The news media has recently reported on President Biden’s calling Cuba a failed state. There have been demonstrations there due to the corona virus pandemic. The Cuban president responded by pointing out that the 60 year embargo of Cuba has exacerbated shortages of medical supplies and other basic resources. I thought I would compare howContinue reading “Cuba a Failed State?”
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A Wave of Hate Groups in California? No in Washington, DC
The Southern Poverty Law Center has issued a report listing the total number of hate groups per state which they track. The categories followed include, the Ku Klux Klan, Neo Nazi, White Nationalist, Racist Skinhead, Christian Identity, Neo-Confederate, Black Separatist, and General Hate. California is shown to have the most hate groups followed by FloridaContinue reading “A Wave of Hate Groups in California? No in Washington, DC”
New Census Population Clock and Guardian Terrorism Data Graphs.
The census bureau has made it’s online US and World population clock available for embedding on other websites. Above you can see the estimate of the US population (over 315 million) based on the 2010 census, estimates of birth, death and immigration rates. If you click on the World Population tab you can see theContinue reading “New Census Population Clock and Guardian Terrorism Data Graphs.”
Measuring Democracy in the World?
Hans Rosling (Host of the BBC documentary The Joy of Stats) tweeted “In 2009 Saudi Arabia had a lower Democracy score than Tunisia, Egypt & Libya http://www.bit.ly/12T624m, In fact the lowest in the world!” In the original link he shows for the year 2009 these three countries where recent uprisings have occurred or are occurringContinue reading “Measuring Democracy in the World?”