Ten Things You Might Not Know but Probably Should

https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2020/12/top-ten-things-you-might-not-know-but-probably-should/

by blindm • 6 years ago

24 7 6 years ago

motherjones.com

rhn_mk1• 6 years ago

Ten things you should know if you're interested in the state of affairs in the USA.

At least a skim didn't reveal anything explicitly checked against the rest of the world.

acwan93• 6 years ago

This might be a meta question that’s unrelated to the topic, but is there a breakdown of the demographics and location of HN readers?

Kuraj• 6 years ago

This is an example of a submission where I really wouldn't mind an editorialized title

soared• 6 years ago

Some of these are just looking at averages and nothing else.

7 - Mortgage rates have not increased in 40 years. Clearly mortgage rates in places people want to live have skyrocketed, and in places people don't want to live they've plummeted.

9 - Marriage rate is not historically low. This one is just flat out wrong... the rate is the lowest its been in 100 years.

COGlory• 6 years ago

9 was hilarious. ~60 percent of the shown graph was marriage rates increasing. Then they claimed that that 60% was a historical anomaly because the other 40% show it decreasing.

hawkesnest• 6 years ago

The rate of unarmed people killed by police has gone down, true. But that chart only shows the latest 5 years. It seems like historical context would be valuable. And if I recall, the sources for those numbers are disputable, as there is not a sanctioned body responsible for collecting and maintaining that data.

Giorgi• 6 years ago

Yeah, try posting that to Reddit, you will get banned.

Ten Things You Might Not Know but Probably Should

Related Stories