New Gun Cost Estimates

Estimating the costs of gun deaths, not simply gun usage and violence, in the US is stymied by a successful Continue reading →

Tax Havens Under Attack

Many of the most powerful tax havens are under threat of attack from the British government. “The UK’s secretive network Continue reading →

AI Versus Market Manipulators

AI has a new job. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a common part of most people’s lives thanks to Cortina, Continue reading →

Killer Cop Robots

Just like with the drones in war zones that were redesigned to be central to drone warfare, the robots being Continue reading →

US Gun Death Data

Add up all the American deaths due to wars between 1775 and 2015 and get to a sum of almost Continue reading →

Higher Wages Lower Crime

This may sound like a Duh! moment, but the data are finally available. Raising the minimum wage decreases crime. When Continue reading →

Panama Papers Expose

Illegal hidden wealth has been revealed. The existence of tax havens is nothing new, and it is generally accepted that Continue reading →

Humans Tracked With Chips

Sci-fi becomes reality, yet again. This one is icky. Human traffickers are inserting RFID chips, the same things used for Continue reading →