Good news: Paul Ehrlich has died
He was wrong about everything yet set global policies for decades.
Demographics
Everything is Untrue
Gen Z/Generational issues
Geopolitics
International/Global/Immigration
Media
Media: “I moved abroad” stories are biased to Europe
A pop meme in the media is "I moved abroad" stories, with about 80% detailing a move to Europe. Yet only about 20+/-% of Americans abroad live in Europe.
Demographics
Education
Everything is Untrue
Gen Z/Generational issues
International/Global/Immigration
Immigration: The US exports humanities students and imports STEM students
Up to 45% of humanities students study abroad and develop global skills; hardly any STEM students do this as their course schedules do not allow study abroad.
Demographics: Portland State University has seen a -23% enrollment drop
The demographic collapse starts to get noticed ... Washington's WSU has seen a similar drop.
Economy: Baby boomers already selling their homes
Boomers are already selling their homes.
Demographics: Oregon City schools faced with declining enrollment
More school cutbacks due to the declining fertility rate - and over building of schools, in some districts.
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.