A reader writes:
A discussion on Megan McArdle's blog gave me an idea for the "Even Index": (google hits for "Even [Name]") / (google hits for "[Name]"). Effectively, how often is their name preceded with the word even? You do unsurprisingly well:
Rush Limbaugh7.69%
Richard Nixon5.30%
Michael Kinsley3.17%
Michelle Malkin2.59%
Andrew Sullivan2.38%
Ron Paul1.93%
Adolf Hitler1.86%
Mickey Kaus1.82%
Dave Weigel1.81%
Christopher Hitchens1.44%
James Fallows1.36%
Jeffrey Goldberg1.14%
Barack Obama0.74%
Megan McArdle0.62%
Glenn Beck0.42%
Lew Rockwell0.40%
Josh Marshall0.36%
Jonah Goldberg0.35%
Ezra Klein0.27%
Matthew Yglesias0.13%
Amanda Marcotte0.09%
Ana marie Cox0.04%
Ta-Nehisi Coates0.00%
I'm not sure what this means. If it represents counter-intuitive thinking, it's hard to see Kinsley and Limbaugh in the same company. Or is it? Still, I beat Hitler.
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