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.
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.
Fast food inflation: It's no secret that things just keep getting more expensive. From home prices to personal goods, the cost of living in the U.S. has increased 22% since 2019, leaving consumers searching for ways to combat rising costs. As Americans scramble to find better ways to budget, one historically wallet-friendly option, fast food, [...]
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