Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Methodology, Politics on Feb 7th, 2013
Here is an excerpt from Ken Dryden’s book, the Game. Hockey fans would surely enjoy the book, but there many good life lessons in there as well. And then there’s this, which of course is only referring to the the NHL’s “stance” on hockey fighting (for the record, I am not a fan of fighting […]
Posted in You Can't Have it Both Ways on Feb 7th, 2013
I read this in today’s WSJ: In the U.S., 20 states allow parents to opt out of mandatory childhood vaccinations for broadly defined reasons—such as “personal/philosophical” concerns—and 48 states offer religious exemptions. Washington state had an exemption rate of 7.6%, the nation’s highest, before tightening its rules in 2011, and some smaller counties in the […]
