Vaguely interesting (Aug 6)

(1)  “[W]hen an applicant’s criminal history is unavailable, employers statistically discriminate against demographic groups that are likely to have a criminal record.”

(2)  “[W]hen the context provides sufficient flexibility to allow plausible justification that one can both act egoistically while remaining moral, people seize on such opportunities to prioritize self-interest at the expense of morality.”

(3)  “[S]wings in the polls can often be attributed not to changes in voter intention but in changing patterns of survey nonresponse.”

(4)  “Combine the trend of well-educated voters and Trump’s earning of just 2 percent of support black voters in the AJC poll, and Clinton has a real shot to win Georgia.”

(5)  “Certain hours are more important than others in some jobs — and those jobs have especially high [gender] wage gaps.”