The subject of the minimum wage is another perennial issue in politics, and much ink has been spilt on the topic. One side favors raising the minimum wage as a means of increasing the income (and thereby bettering the livelihood) of the lowest paid workers, while the...
Back of the Napkin: Government Funded Healthcare
Does this add up?
Back of the Napkin: Where Does All the Money Go?
As a follow-up to the last BotN article on government spending over time, I decided to take a look at US federal government spending right now in a bit more depth, to see where all the money is going. This information is readily available (source), but I thought it...
Back of the Napkin: Government Spending Over Time
A quick look at government income and expenditures in the US over the past century.
Back of the Napkin: Death and COVID
A brief look at mortality numbers in the US and the effects thereupon of the COVID pandemic and the response to it.
Back of the Napkin: Guns, Violence, and Gun Violence
A quick look at statistics concerning guns and violence, and how observed trends in those statistics change based on datasets considered.
Back of the Napkin: CO2 and Paris
A brief look into CO2 emissions and the Paris Agreement’s affect thereupon.
Back of the Napkin: The Youth Vote
A quick look into youth voting patterns in the US, and their implications for the future.
Back of the Napkin: Presidential Popularity Contests
A brief look at the true level of support for US presidents among the electorate.
The Fundamental Freedom
An essay on essential liberty.