Education: Who studies abroad?
Data shows that humanities students more likely to come from wealthier families, far more likely to do study abroad programs.
Misleading media: “Almost half of recent college grads underemployed”
Unemployment among recent college graduates is actually at a lower rate than the long term average.
Demographics
Economy
Gen Z/Generational issues
Geopolitics
International/Global/Immigration
Policy/Government
Economy: The end of free trade
Globalization went wild from the 1980s to 2020s. Now we've gone full protectionism. Older workers pay the costs of this flip, at both ends.
Economy, Gen Z, Demographics: Home Price to Income Ratio
A popular social media meme is that the home price to income ratio has exploded. But it has an incredibly obvious error ... take a look.
Demographics: Do you see the sleight of hand in this chart?
A chart shared by a prominent X account appears to tell us nothing at all, due to how misleading it is. Wow.
Crime: Crime rates since 1960
In recent decades, the crime rate has gone down, which may be a surprise considering the doomerism media coverage.
Doomerism: Many retired will “un-retire”?
Says retirees are going to "un-retire" because everything is awful But the % of un-reitirees has been steady for a long time.
Economy: “18% of California homes change hands via inheritance”
And this is likely explained by the large baby boom cohort now hitting age 80 and passing away, in a state with Prop 13 property tax benefits.
Social: What happened to “socialites”?
What happened to "socialites" and the socialite lifestyle and "circuit"? They still exist but their form has mutated to influencers and non-profit hobby jobs.
Economy, Demographics: Are young men under 30 doing worse today than 3-4 decades ago?
Per economist Marian Tupy, young men are doing much better today.