Statistically Speaking Because I'm In Colorado, It Isn't Raining Right Now

Old democracies usually don't fail, therefore democracy in the U.S. isn't in trouble, isn't a very convincing thesis.  Influenti...

Not An Excuse But An Explanation

A piece in "The Week"  by Matthew Walther offers an explanation for how "deplorable" Trump supporters got to be so heart...

A Personal History Of Portable Computers

According to Boing Boing , the first portable computer was 20 tons and fit in two semi-trailers in the 1950s. By 1958, that had dropped to 1...

Who Was D.B. Cooper?

A man using the alias Dan Cooper (corrupted by the press to D.B. Cooper, the name of an early suspect who was ruled out) hijacked an airpla...

Management Matters

A large share of the difference in productivity between firms in different countries and between firms within a country are attributable to ...

Quote of the Day

The problems of racial injustice and economic injustice cannot be solved without a radical redistribution of political and economic power. —...

Fragmentary Facts and Hypotheses About Identity And More

This post will proceed to set forth some facts and some factually supported theories that are related to each other, without necessarily ass...

Indigenous Peoples' Day

It is officially Indigenous Peoples' Day in Denver. (Accompanied by a snow storm and freezing temperatures following a 75 degree and sun...