A selection from the August Index:
Number of U.S. commercial sites besides Disneyland and Disney World that have been granted no-fly-zone protection : 0
Number of industry-funded trips that FCC officials have taken since 1995 : 2,514
Rank of Las Vegas among the top destinations of such trips : 1
Percentage of pedestrian fatalities on U.S. roadways last year in which the driver was drunk : 18
Percentage in which the pedestrian was : 37
Average salary of a state legislator last year : $30,300
Average amount spent lobbying one : $130,000
Number of countries to which the U.S. sent troops between 1900 and 1993 for the purpose of establishing democracy : 14
Number that were democracies ten years after the withdrawal of U.S. forces : 4
We could use a Southern California Index. Maybe when I get more time...