But then, we are dealing with dumb and dumber. California Highway Patrol Border Division Chief Tony Coronado said in a statement. “This was an unusual and concerning situation. It is highly uncommon for any live-fire or explosive training activity to occur over an active freeway. As a Marine myself, I have tremendous respect for our […]

Asthma and hay fever rates among people who grew up in the former West Germany are significantly higher than among people who grew up in the former East Germany. In the GDR, factors like less pet ownership, different nutritional patterns, and exposure to pollutants like coal and wood smoke were linked to lower rates of […]

Preparing for old age needs to start when you’re young. Life habits of regular exercise, healthy diet, regular medical and dental check-ups, challenging mental activity and healthy social life. The goal is a long healthspan, not just a long lifespan. Financial planning is also important. Wealth and health are statistically correlated. “The wealthiest older Americans […]

“Initial claims lower than one year ago, an important positive point for the economy”  – by New Deal democrat As per my introduction the past several weeks, despite the government shutdown we can recreate the initial and continuing claims data, because it is based on reporting by the States, plus DC, Puerto Rico, and the […]

I took constitutional law from Richard Fallon in the mid-1990s, and he subsequently became my favorite legal theorist.  I am currently in the middle of his latest – and unfortunately last – book:  The Changing Constitution:  Constitutional Law in the Trump-Era Supreme Court.  Fallon does a masterful job situating current doctrinal developments at the Court […]

Just talking jobs in factories and how they improved after unions took hold in the plants and industries. Most definitely a plus for throughput, productivity, and attitude. It did foster a different atmosphere on the shop floor. Labor felt like they had a place in the business albeit on the shop floor, etc. “Manufacturing Jobs: […]

Prof. Heather Cox Richardson’ brief rundown on what took place on October 18 “No Kings” rally all over the United States. Thousands or as Prof. Heather called it, millions of people turned out in the United States and globally in support of Democracy. Texas Governor deployed the National Guard JIC he could find a way […]

Folks who had chicken pox as a child are at risk for shingles. In its extreme manifestation, shingles patients suffer pain to the point of suicidal ideation. The good news is that there’s a vaccine for that. And it not only prevents shingles. “Having shingles boosted the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) such […]

– by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. About 90% of the high frequency data comes from non-Federal government sources and so is unaffected by the shutdown. It continues to signal no particular stress. But there is no denying that the loss of the monthly official data series (for things like […]

Brief article on authorized and unauthorized Immigrants to and in the United States. Much of which the article states they are less likely to be involved in criminal activity. “Immigrants and Crime in the United States” Migration Policy Institute Immigrants in the United States commit crimes at lower rates than the U.S.-born population, notwithstandingthe assertion […]