Appalachia is Dying. Pikeville is Not.

Deep in Kentucky’s Appalachian Mountains, a Small City Finds Success

Regular readers of this blog know that I am always skeptical of “city success stories,” and most recently played a bit of…

What Comes Next for Ashland?*

Taking a Look At the Huntington-Ashland-Ironton Metro Area

I Caused 2016 Because I Was Too Hateful

Mourning for an America I Never Knew

Today when I was chanting the Psalmody in the Lutheran lectionnary to my wife as she got ready for work, I was struck by the words of today’s Psalm:

Yes, California Loses People to Texas

By the thousands, every year, for many years.

This morning, I was asked to look at migration linkages between California and Texas. I’ve touched on this before, but never done anything exhaustive. Once again…

Recalculating the Electoral College

If you came to this post hoping for a diatribe about the evils of indirect election, you came to the wrong place. Rather, I want to explore the impact of one curious feature of the Electoral College: US States can cast as many votes for president as they have House…