Tag: choropleth

  • Where to Live for the Highest Income

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    Brendan Barry
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    So perhaps the title is a bit of a non-sequitor, but the Washington Post released a table of the Top-100 counties by average income. As a Washington paper their focus was on that city’s suburbs, three counties of which are Numbers 1, 2, and 3. But I wanted to get a sense of where other…

  • A Week of Unrest Across the Middle East

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    Brendan Barry
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    Over the last week a video clip on YouTube that mocked the Muslim prophet Mohammad sparked unrest across the Muslim world, from Morocco to Bangladesh and from Turkey to Kenya. While most of the protests were peaceful, a few were not. In Libya, the US consulate in Benghazi was attacked—in circumstances still not entirely clear—and…

  • Made in the USA. Exported to Mexico.

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    Brendan Barry
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    We trade a lot with China. Everyone knows that. But people might not realise that both Canada and Mexico are also among our largest trading partners. (I suppose it helps that they are both right next door.) Mexico is the second-largest importer of US goods after Canada. (China is third.) The Washington Post looked at…

  • Rusyns of Slovakia

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    Brendan Barry
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    The Slovakian government has published the results from its 2011 census. The census looked at many things, including nationality and language. This should allow the government in Bratislava to better fund and support the ethnic minorities in Slovakia. Of course, some of my ancestors were one of the small ethnic minorities in Slovakia. Ergo, I…

  • Oil.

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    Brendan Barry
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    Oil, sweet oil. How we depend upon you for modern civilisation. BP published a report on world energy that Craig Bloodworth visualised using Tableau. The piece has three tabs; one is for production, another consumption, and a third for reserves. (The screenshot above is for production.) But when I look at each view I wonder whether…

  • The Election in the Burbs

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    Brendan Barry
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    One area of particular contention for the American presidential candidates this year will be in the suburbs of major urban areas. This was where Romney in particular was able to defeat his Republican rivals, but is also home to large number of potential Obama supporters. Given his likely support in cities, Romney will need to…

  • The Greeks Voted Sunday Too

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    Brendan Barry
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    Over at the Guardian, I was using this interactive piece from igraphics to follow the election results there. (It was a slight bit more interesting than following the French presidential election, because everybody knew Sarkozy was going to lose.) Credit for the piece goes to igraphics, a Greek data visualisation outfit.

  • Santorum Quits. Goodbye…and Thanks for all the Varicose Veins.

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    Brendan Barry
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    So Rick Santorum is now out of the race. Mitt Romney is basically now set to run against the President. But why should Santorum go out without an infographic looking back at the Republican primary race. (Since neither Newt nor Ron come even close to running the same race as Rick.) The New York Times…

  • The First Rule Is You Don’t Talk About It

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    Brendan Barry
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    There are two things one is not supposed to discuss in mixed company, and let us face it, the internet is some rather mixed company. One of those things, politics, I frequently mention and bring up on this blog. The other, religion, I do not. Until now. (I think.) From the National Post comes this…

  • 21st Century Prohibition

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    Brendan Barry
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    This map comes from the BBC, which investigates prohibition in the 21st century at the local level, as the national policy ended in the early decades of the 20th century. Credit for the map goes to John Walton, Harjit Kaura, and Nadzeya Batson.