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Map of the Week: Irish-Americans are Seven times Population of Ireland
In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day: Twenty-two million Americans — 7.2% of the population — say their “primary ancestry” is Irish, according to the Census’s American Community Survey. Another 13.5 million Americans claim at least some Irish ancestry, bringing the total to 35.5 million Americans — 11.6% of the population — with at least … Read more
Map of the Week: Constitution Free Zone
Among recent debates over the need for an additional warrant to search the contents of electronic devices during police arrest and searches, this map came across my digital feeds the other day. I was most surprised to see such a map (and my entire state of Michigan included), but the details are far more disturbing. … Read more
Critical Questions on Mental Health in America
The topic of America’s mental health system and the need to improve it has become a hot topics following the most recent gun violence at an elementary school in Connecticut. Most of what I have heard from the media and politicians is a broad “need to improve mental health.” It is always a very generalized … Read more
