Saturday, April 13, 2013

Harper's Index


Every month Harper’s Magazine devotes a page to “Harper’s Index,” a rather random listing of statistics from documented sources.  I always turn to that page first, and I’ll just give you a small sample from the latest issue.

Number of on-air minutes during last fall’s campaign season that CNN devoted to climate change: 23
To Joe Biden’s smile:  43

Amount Florida spent per student on testing in 1996:  $4.44
Last year:  $30.59

Percentage change since 1980 in California’s spending on public universities:  -13
On prisons:  +436

One more.
Number of U..S. states that have fewer abortion providers today tjhan in 1978:  48

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