Discrimination/Stats

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. -Niels Bohr, physicist, Nobel laureate

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According to a report from Daily Faceff’s Frank Seravalli, Penguins general manager Ron Hextall has called all 31 other teams in the NHL about a deal for D-man P. O. Joseph.

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One in seven Irish households still burns peat for heat. They can't wait for EVs, I'll bet. Probably will use them as generators.

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The British statesman Lord D’Abernon referred to the 1920 Polish-Soviet War as one of the eighteen decisive battles of world civilization. “The history of contemporary civilization knows no event of greater importance than the Battle of Warsaw, 1920.″ In his evaluation of the Polish victory in 1920, historian Norman Davies noted: “Had Pilsudski and Weygand failed to arrest the triumphant advance of the Soviet Army at the Battle of Warsaw, not only would Christianity have experienced a dangerous reverse, but the very existence of Western civilization would have been imperiled.”

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France spends about 14% of gdp on public pensions, compared with an OECD average of 8%.

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Discrimination/Stats

A recent study (Quillian et al) on discrimination in 9 countries in Europe and North America finds there is some discrimination in every county but, if anything, the USA has one of the lower rates of discrimination while France and perhaps also Sweden have very high levels. These results run counter to the narrative that the US is uniquely or especially discriminatory because of its history of slavery and capitalism. Capitalism, in fact, is likely to predict less discrimination.

National histories of slavery and colonialism are neither necessary nor sufficient conditions for a country to have relatively high levels of labor market discrimination.