Mad Musings Articles

Crony capitalism and the rigged system

Both Democrats and Republicans are in this game together.  They only differ in minor ways.  That is why this year with Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump having success, it is surprising to hear from candidates that are so far on both sides of the spectrum but both are...

Learning to play fair: Is it the same for kids around the world?

Life isn’t fair. That truth is something that children seem to understand almost intuitively at a young age. However, the path through which they develop a sense of what’s fair and what isn’t — and how they act on injustices — is something that has been a puzzle for...

Gandhi’s Unequal Justice in South Africa

The young lawyer fought the British empire for the rights of Indians, but not those of the Zulus he lived among. Gandhi was 24 years old when he arrived in Natal, South Africa in May 1893, the month in which white settlers celebrated the 50th anniversary of Natal’s...

Statistically speaking, when are you going to die? Come find out!

Give us your age and gender, and we'll tell you when you'll die, using math! The last Friday of the summer season is now upon us. As the days shorten and the leaves change and the year staggers toward its frigid terminus in the dead of winter, we at Wonkblog have been...