Trego's Mountain Ear

This chart, from YouGov provides examples of things where the general perception differs greatly from reality.  Still, there are some subjects where I suspect the polls are flawed – several times I have denied gun ownership to telephone pollsters.  Still, the small proportion of labor union membership surprises me – but I grew into adulthood Read more

I was glancing through the second and third annual Shotgun News Treasury Issues – at that time I was in the habit of buying and saving them for their gunsmithing articles.  Those old articles are still good to review, even if the neuropathy has taken a lot of skill from my fingers – but I Read more

The easy place to learn about the Laffer curve is laffercenter.org– the website dedicated to the accomplishments of Dr. Arthur Laffer.  Laffer is best known for development of the Laffer Curve – which ostensibly describes how taxation rates can be set to raise the money for the government. It’s economics – in geometry I learned Read more

It’s easy to assume that warming plays a role in the movement of feral pig population. After all, feral pigs have been quite successful in the southern United States and gradually spreading north. And northern winters are a deterrent for many invasive species. In fact, the invasion is unlikely to come from the south. According Read more

Is social media making people depressed? Mark Widdowson, University of Salford Anyone who regularly uses social media will have had the experience of feeling envious of the fun their friends all seem to be having. This might especially be the case if you’re are sitting at home on a cold wet evening, feeling bored while everyone Read more