When traveling by car, I look around at the scenery and sometimes my mind wanders and wonders about some of the things I see. When something is unusual or doesn’t quite make sense, I’ll investigate once the trip is over. Today, four things I’ve noticed when on the...
Legislators in both red and blue states are considering redistricting to increase the representation of their respective parties in the U.S. House. But which redistricting efforts are unfair, and how might one determine that?
Kamala Harris received about 7 million fewer votes in 2024 than Joe Biden in 2020. So where did they go? Here we take a state-by-state look at who gained votes and who lost votes in 2024 compared to 2020. As we will see, states that were more competitive generally had...
Previously I summarized poll predictions and compared them to their historical accuracy. I follow that up to see how they did in 2024.
Different pollsters seem to favor certain parties or candidates. We look at what polls are saying about the presidential candidates, and the outlook for the Electoral College.
Mining for gold and going home.
Arriving in California.
Crossing the Continental Divide
Three brothers recount their exploits during the California Gold Rush
Not all universities are running headlong into DEI hell. Here’s a Board of Regents that has decided to pull back on DEI on their campuses.
Unusual Ways to Calculate the Number Pi
If only I was as accomplished as ChatGPT thinks I am.
… but didn’t.
Actually, that was never said. Here’s a brief mathematical excursion.
We all know about males identifying as female and then competing against females in athletic events. Here’s a girl who competes against boys as a girl.
Some people hate their state government. What if they could secede from one state and join an adjacent state?
It’s really bad where you expect it to be, but, surprisingly enough, it’s not a total loss everywhere.
They had what they thought was a great scam, but it didn’t quite go the way they planned.
Tom Woods had a recent podcast where he discussed the recent Dobbs decision with two historians from the standpoint of federalism. They had an interesting perspective.
How to improve an old standard.
What does Pythagorus have to do with baseball? Read on for the answer.
Where Whiz tries to Quordle with one hand (metaphorically) tied behind his back.
Whiz does exhaustive analysis of Quordle starting words.
There has been discussion lately concerning the rate of new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.
It’s interesting that the FOX polls are similar to CNN’s.