Demographics: College enrollment plummets
Down by 20% over 13 years.
Housing: The myth of “baby boomers” causing a housing shortage
The media has a meme that home prices are high because "Boomers" are not downsizing. Except those 65+ are already in smaller homes - duh!
Climate Demographics: Climate fear causing end of humanity leads to not having kids …
Climate anxiety causing end of humanity is leading the young to not having kids, leading to the end of humanity …
Public health: So-called “Blue Zones” are a fraud
"Blue Zones" and the Blue Zone diet appear to have been based on bad record keeping and pension fraud leading to false claims of many centenarians.
Personal Finance: 40% of those earning over $500k are “living paycheck to paycheck”
Apparently those making a lot are financially illiterate, as their "wants" grow with their salary.
Demographics: Children’s hospital wing may close
The 10-bed facility has an average daily census of less than 2. CA has a fertility rate of 1.52 - there just aren't many kids anymore.
Economy: Historical mortgage interest rates
Rates are currently similar to or even a bit lower than they were for a quarter century recently.
Education: 35% of Americans think college is important
This is down from 75% in 2010. The public has lost confidence in college programs.
Demographics: Seattle public schools lose 3,000 students
That's losing 5 to 10 schools worth of students.
Demographics: Foreign-born share of population by state
We know that 15.8% of the US population was foreign born in early 2025. But that population is not distributed equally in the country.