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Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics 29 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
Mark Twain (or was it Benjamin Disraeli?) famously said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics". This is the quintessence of statistics-as-lie. Four out of 5 U.S. adults s...
What constitutes a "home town"? 3 Jun 2013 | 09:02 pm
The other day I received a notification from Facebook that I had notifications pending. Facebook is funny that way. I went to Facebook to review said notifications. The application, apparently tired ...
All states are not created equal 20 May 2013 | 01:22 am
I found this interactive map which graphically represents how states stack up against one another with regard to how much personal freedom their citizens have in comparison with residents of other sta...
Escape from the People's Republic of Maryland 12 May 2013 | 07:57 am
I was a resident of the People's Republic of Maryland (motto: if you can imagine it, we can tax it) for 26 years - longer than I lived in my birth state of Idaho by 18 years, longer than I lived in my...
Is it back? 11 May 2013 | 06:45 am
It's been over six months since I last posted. Hard to believe. I mean, I didn't even post during the 49ers Super Bowl run! For a while I thought I'd hung up my keyboard for good. But as circumstance...
Thomas Fullmer, 1962-2012 30 Sep 2012 | 05:28 am
I got caught in the worst kind of traffic yesterday. It took over 30 minutes to go 1/4 mile. I thought that was the worst thing I would experience on a Friday. It wasn't. When I got home, DeadEye tol...
The persecuted persecute 12 Jul 2012 | 11:48 pm
Hearken back to April 2008, when the State of Text staged an over-the-top paramilitary raid on the Yearning For Zion (YFZ) ranch and kidnapped the children of FLDS church members. I made multiple blog...
New Tizona Post 9 Jul 2012 | 04:03 am
I've spent years trying to figure out why people fail to understand how governments have been systematically tearing down the foundations of individual liberties. Now I know. Read more at The Tizona ...
Disingenuous much, Rupert? 6 Jul 2012 | 10:14 pm
An old adage intones, "Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it." Rupert Murdoch is signaling displeasure with Team Elephant's choice of Presidential candidate. To hear Rupert Murdoch tel...
The right outcome, but the wrong reason 6 Jul 2012 | 01:15 am
Faithful reader April Day sent me this message. The subject is not my bailiwick. I usually defer to Bill Medvecky or Toes when it comes to CASA and CPS issues. But given that Bill doesn't seem to be s...
