Written by Econintersect
We publish a report each week presenting a list of the articles Google Analytics reports as being the most read. Last week’s report is here. We think that does not necessarily reflect how much “value” readers have obtained from what we publish. So we are offering a second listing that combines the number of readers for each article with the average amount of time spent reading by each.
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Before presenting this new ranking, let us explain our thinking. If one article has 500 page reads with an average time for each of one minute we suggest that another article with 100 page-reads and an average time for each of 5 minutes might have an equivalent “value”: 500 page read minutes (8.3 page-read hours).
This measurement does not attempt to quantify the value readers received. The 500 reading an average of 1 minute each may perceive much more personal value for their individual minutes than do the 100 who each spent 5 minutes. What this measurement of ‘page read minutes’ directly measures is the effective reader engagement by each article. Rather than “value” we might better say “engagement” or “used”.
After some consideration, we have elected to try the term “usefulness” and selected the term “useful” for the title of the list.
The Most Useful Articles Week Ending 10 July
Below is the spreadsheet ranking table for titles with authors with the final column being the number of page-read-hours for that article. If you click on a link to view an article, hit ‘back arrow‘ to return to this page.
| 1 | Not Just Energy, But Everything | Chris Rhodes | 151.30 |
| 2 | What If Ayn Rand Was Wrong, Mostly? | Frank Li | 38.15 |
| 3 | 08Jul2021 Market Close: Fear May Be Returning To The Market With The VIX Spiking More Than 15%. | Gary | 14.01 |
| 4 | July 9, 2021 Weather Impacts On Economic Activity – Pacific Northwest Drought. | Sig Silber | 11.54 |
| 5 | 06 July 2021 Coronavirus And Recovery News: Confirmation Bias Guiding COVID ‘Science’ – Not the Evidence. | Steve Hansen | 10.32 |
| 6 | America at 245 | Frank Li | 9.45 |
| 7 | Why U.S. Corporate Bankruptcies Could Skyrocket | Elliott Wave International | 8.90 |
| 8 | 04 July 2021 Coronavirus And Recovery News: Data Gathering Concerns Which Could Impact Our COVID Understanding And Actions. | Steven Hansen | 8.22 |
| 9 | Increase In Core Inflation Won’t Be Transitory | Jim Welsh | 8.06 |
| 10 | Anderson Cooper’s Interview of Former President Obama | Frank Li | 7.75 |
| 11 | Documentary Of The Week: Michael Hudson’s Update Of ‘Super Imperialism’ | John Lounsbury | 7.45 |
| 12 | Living The Good Life In A Non-Growth World: Investigating The Role Of Hierarchy, Part 1 | Blair Fix | 7.21 |
| 13 | 07 July 2021 Coronavirus And Recovery News: Now Half Of U.S. Cases From The Delta Variant. Has The U.S. Reached Its Vaccination Ceiling Among Adults? | Steven Hansen | 7.16 |
| 14 | Five Top and Fake American Intellects! | Frank Li | 7.10 |
| 15 | Capitalism Does Not Equal Corporatism – Pt. 1 | Lance Roberts | 6.94 |
| 16 | 03 July 2021 Coronavirus And Recovery News: Pacific Northwest Has Been Hit With A Rise In COVID-19 From the Alpha, Delta, and Gamma Variants. | Steven Hansen | 6.07 |
| 17 | 08Jul2021 Midday Update: Wall Street Recovers Somewhat After Market’s 4th Worst Open Ever, DOW Down 280 Points And Trending Higher, Nasdaq Off Session Lows Down 1.0% At 12 Noon ET, WTI Higher 72.56 | Gary | 6.05 |
| 18 | 05 July 2021 Coronavirus And Recovery News: 73% Of Unvaccinated Americans Say Delta Variant Risk Has Been Exaggerated | Steven Hansen | 5.71 |
| 19 | The Communist Party Claims To Have Brought Prosperity And Equality To China. Here’s The Real Impact Of Its Rule | Chongyi Feng | 5.70 |
| 20 | LIVE: Current Weather And Forecasts Up To 7 Days – Wednesday July, 07, 2021 | Sig Silber | 5.66 |
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