Here’s a great post on polling. It manages to be highly informative, easy on the math, and funny too. How is all that possible when you’re talking about polls? I wouldn’t have thought it could be done, but Charlie Martin … Continue reading →
…there’s the economy. Remember the economy? Sometimes I think that people get used to almost anything. Who would have thought people would get used to $4 gas without blaming it on Obama? So perhaps the lousy economy has just become … Continue reading →
…timeline. Do enough people care? I’ve noticed that the Benghazi debacle has spawned a few articles critical of Obama in papers like the Times and the WaPo. I think their willingness to be a bit hard on Obama over this … Continue reading →
Who would have thought that yesterday’s bagelhead thread would generate some pretty deep reflections? But here are some from commenter “Wolla Dalbo”: This brings up the issue of just how do you motivate various groups of people, nations, races – … Continue reading →
…you may find it hard to understand: the bagel-head. It’s all the rage in Japan, where it seems that bagels (the real ones) have become quite popular. One picture is worth many words: This lovely visage is the result of … Continue reading →
Despite the title, I’m not going to spend much time on Ahmadinejad’s speech. It’s the usual stuff. I am happy to report, however, that the Obama administration is giving the right signals on this particular occasion, at least. The US … Continue reading →
Well, I’m not. Not quite, anyway. Here’s a good catch by Datechguy. He notes that Morning Joe, etc. “are doing their victory dance” based on some new Quinnipiac polls showing Obama way ahead in both Florida and Ohio. He next … Continue reading →
The NY Times gently chides Obama on his Middle East policy. For them, that’s the equivalent of a hit piece. Among the nuggets contained in the article, there’s a phone conversation on Feb 1, 2011, in which Obama told Mubarak … Continue reading →
…which we were— Ohio, Ohio, Ohio. Yes, it’s a very important state, and stands an excellent chance of being so again this year. The WaPo crows that Obama is ahead in that state by 8 points among likely voters, with … Continue reading →
Yes, the title is meant to be sarcastic. But only somewhat. Whatever you think of pollsters’ motives—are they trying to get it right, or are they skewing results to influence public opinion?—they do have quite the challenge in predicting voter … Continue reading →
…the statesman, getting ready to address the UN General Assembly: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday disregarded a U.N. warning to avoid incendiary rhetoric and declared ahead of the annual General Assembly session that Israel has no roots in the … Continue reading →
An interesting bit of trivia: While at Eton, Eric Blair (future pen name, George Orwell) “was briefly taught French by Aldous Huxley.” England’s a small place, isn’t it? That wasn’t Orwell and Huxley’s only exchange. Huxley wrote to Orwell on … Continue reading →