Say It, Then Run

“I don’t think it’s our job as economists or scientists to withhold truth because some people are not going to like it,” says University of Chicago (Ill.) economist Steve Levitt. And what “truth” is that? His study concludes that the primary cause of decreasing crime rates in the U.S. is the 1973 legalization of abortion. Abortion reduced the number of “kids who are going to lead really tough lives,” Levitt says, contributing to about half of the reduction in crime during the 1990s. The study shows that each 10 percent increase in abortions led later to a 1 percent drop in crime. (UPI) ...Maybe it also explains the lack of intelligent politicians.