Words & Numbers

Wage gap myths, middle class success, and hate crime statistics are examined this week in order to dispel the calls for a new social contract. In a society where the majority makes the rules, how do minorities prosper? Is it because of a social contract, is it the result of people being rational, or is it just people being nice to each other? Listen to the conclusion of this two-part special as James Harrigan and Antony Davies use data to trace the prosperity of minority groups in America on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Win tickets to FEEcon 2019! Show Notes: 13 year old buys his mother a car  Cancer vaccine Foolishness of the week Illinois to raise smoking age to 21 Florida town makes it illegal to grow vegetables State of Florida overrules Florida town Topic of the week: Social Contract Nonsense (Part 2) Households by race and income (1967-2017) Income by gender (1960-2017) Hate crime statistics Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage Antony Davies on Twitter James R. Harri