The Mad Centrist
"A sane person to an insane society must appear insane." ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Not Mad as in Angry, Mad as in Insane.
And in an insane world, the sane are simply Mad. I am The Mad Centrist.
You can be too!
The Mad Centrist podcast is a middle ground, pragmatic, politically polite, and irreverently independent show. Pulling the rug out from beneath Democrats and Republicans alike, while respecting democrats and republican citizens (the distinction between Party and people is critical!). Amusing anecdotes of the crazy world we find ourselves in, how to maybe get along better, and pull the world back towards sanity, and do so while having some fun!
The Mad Centrist
TMC - Episode 29 Crime-ing Shame
The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us.
The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.”
Crime - we keep hearing it is going up. We also keep hearing it is going down. That doesn't work. Are Democrats and Republicans playing with the numbers? Let's dig in and find out.
Shout outs to The Marshall Project, The Wichita Eagle, and the UCLA Blue Print.
Show Notes:
Statewide crime stats for Ohio: Crime in Ohio | Office of Criminal Justice Services
Local crime stats for Columbus: Columbus Crime Statistics - All Columbus Data
A place to check sources for bias: Media Bias/Fact Check
The Marshall report about the FBI UCR: What's the U.S. Crime Rate? FBI Missing Data from Florida, New York and More | The Marshall Project
The FBI's own announcement about the 2023 UCR: FBI Releases 2023 Crime in the Nation Statistics — FBI
UCLA's Blue Print article I speak about The economy and crime | UCLA Blueprint
The Economist piece referenced The stark relationship between income inequality and crime (economist.com)
Giving a voice to the true 'silent majority', the political podcast for the rest of us!