Last month the Atlantic highlighted one of the most shocking stats I had ever seen. In 2014, Americans spent $70.1 billion on the lottery. It’s hard to put that number into context, but as the article points out, that is over...
This graphic is not meant to represent a view on the wage gap debate, it is just a presentation of the data and does not account for the underlying factors that explain these differences. However, I did add a few comments at the...
Based on film permit data from the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting, this map displays the filming locations of all movie scenes, 17,241 in total, filmed between 2011 and 2013 (excluding those that were filmed in parks or on...
Is the lottery a tax? Having been challenged on this question countless times in the last few days, two things have become clear to me. People have extremely strong feelings about how the lottery should be categorized. Most of the arguments come down to...