Selfish Ambition and the Root of Evil

Selfish Ambition and the Root of Evil I’m not going to blame the problems of today on video games. That’s too easy, and honestly, it misses the point. What we’re seeing in our country and in our communities is much deeper than pixels on a screen. The real problem lies in policies and priorities that … Read more

Back in My Lane

Back in My Lane Chaos Theory • September 9, 2025 One man’s opinion, and that’s all this is. I’m done compiling FBI spreadsheets. Not because the facts don’t matter—they do—but because almost nobody cares enough to dig for them. I could spend hours adding twelve months for every category, cross-checking every cell, and it won’t … Read more

One Man’s Opinion

One Man’s Opinion Chaos Theory • September 9, 2025 One man’s opinion—nothing more, nothing less. I’m sick and tired of hearing the media drone on about crime rates, spinning numbers to fit whatever story they want to tell. I don’t care about the spin. I care about the facts—the numbers—what the data actually shows. By … Read more

Enough Chaos for Today

Enough Chaos for Today September 9, 2025 After accusing the media and politicians of bending numbers to fit their narrative, I was challenged: show your work, show your data. That sent me deeper into the weeds of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports than I ever intended to go. I know the spin is real. It’s … Read more

The Dilemma

The Dilemma September 9, 2025 I’ve been pouring over the FBI’s crime data, trying to make sense of it and do the math correctly. The sheer volume of information is overwhelming. For each category—homicide, aggravated assault, you name it—the FBI breaks things down not just by state, but by month, and even by jurisdiction. It’s … Read more

Lazy

Lazy Numbers, Lazy Narratives Draft for private review • September 9, 2025 I recently sat down with what I thought was a simple goal: pull crime statistics from the FBI’s website and put them into a form the average person could understand. It didn’t take long before I realized this wasn’t simple at all. The … Read more