So, in Seattle, there are nearly 45% more dogs than children, while in Salt Lake City, there are nearly 19% more kids than dogs. Allegedly, this is an indicator of a return to patriarchy and a coming long-term dominance of conservative politics.
Whatever. Interesting discussion at Cold Spring Shops, Daniel Drezner, and Crooked Timber* about the (alleged) implications for culture, “patriarchy,” and politics–and the flaws in the analysis, which appears in a Foreign Policy article by Philip Longman.
It should be immediately obvious just how deeply flawed the whole analysis is, as it eliminates a crucial variable that is (again, allegedly) corrrelated positively with liberal politics and negatively with patriarchy: Cats.
*With a long and fascinating comment thread.
