It even surprises me to see how many candidates have thrown their hats into the Presidential ring for 2020. Elizabeth Warren, Tulsi Gabbard, Julian Castro, and Kirsten Gillibrand. The Guardian lists three others of whom I have never heard: State Sen. Richard Ojeda (D-WV), Businessman Andrew Yang, and Former Congressman John Delaney. They also list atContinue reading “2020: Rarin to Go”
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Inside the Democratic Poll Numbers and Jon Stewart Returns
In the same CNN poll that gave Trump a 20% lead, Hillary Clinton had a 58% to 30% to 2% lead over Sanders and O’Malley. The last CNN poll included Vice President Joe Biden. Clinton had the largest gain after Biden’s exit at 13% followed by Sanders at 1%. The poll asked their voters whoContinue reading “Inside the Democratic Poll Numbers and Jon Stewart Returns”
Ivory Tower Science and the Rest of Us
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook We all are capable of dismissing scientific observations when it doesn’t confirm our beliefs, even scientists. The above video talks about how those on the left can reject science and put themselves in danger. Below is a lampoon of theContinue reading “Ivory Tower Science and the Rest of Us”
First Time I Heard Multivariate Analysis and Multicollinearity on Mentioned on TV
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video Archive Last night I saw Jon Stewart interview statisticians Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page who have done an analysis of the influence of interest groups on US politics. The first part (seen above) was shown on Comedy Central and isContinue reading “First Time I Heard Multivariate Analysis and Multicollinearity on Mentioned on TV”
The Affordable Care Act Having an Impact in Some States but not Pennsylvania
In my post on Pennsylvania’s uninsured, I wrote that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was having little effect in Pennsylvania’s rate of uninsured. I wrote in another post that I received skeptical comments on my first post. I said in that post that I would look at changes in the rates in other states. I couldn’t then because theContinue reading “The Affordable Care Act Having an Impact in Some States but not Pennsylvania”
Explanation of Washington Post Health Care Cost Graphs
The Washington Post has come out with a post in Ezra Klein’s blog titled 21 graphs that show America’s health-care prices are ludicrous. Two of them are posted here showing how the average prices of angiograms and angioplasties are double those of the next highest country. For example an angiogram costs an average $914 in theContinue reading “Explanation of Washington Post Health Care Cost Graphs”
Fact Checking the Factcheckers
Much was made of last week’s tussle between Jon Stewart and Mike Wallace’s son Chris on Fox News Sunday. I know I’m late to this brouhaha. The website Politifact.com corrected Stewart when he said that Fox News viewers in surveys were consistently the least informed of cable news consumers. Stewart responded with a laundry listContinue reading “Fact Checking the Factcheckers”
The Need for CSI Without Dead Bodies (& Similar Websites)
We live in times of disconnect. With three wars raging that the US is still involved in, a widening gap between rich and poor, and many unsolved problems still raging. So far I have avoided writing about the upcoming 2012 Presidential Election because there is nothing of substance to people’s lives discussed yet. The mediaContinue reading “The Need for CSI Without Dead Bodies (& Similar Websites)”
Auf Wiedersehen Glenn Beck, Hello Merv Griffin
Glenn Beck has given Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, many other comedians and pundits, and myself lots of great material with his paranoid rantings and ravings. Stewart & Colbert mostly dismiss him as silly. This funny clip from last night’s Daily show was cut in threes to maximize ad revenue, those commies. I and the folksContinue reading “Auf Wiedersehen Glenn Beck, Hello Merv Griffin”
Income and Life Expectancy. What does it Tell Us About US?
Statistician Hans Rosling, in a BBC documentary called The Joy of Stats, presents a neat 3-D graph presented below about how life expectancy in wealthy countries has improved over the last 200 years from the time of Napoleon Bonaparte to the present while poorer countries continue to lag behind. You can see in the clipContinue reading “Income and Life Expectancy. What does it Tell Us About US?”