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Tag Archives: American politics
The New Netflix Strategy: Gambling on House of Cards
One week ago Netflix introduced its first original series, House of Cards. The series details the life and crimes of (fictional) US Congressman Francis Underwood and his wife Claire who runs a nonprofit. What is unique about the series is that … Continue reading
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Tagged American politics, culture, elections, entertainment, fun, online politics, politics, technology, television
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Was the Civil War a Constitutional Fork?
Shortly after Aaron Swartz’s untimely suicide, O’Reilly posted their book Open Government for free on Github as a tribute. The book covers a number of topics from civil liberties and privacy on the web to how technology can improve government, … Continue reading
What Did Manifest Destiny Look Like?
“Manifest Destiny was the belief widely held by Americans in the 19th century that the United States was destined to expand across the continent. The concept, born out of ‘a sense of mission to redeem the Old World’, was enabled by … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, American politics, economics, education, elections, geography, graphics, history, how-to, maps, Mexico, political science, politics, voting, war
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What Are the Chances Your Vote Will Matter?
Only one vote matters. In the United States, the vote that gives a presidential candidate the majority in the state that tips the electoral college decides it all. Nevertheless, about 122 million US voters went to the polls for the … Continue reading
PolMeth 2012 Round-Up, Part 2
Yesterday I discussed Thursday’s papers and posters from the 2012 Meeting of the Political Methodology Society. Today I’ll describe the projects I saw on Friday, again in the order listed in the program. Any attendees who chose a different set … Continue reading
PolMeth 2012 Round-Up, Part 1
Duke and UNC jointly hosted the 2012 Meeting of the Society for Political Methodology (“PolMeth”) this past weekend. I had the pleasure of attending, and it ranked highly among my limited conference experiences. Below I present the papers and posters … Continue reading
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Petition for TSA to Obey the Law
From Jim Harper (via Josh Cutler): A year ago this coming Sunday, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ordered the Transportation Security Administration to do a notice-and-comment rulemaking on its use of Advanced Imaging Technology (aka “body-scanners” … Continue reading
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Wednesday Nerd Fun: The Sounds of America
The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) is a project initiated almost 50 years ago to document “words, phrases, and pronunciations that vary from one place to another place across the United States.” The map at the right gives a … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, American politics, culture, history, holidays, language, linguistics, micro-institutions, politics, travel
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