Though I would rate unemployment a zero, I do enjoy explaining how the unemployment rate is determined. For most of my life I figured that somewhere government functionaries counted up new unemployment compensation applications and applied those against [something] resulting in the Unemployment Rate. As unemployment is always a hot topic, I thought I’d try […]
Archive | January, 2012
The Eradication of Polio – Soon!
The Oregonian reports India has completed a year without a new case of polio. Congratulations and Thank You to India! Despite the magnitude of the task in a poor country of about 1.2 billion people the country’s leadership demonstrated the will to eradicate this scourge. India’s leadership demonstrated the will to partner with other organizations […]
Sexual Violence and Harassment at US Service Academies
This is a review of the Pentagon’s recent report on sexual violence and sexual harassment at three of the U.S. service academies. Yes, sexual violence and harassment are part of the society we live in – the report reminds the reader of this several times, noting the reported violence and harassment numbers are considered low. […]
