Where Are Those Eight Billion People?
With the UN estimating that the world population reached eight billion people on 15 November 2022, now is a good time to look at where those people live. The World in 2020 First let’s look ....
Author: bklinger
States, Race, Politics, & Murder
When homicide rates spiked in 2020, Republicans and Democrats pointed fingers at each other. Republicans accused Democrats of being soft on crime, and Democrats pointed to high homicide rates in Republican-leaning states. I want to ....
Five Years of Recent History
So much has been going on lately in the news that I created a chart to keep track of all (that is: some) of it. Right before the election seemed like a good time to ....
Virginia Voters Face Clear Climate Choices in Congressional Races
The US is on the cusp of cleaning up our economy in order to avert dangerous levels of climate change, but the hour is late and what our political leaders do now is critical. As ....
Ukraine War Territory
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, there has been international focus on fighting along a very wide front in the south and east of Ukraine. Though Russia has essentially been in armed ....
What was Wrong with Samuel Alito’s Speech?
In July, 2022, U.S. Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito gave a speech at the Religious Liberty Summit in Rome, Italy. The speech received some media attention, much of which I believe missed the main noteworthy ....
Samuel Alito’s Version of Religious Liberty
In July, 2022, U.S. Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito gave a speech at the Religious Liberty Summit in Rome, Italy. The speech received some media attention, much of which I believe missed the main noteworthy ....
Taiwan is not Ukraine
The West can and should stop an expansionist Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Taiwan is a different story. 1. Taiwan Rhymes with Ukraine Russia, a dictatorship that has become more hostile lately, threatened the neighboring nation ....
Originalist When Expedient
Conservatives have argued that Roe v. Wade was a bad decision because it created a right which was not present in the Constitution. Nowhere does the Constitution say anything about a right to abortion; therefore, ....
Graph of Mass Shootings
I have updated my graph showing number of mass shootings and number of casualties from mass shootings for each year. The incidents include public attacks in which at least 4 people were killed and exclude ....