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"Inadequate"

"Inadequate" I'm not seeking to be perfect. I flee from trying to be great. I just long to be a person... That is not a totall flake. I'm not seeking to be handsome....

A Dictator’s Tantrums

George Handlery on the week that was. The visiting kin of dictators are dangerous guests. Russia protects. Inventing the surge retroactively? How to save us from timely success in Iraq? Talk loudly...

Another Thought on the Trade Deadline

One of the items that I have not seen discussed regarding trade value calculus that I think is having major impact is compensation draft picks that come with impending free agents, particularly those...

Of Bacteria and Throw Pillows

The strange thing about E. coli, as I explain in my book Microcosm, is that it has played a central part not just in the modern science of life, but in the political conflicts over life. It may come...

Bronx Banter: Yankee Panky # 54; Mo Better Treatment

Monday afternoons loss and the subsequent reaction from the press served as a reminder that Mariano Rivera has been so good for so long that analysts and writers alike seem to forget that hes...

Denial of Evolution and "the word of God"

If you’ve ever debated creationists, you’ve probably heard a version of this argument: Scientists say evolution is true and the Earth is old, but they’re only human and fallible....

Computers Are Programmed By People Not Magic

Ben Adida has a great post discussing the misplaced faith people often have in the machines in their lives, and the way that faith often spills over to e-voting. He mentions a scene in the 2006 HBO...

Larry Sinclair: Justice Delayed

Frends, We all know that a polygraph test is a fallible endeavor. The “Lie Detector” has sent innocent men to their death and set guilty men free that’s why we shouldn’t read...

A New York Times Op-Ed...and an Eplogue

I am honored to report that I have op-ed column in today's New York Times on a subject that will be familiar to regular readers: The need for better disclosure of methodological details by pollsters....

Poll of Pollsters: Rating the NH Pollsters

A week ago I posted results from our poll of pollsters on how they rated and ranked their colleagues in Iowa. Tonight, their ratings of the New Hampshire pollsters. First, a bit of review. The...

POLL: Des Moines Register/Selzer & Co

The much anticipated final poll from the Des Moines Register and Selzer & Company is out. They conducted interviews from December 27-30 with 800 likely Democratic caucus goers and 800 likely...