William M. Briggs, PhD

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Author | Statistician | Philosopher — Senior Contributor to The Stream

William M. Briggs holds a Ph.D. in statistics from Cornell University. He is the author of Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability, and Statistics and the author or co-author of over one hundred scientific papers. He tweets at @FamedCelebrity

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September 23, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Young Men

On several occasions, I have talked about the fact that a significant percentage of young men are in not in the workforce, and many of them aren’t even looking for work.

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September 22, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Our Neighbors?

One of my frequent lines is: He who defines the terms often wins the debate. Progressives refer to people who support abortion as “pro-choice.” Who isn’t in favor of choice? They may define people who...

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September 21, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Lazy Savings

Ursula von der Leyen is the President of the European Union. She was in the news the other day for saying that savings were “lazy.” That may have been an unfortunate translation, since I think it woul...

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