First, the homes of record of US soldiers killed in Iraq:(thanks to commenter Felix for the link) Second, color coded Election 2004 results in which (1) counties are shaded between pure red and pure blue based upon Bush and Kerry’s vote shares and (2) the heights are proportional to voter density (voters per square mile):(Thanks […]

It would seem that John Tammy’s disingenious attack on a tax proposal endorsed by John Podesta prompted this reply from John Podesta, which NRO had the courtesy to post. Since NRO also had the good sense to provide links and all, one might wonder if they were actually adopting a sense of decency and honesty. […]

A Harris poll on Iraq, 9/11, Al Qaeda and Weapons of Mass Destruction: What the Public Believes Now came out last week and, not surprisingly, Americans are stunningly misinformed: 47 percent believe that Saddam Hussein helped plan and support the hijackers who attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (up six percentage points from November). […]

We’ve all seen the maps contrasting the vast swaths of red voters with the tiny islets of blue voters. In the past I’ve pointed out the obvious in various ways: relatively few people live in those red seas, and measuring political parties’ strengths by acreage is nonsensical. Unfutz has two more maps, updated for the […]

The Economist is worried about the rapid growth in the world’s money supply over the past couple of years: HOW loose is the world’s monetary policy? One gauge is that real interest rates in America and other countries are still negative. Another is that global liquidity has been expanding at its fastest pace for at […]

The BEA just released revisions to its estimate of fourth quarter GDP: Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 3.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2004, according to preliminary estimates released by the […]

The Bush administration named its new CEA chair yesterday to replace Greg Mankiw: Harvey Rosen. Rosen is a reasonable, well-respected economist, with a great reputation in the field of public finance. He’s also a very nice guy, but what appeals more to the Bush administration, I’m sure, is that he may be a bit more […]

It’s not an award, but it is greatly appreciated. Announcing this year’s Koufax winners, Dwight writes Hosting the awards allows us to serve as conduits for the opinions of many, many people. During the awards, we try not to express our opinions. It has become my habit, when announcing the winners, to take the opportunity […]

And other gems from those who wish to steal your retirement funds. First, Mr. Frum: Nobody is denying that the bonds and notes in the Social Security Trust Fund are valid. Of course they are. But when Democrats make this point, they are turning what is really an economic question into a legal one. Yes, […]

The January CPI report was released this morning by the BLS. It was eagerly awaited by the financial markets, because last week’s PPI report showed a surprisingly strong rise in producer price inflation in January. As a result, many observers wondered if the CPI report would confirm a significant rise in inflation, or if instead […]