Good cake
In honor of political scientist and pie aficionado, Lee Sigelman
If the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan, will its military contractors stay? That’s not clear.
Here’s what we know about this invisible army.
Trump shifted gears on Afghanistan — but what role do foreign policy advisers play? Here’s what the research says.
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Ohio’s special election to replace John Boehner on Tuesday wasn’t ‘special’ at all.
[caption id="attachment_41823" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Then-U.S. House Speaker John A. Boehner
Americans think the unemployment rate is 32 percent? Not so fast.
[caption id="attachment_18170" align="aligncenter" width="982"] (Steve Helber/AP)[/caption] Over at Vox, Danielle
Marco Rubio is balding. Will it cost him the presidency?!?
[caption id="attachment_14232" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks during
Evaluating the Salience of Race
bq. How salient is race? I would say the ability
Temporal Omnipotence, or How Even the Pope Can Strategically Call New Elections
Wondering why we've just witnessed the first papal resignation in
The Pope has Resigned
That's it. Don't really have anything more to add at
Why News Coverage of the Debate May Matter More than the Debate: Part II
As a follow up to John's post, this graph from
Detailed Campaigns
One of the complaints about the Republican Convention that will
Social Science Confirms that Mitt Romney Is Really, Really Good-Looking
Harvard University political science Ryan Enos reports some important findings:
Maybe Bush’s Case for the Iraq War Worked After All
This is a guest post by Georgetown political scientist Michael
Those Early Negative Ads
Jeremy Peters discusses the GOP's ad campaign against Obama, which
Barack Obama Is a Negative Campaigner
Beware: you are about to read a bunch of stories
OMG OBAMA TO DESTROY ROMNEY
This Politico story is making the rounds: bq. Barack Obama’s
Coburn and NSF
Tom Coburn has a new report on waste at the
Should Political Scientists Care More About Politics?
Archon Fung says "yes":http://www.bostonreview.net/BR36.3/archon_fung_winner_take_all_politics.php in his review of Jacob Hacker
Dubious prognoses
Via "Paul Krugman":http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/prognosticate-that/, a "paper":http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/romenesko/130485/claim-krugman-is-top-prognosticator-cal-thomas-is-the-worst/, finding that most pundits do
Posts about Lee
In our sidebar for a while, we've had a compendium
Lee, One Year Later
My colleague Lee Sigelman, one of the co-founders of this
Less pundits please
"Jonah Lehrer":http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scienceblogs/wDAM/~3/n4lwQf_DNA4/political_dissonance.php puts together the _Boston Globe_ article on political
Time to Say Goodbye: Sigelman Memorial Service Video
In spite of a storm that would prove to be
Washington Post Obituary for Lee
Today's Washington Post has an obituary for Lee Sigelman. It
Charitable ways to remember Lee
Rather than sending flowers, if you would like to make
Lee Must Have Attended So Many Boring Meetings
Another glance at Lee's vita reveals something almost as intimidating
Lee
Our colleague and one of the founders of this blog,
IG Nobel Snub
Amidst all the excitement of having a political scientist win
Lee Sigelman, Eat Your Heart Out
Via "BoingBoing":http://www.boingboing.net, NCBI ROFL, a blog devoted to cataloging the
Political Science, Irrelevance of: Discuss
Joe Nye (about to leave the academy for the diplomatic
Campaign Rhetoric and Political Reality, Part 1
We hereby initiate a new feature, in which some of
Republicans Do Have More Zeal Than Their Democratic Counterparts…Pre-1976
I recently questioned the claim that "Republican voters have displayed