian Stimulus
97. 8 FebBig Accounts on Twitter Can Ruin Your Life
98. 8 FebThe Murder Rate Is Up . . . Sort Of
99. 8 FebLunchtime Photo
100. 8 FebDemocrats Are Finally Figuring Out How to Talk About the Economy
101. 8 FebCBO Says Impact of $15 Minimum Wage Will Be Mixed
102. 8 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 7 Update
103. 7 FebSuper Bowl Parties Are as Popular as Ever
104. 7 FebI Can’t Resist Rooting For the Bucs Today
105. 7 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 6 Update
106. 6 FebThe National Debt Is . . . Complicated
107. 6 FebAbout My Blog . . .
108. 6 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 5 Update
109. 6 FebJoe Biden Shows Donald Trump Who’s the Boss Now
110. 5 FebFriday Cat Blogging – 5 February 2021
111. 5 FebWomen Have Lost (Slightly) More Jobs Than Men During the Pandemic
112. 5 FebWill 2025 Finally Be the Breakout Year For Driverless Cars?
113. 5 FebChart of the Day: Pandemic Job Losses in January Remain Stable
114. 5 FebHere’s How COVID-19 Vaccination Is Likely to Play Out
115. 5 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 4 Update
116. 5 FebHealth Update
117. 5 FebRaw Data: Poverty and Urbanization
118. 4 FebAnother Voting Machine Company Targets Fox News
119. 4 FebLunchtime Photo
120. 4 FebHere’s Why Trump Is Laying Low
121. 4 FebSPAC Mania Is Finally Getting Out of Control
122. 4 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 3 Update
123. 4 FebAmericans Remain Pretty Happy These Days
124. 3 FebHow Accurate Is TV News On the Coronavirus?
125. 3 FebLunchtime Photo
126. 3 FebHow About a $12.50 Minimum Wage?
127. 3 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 2 Update
128. 3 FebWhat Did Trump Know and When Did He Know It?
129. 2 FebLunchtime Photo
130. 2 FebCalifornia’s Vaccine Rollout Is Now Age Based, And Disability Activists Are Enraged
131. 2 FebAn Old-School Debate: Why Are Democrats Better for the Economy Than Republicans?
132. 2 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: February 1 Update
133. 1 FebHere’s What Republicans Do and Don’t Support
134. 1 FebLunchtime Photo
135. 1 FebVaccine Distributors Are Doing a Great Job
136. 1 FebCBO Says Economy Is On the Mend
137. 1 FebWhat Should Political Reporters Report These Days?
138. 1 FebIt’s Time For Republicans to Put Up or Shut Up
139. 1 FebCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: January 31 Update
140. 1 FebEveryone Wants a Vaccination
141. 1 FebHere’s a Month-End Look at Vaccinations

January 2021

1. 31 JanTrump Loses Impeachment Lawyers, But It Doesn’t Matter
2. 31 JanCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: January 30 Update
3. 30 JanCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: January 29 Update
4. 29 JanFriday Cat Blogging – 29 January 2021
5. 29 JanHere’s How to Fix What’s Wrong With the United States
6. 29 JanCantor: Republicans Need to End the Fear Campaign
7. 29 JanWe Lose Money on Each Trade, But Make It Up In Volume
8. 29 JanCoronavirus Growth in Western Countries: January 28 Update
9. 27 JanRaw Data: Poverty in the US
10. 25 JanYet More About Comments
11. 25 JanA Quick Survey About Comments
12. 21 JanWelcome!
13. 19 JanChart of the Day: Why Is COVID-19 Worse In Some Parts of the World and Better in Others?
14. 18 JanFox News Is the Source of All Evil
15. 18 JanCash for Clunkers Is Back!