adaptation
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The Birth of Faith
President Lyndon Johnson recorded all his phone calls and they are still available to listen to. On these tapes we hear a solid leader become broken and desperate, pleading for reliable information about Vietnam. What we now know about the… Continue reading
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Campaigning
Of the many aspects of our electoral process that need improvement, the most glaring is Campaigning. While the flush of money is deplorable, I find it inexcusable that no significant information is ever conveyed during a campaign. Thus, if I… Continue reading
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Evolving Democratically
The compulsion is to somehow get the entire population to adapt together. The world is changing, and the people need to change with it. The reflex is to somehow get everyone to change together. This, however, is impossible. Evolution did… Continue reading
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Social Pressure
Democracy was never intended to be a team sport. In fact, it becomes something entirely different when the public distorts it so. Continue reading
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Porch Sitting
Sitting on the porch and enjoying this beautiful afternoon. Contemplating the fact that, despite all the rhetoric, my life has not changed all that much over the past twenty years. I am quite certain that no politician tomorrow or over… Continue reading
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The Death of Accuracy
For a long time exit polling was an excellent way to both predict the outcome of the election, and check the accuracy of the election. There were always multiple institutions and interest groups doing their own exit polling, and the… Continue reading
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