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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…