Since the 1970s, old age govt spending has increased while public investment has fallen in many rich countries. By @jburnmurdoch

In my newsletter: how postponed births soften the fertility fall. US women born in 1980 looked like they'd have fewer children than previous cohorts, but will actually end up with more - thanks to more children after 30 and 35. But... ->

Everyday crime has seen an extremely steep decline in the US since the 1980s/1990s. US robberies have fallen by 80% and burglaries by almost 90% since their peaks. From my latest newsletter: