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It Probably Wasn’t Fake News

I just read an article about the 2016 election that argued two things: First, fake news probably had very little effect on election outcomes. And…

31. July 202031. July 2020
Categories Society, Politics and History

Every Legislation Should Have An Explicit Expiry Date

I believe parliaments should be mandated to set an expiry date for every new law they institute. Especially in times of crises. Once the expiry…

31. March 202031. March 2020
Categories Daily Posts, Society, Politics and History

Wednesday, 26.02.2020 – Why FiveThirtyEight Gave Trump A Better Chance Than Almost Anyone Else in 2016

Link of the day: Why FiveThirtyEight Gave Trump A Better Chance Than Almost Anyone Else Fivethirtyeight is a polling site run by Nate Silver that…

26. February 202025. February 2020
Categories Society, Politics and History

Thursday, 20.02.2020 – Large Scale Population Movements From Blue To Red States in The US

Link of the day: Seismic shifts in economic and demographic power are occurring across America. From the article: According to Census Bureau estimates, between 2010…

20. February 202019. February 2020
Categories Society, Politics and History

Thursday, 06.02.2020 – Educated Fools

Link of the day: Why Democratic Leaders Still Misunderstood the Politics of Social Class The Democratic Party has a fundamental problem: Almost none of its…

6. February 20205. February 2020
Categories Daily Posts

Sunday 02.02.2020 – How US Lawmakers Profited From the 2017 Tax Cuts

Link of the day: Republicans passed tax cuts — then profited Step 1: Own a lot of stocks and assetsStep 2: Reduce taxes on assets,…

2. February 20202. February 2020
Categories Daily Posts

Monday, 06.01.2020 – List of Things That Can Be Built Closer to a Home Than A Wind Turbine

Link of the day: List of Things That Can Be Built Closer to a Home Than A Wind Turbine (German) Germany recently prohibited to build…

6. January 20205. January 2020
Categories Society, Politics and History

The Cia and the United Fruits Company (Now Chiquita)

Sometimes history makes me very angry. This is one of these times. In 1954 the CIA launched a coup d’état in Guatemala and deposed the…

5. January 20205. January 2020
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