Aggregator

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, [...]

Colombian artist Delcy Morelos creates art that calls attention to connections between people and the environment. Using natural materials such as textiles and fibers, clay and soil, her work asks […]

The post Delcy Morelos: Interwoven appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

Japanese people have used silk to create items of clothing and decorative works of art for hundreds of years, ever since the cultivation of silkworms was introduced to Japan from […]

The post Shimmering Silks: Traditional Japanese Textiles appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

Dallas-based artist Tamara Johnson is known for her witty, hypernaturalistic sculptures depicting ubiquitous household objects, from colanders, hair clips and garden hoses to an array of buffet treats, brought together […]

The post Currents 123: Tamara Johnson appeared first on Explore St. Louis.