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Zeynep Tufekci says in the New York Times today that "delays, falsehoods and misrepresentations" from government scientists have eroded public trust in expert advice: Remember the rule that we should all stay at least six feet apart? “It sort of just appeared,” Fauci said during a preliminary interview for the subcommittee hearing, adding that he ...continue reading "It’s not COVID that killed trust in experts. It’s politics."

Alec Burleson homered, Masyn Winn drove in two runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 on Sunday for a split in the teams’ four-game series.

The St. Louis Blues have come to terms on an extension for one of its 2018 draft picks.

Terion Young, 27, was taken into custody after detectives watched him attempt to discard the weapon.

Here are three charts showing fiscal discipline for every president since Ronald Reagan. They show three things. First, Republicans raise a lot less revenue than Democrats. Second, Republicans blow up spending while Democrats keep it under control. Third, as a result, deficits generally get worse under Republicans and improve under Democrats. There's a bonus fourth ...continue reading "Three charts about presidential taxing and spending"

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Stephen T. Stone with a comment about Trump threatening ProPublica, and our point that he remains “exhibit A” for why anti-SLAPP laws are needed: The funny thing is, this statement could apply to a lot of situations: SLAPPs, campaign finance fraud, attempting to overthrow […]

A couple of days ago I mentioned that auto sales over the past year were the same as their pre-pandemic average. A surprising number of people saw that and wanted to know what per capita sales looked like. As it happens, I had already done that but decided not to use the chart. Here it ...continue reading "Raw data: Vehicle sales per capita in the US"

Terion Young, 27, has been arrested for shooting at detectives near the intersection of Palm and Knapp in Old North St. Louis, with a weapon and suspected narcotics also recovered from the scene.

Police responded to an alleged murder-suicide on June 8 in the Granite City area. Officers said the call came in around 3 p.m. reporting two bodies found in a home near Burns Rd.