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Bed Time for Bernie
I BELIEVE IN BERNIE’S MESSAGE, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE IN MATH It has long been this sites and this author’s policy to not endorse political candidates. I have this policy for a couple of reasons. Most notably, though I make no effort to be “unbiased” I do try to maintain a sense of objectivity. Endorsing Read more
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Damned Lies and Racist Statistics
THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST RACIST LIES IS A STATISTICS COURSE So I wasn’t planning on posting today. I was perfectly happy with the traffic my most recent post received. I was planning on vegetating after a long week at work, watch a movie with my wife, eat some pizza. I came home, clicked on Facebook Read more
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What do Donald Trump and Charlie Manson Have in Common
THEY BOTH CALL IT AS THEY SEE IT I’ve spoken with, argued with and eavesdropped on quite a few Trump supporters. I’ve had more than a few of my college students express their admiration for The Donald during class discussions. I must admit to a certain nausea whenever I hear such devotion given to an Read more
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Democracy Discriminates Against the Young
Originally posted on Benjamin Studebaker: Young people overwhelmingly support Bernie Sanders in this election, but many of them are not showing up. He crushed the demographic in Massachusetts, but still lost the state narrowly: Young voters are just not keeping up with older folks: This has been true for a long time–Millennials did not invent low… Read more
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The Dr. Moreau Theory of Republican Politics
A SCARY THEORY THAT LOOKS LIKE ITS COMING TO FRUITION A couple of years ago I noticed a disturbing analogy between Republican politics and H. G. Wells’ brilliant novel, The Island of Dr. Moreau. In the novel, Wells’ titular character creates an isolated world in which human/beast, hybrid monsters serve him and his human followers. It should Read more
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“America doesn’t have a gun problem. It has several of them.”
A POWERFUL ANALYSIS FROM JOSS FONG AT VOX.COM For another perspective, check out this analysis from MSB done back in October. Fong uses Idaho, I looked at Vermont as compared to Louisiana. What’s the difference? Read more
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