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Fair or foul?
Do blacks commit more crimes (statistically-speaking) than people of other races, or is the US criminal justice system a racist system? How else to explain these disgraceful numbers? Hat tip to Max Ehrenfreund of the Wash. Post for bringing this powerful chart to our … Continue reading
Fair or foul?
What unwritten rule or social norm did Brewers’ slugger Carlos Gomez violate in this at-bat? Addendum: Major League Baseball decided not to impose any suspension on Pirates’ pitcher Gerrit Cole (not even a token one-game suspension), even though he was the player … Continue reading
Death penalty affirmative action?
In other words, death penalty justice is not blind. Hat tip to Ian Millhiser for compiling the data and preparing the above diagrams.
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