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Nate Silver, Winning Elections and Planned Obsolescence – Part 1/2

I didn’t ask for China but that’s what I got. Any site that mentioned America only bragged about how great Made in the USA was. Read more

November 10, 2012
Originally posted on InsideTimsHead: As the election drew near, many political and stats junkies (like me) became fans of Nate Silver, aka @fivethirtyeight, the shrewd political number-cruncher and blogger for the New York Times. His way of aggregating the most reliable presidential polls into megapolls, and factoring in those polls’ historical accuracies, was considered by… Read more

November 10, 2012
Discovering the four Koch Brothers – Part 3/3

The Koch brothers vastly outdid Exxon Mobil in giving money to organizations fighting legislation related to climate change, underwriting a huge network of foundations, think tanks, and political front groups. Read more

November 7, 2012
Discovering the four Koch Brothers – Part 2/3

“From 1999 through 2003, Koch Industries was assessed more than $400 million in fines, penalties and judgments.” Read more

November 6, 2012
Discovering the four Koch Brothers – Part 1/3

Before the 2012 Presidential election, I had never heard of the Koch brothers. Read more

November 5, 2012
The end of honesty in America?

When President Reagan vetoed the Fairness Doctrine, he opened the door to a one-sided media environment based on lies and deceit. Read more

November 4, 2012