Data That Matters June 2022

US inflation reached 8.6% in May 2022, which is high but still below the 14.8% in 1980. Within one year, Continue reading →

Inflation Rises

Inflation is up! That’s the big news in the US. Inflation reached 8.6% in May 2022, dramatically higher than its Continue reading →

More Money Means Smarter Kids

A recent study demonstrated that common-sense notion that being richer makes it easier to be smarter, or at least perceived Continue reading →

Data That Matters March 2022

In the US, wages are up 4.5%, Inflation is up 7.9%; so, real wages are down 2.6%. Parts of Antarctica Continue reading →

Wages And Inflation Rise

Wages are up 4.5% in the US! Inflation is up 7.9%. Oops. Accounting for both, real wages are down 2.6%. Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2021

Pretending Not To Panic is intended to summarize news that is, significant, factual, based on data, logic, and apolitical for Continue reading →

Robots Changing Workplace – December 2021

Robots began entering the workplace about sixty years ago. Since then, the trend has been accelerating. Technology advances have helped, Continue reading →

Worldwide Inflation Rises

What was academic has now been proven, an uncommon suite of impacts means inflation is up in many countries (39 Continue reading →