This is a horrible story about an 11-year-old girl who was kidnapped and spent 18 years in some private enclave, where she has borne two children fathered by her kidnapper, who just happens to be a registered sex offender. It is impossible to imagine how the victim, now a 29-year-old woman, has been traumatized and [...]
Archive for August 27th, 2009
Every Parent’s Nightmare
Posted in crime, Family, tagged crime, Family, Parenting on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lies, Damn Lies, and Unemployment Statistics (Cont.)
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, tagged economy, Politics, Unemployment, Unemployment statistics on August 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’ve written before on the dubious validity of the official unemployment statistics because of issues concerning how “unemployment” is counted. A high-ranking official with the Federal Reserve has now spoken publicly of this phenomenon and estimated that, if the statistical contrivances are taken into account, the “real” unemployment rate is not the official 9.4 percent [...]
