Colleges Prefer Funds Over Students

Colleges ask alumni for endowments and other donations. In some cases, the colleges and universities create massive investment portfolios. Ostensibly, Continue reading →

US Vote Fraud

Rhetoric can stir emotions, but data may not support it. There’s great concern among some about voter fraud in the Continue reading →

Born But Not Raised Equal

“All men (people) are created equal.” A wonderful sentiment, and possibly true at birth, but the parents’ income creates an Continue reading →

99% Of The 1% Locked Out Of Politics

Money in US politics has become so powerful that even millionaires are locked out of the process. Super-PACs are increasingly Continue reading →

Wall Street Bonuses In Perspective

Wall Street bonuses are legendary, to the extent that we lose perspective on them. In a rough estimation, all of Continue reading →

Wikimedia Takes On The NSA

Lots of people have complained about the NSA’s surge in surveillance, but few have been able to counter it even Continue reading →

Data That Matters – January 2015

They can find you with four pieces of data, even if the data is anonymized and mixed in with a Continue reading →

Income Inequality Accelerates

The more you make, the more you make. A 1% raise for someone making minimum wage is a few hundred Continue reading →