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Why Did the Egyptian Nation Suddenly Collapse?
Why did the Egyptian nation suddenly collapse? No, not the violent chaos of late January 2011, but the first documented social upheaval in Egyptian history. An interesting read: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Why Did a Great Egyptian Civilization Suddenly Collapse? The Mysterious … Continue reading
An Argument for “Astrology”
Astrology is the belief that the time of year one is born affects things like personality. Here is a supposed “personality profile” for the present astrological-sign. We dismiss it as absurd: How would such a random thing as birthdate affect … Continue reading
USA’s Total Fertility Rates by Race, 1980-2008
NOTE: New data has allowed me to post a new version of this graph through 2010: USA’s Total Fertility Rates by Race, 1980-2010 White fertility rate: A caveat: Race-fertility calculations in the USA are based on race of mother. One … Continue reading
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Tagged 1989, american indians, asians, blacks, communism, fertility, hispanics, mini baby boom, race, racehist, steve sailer, total fertility rate, usa, whites
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The Decline of Abortion
The Inductivist posted a study from University-of-Memphis economists, which claims the perceived threat of HIV lowered the rate of unwanted pregnancies and abortions. [Inductivist adds:] The PC strategy of scaring the hell out of heterosexuals turned out to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 1990s, abortion, aids, cold war, crime, generation x, hiv, inductivist, university of memphis
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Why Do Women Live Longer than Men?
Blogger Dennis Mangan has proposed a somewhat-convoluted theory for why females live longer than males. He thinks it has to do with ancient polygamy. One way to test this: Comparing sex-based differences in life-expectancy in U.S. blacks vs. U.S. whites. … Continue reading
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Tagged blacks, dennis mangan, life expectancy, longevity, northern europeans, polygamy, whites
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Fleeing Polygamy? Senegalese Young Men Flock to Europe
Does polygamy explain why Senegalese immigration to Europe is so high? A commenter suggests it does: [Polygamist Senegal’s] extra men simply migrate to the West… [Excess males] naturally gravitate to more hospitable societies. Smugglers of Senegalese illegal-immigrants into Europe are … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, europe, france, human smuggling, immigration, italy, polygamy, senegal, spain
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Scranton vs. Boise: Population Change and Education
Population Change in the 1990s and 2000s: Scranton, Pennsylvania vs. Boise, Idaho 1990 2000 2009 Diff. ’90-’09 Scranton Metro 575,000 561,000 549,000 -4.5% Boise Metro 320,000 465,000 606,000 +89.7% USA (millions) 249 281 307 +23.4% “The whites who live in … Continue reading
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Tagged boise, college, education, half sigma, metro areas, scranton, wikipedia
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The Most- and Least-Educated U.S. Metro Areas
Q. What percentage of 25-to-34-year-old residents of the USA hold a college degree? A. 30.5% (34% for women and 27% for men). But, as you’d expect, it varies wildly from place to place. I’ve delved into the data on educational-attainment … Continue reading
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Tagged college, education, gender, half sigma, metro areas, youth
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