Category Archives: Oklahoma

Royalty: It’s Not Just for Royalty Anymore #fracking

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Steve Maley

A recent article in the New York Times considered disparity of income distribution in the U.S. An attached graphic, reproduced and annotated below, shows the income threshold to be in the top 1% of income earners, by county, in the … Continue reading →

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If you believe #fracking causes Oklahoma earthquakes, then you should also believe that Islam causes terrorism.

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Steve Maley

Because both beliefs are founded in the same kind of sloppy, simplified guilt-by-association reasoning applied to a complex problem. Fivethirtyeight.com has a decent, not perfect*, description of Oklahoma’s earthquake dilemma. Now, I’m a thousand miles away and only mildly educated … Continue reading →

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