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Category: elections
Frank Swain and Martin Robbins have an excellent write-up on the European Parliament elections based on a survey they conducted.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:03 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
If you haven't already, do it now. We have a chance today to move our country in a new much needed direction. One vote could be the difference between waking up tomorrow to a bright new future or another four/eight...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 4:44 AM • 11 Comments •
Category: John McCain
You know the rest.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 3:03 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Obama and McCain lay out their plans in a more formal setting.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 2:10 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
Obama nails the issue in the latest presidential debate.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:15 PM • 12 Comments •
Category: economics
A revealing poll by The Economist
Posted by Nick Anthis at 5:22 PM • 6 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
Yesterday, the Obama campaign released a letter of endorsement signed by 61 Nobel Laureates (click here for a nicer looking pdf). Michael Stebbins of Scientists and Engineers for America points out that "this is the largest number of Nobel Laureates...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 11:30 AM • 3 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
Although lacking detail in some areas, his answers are on target and are indicative of sound scientific advising.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:20 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Life of Nick
I'll be on Sky News at about 11:30 BST this Friday to talk about Barack Obama's visit to the UK and his support among Americans living abroad
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:45 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Am I taking crazy pills, or do people honestly believe that saying that being a prisoner of war doesn't automatically qualify you to be president is the same as attacking someone's service record? Because, this latest media flare-up over Wesley...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 4:05 PM • 12 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
The Speaker of the House suggests that Barack Obama consider Congressman Chet Edwards (D-TX) as a possible running mate.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 3:50 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
We're going to have to be realistic here.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 4:25 PM • 15 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
The historic presidential nominee should consider adopting a Clinton-style health care plan.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 4:53 PM • 15 Comments •
Category: civil rights
From today's New York Times: WASHINGTON -- A special three-judge court ruled Friday that Congress acted constitutionally when it extended the law requiring sections of the country with a history of racial discrimination to get federal approval for any changes...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 9:28 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: civil rights
Find out why I'm not surprised and why this might be a taste of things to come
Posted by Nick Anthis at 5:05 PM • 9 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
It's about time!
Posted by Nick Anthis at 5:48 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: John McCain
As the media circus over Jeremiah Wright continues, it should give us pause that the media hasn't decided to focus on John McCain and his embrace of a wide range of religious bigots. Although McCain once called these men "agents...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:43 PM • 8 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
This morning, I had to wake up to another article about John McCain's and Hillary Clinton's proposal to temporarily waive the gas tax this summer. That's it. I'm just going to have to come out and say it: this is...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 8:07 AM • 4 Comments •
Category: events
SEA is sponsoring a workshop that may interest you on May 10th in Washington, DC.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 2:52 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
David Weigel of Reason magazine makes a compelling case.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 5:55 PM • 14 Comments •
Category: John McCain
Welcome to Crankville, Senator.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 3:24 PM • 8 Comments •
Category: health policy
Both are similar and neither goes far enough, but Clinton edges out Obama slightly just for making health insurance mandatory
Posted by Nick Anthis at 5:20 PM • 11 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
On Monday, Obama was endorsed by Congressman Chet Edwards, whose district includes Texas A&M University, the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library, and George W. Bush's Crawford ranch
Posted by Nick Anthis at 5:09 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
Obama wins big in Maryland, Virginia, and DC, but now he has even bigger fish to fry.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 5:07 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
Obama wins Louisiana (57-36), Washington (68-31), and Nebraska (68-32), while John McCain still struggles to seal the deal.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 9:10 AM • 5 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
He's gaining in the polls, and he could pull off some big wins today.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 12:20 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
I'm quoted in a story today in my alma mater's student paper on candidates using social networking sites.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 11:27 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: HIV/AIDS
Antiretroviral drugs taken prophylactically protecting against HIV, some doubt about the effects of circumcision, and a blast from the past with John McCain
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:20 AM • 16 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine sign on.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:25 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Netroots, change, and fighting poverty: who will carry on Edwards' legacy?
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:15 PM • 4 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Americans living abroad can vote for their own delegation to the 2008 Democratic Convention.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 4:53 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Obama's 295,091 votes last night trump second place finisher Hillary Clinton's 141,128 and Republican victor John McCain's 147,283.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 9:53 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: scientific activism
SEA launches a useful new resource tracking elected officials' and candidates' positions and actions on science and science-related issues.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:40 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
From evolution to stem cells, from declining NIH grant success rates to accelerating global warming, the next president is going to face a broad range of issues directly related to science.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 2:05 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: elections
How liable are we for the things we don't write on our blogs?
Posted by Nick Anthis at 1:27 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
...for now, at least.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 12:28 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: elections
Over at A Blog Around the Clock, Bora has posted an interview he conducted by email with Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on science and science-related issues. The fact that John Edwards participated is a good indication that the 2008...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:48 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: elections
A new poll indicates that today's young adults are more progressive than their parents on health care, homosexuality, and general ideology.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 11:00 AM • 2 Comments •
Category: public health
Not that HIV/AIDS is an important issue or anything... but it appears that Republican presidential hopeful John McCain hasn't been thinking much--or at all--about HIV prevention. The New York Times blog The Caucus reports that when asked about the subject...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 10:54 AM • 2 Comments •
Category: Republican Party
Giuliani may land a surprise endorsement from the Club for Growth
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Category: Democratic Party
Romney and Edwards have both shifted heavily to their respective sides, but Edwards gives us fewer reasons to be skeptical than Romney.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 3:36 PM • 4 Comments •
Category: elections
Four days after the Democrats' impressive Election Day victory, the commentary keeps streaming in, almost to the point of overkill. Today's Guardian, though, ran a particularly poignant piece from Martin Kettle: Every poll for months had signalled a serious Republican...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:24 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: elections
Chris of Mixing Memory points us toward a good comparison of the Democratic victory in 2006 to the Republican victory in 1994. In short, the comparison--located at a Columbia statistics blog, Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science--shows that the...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 9:38 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: elections
As the sun sets on the conservative movement in America, 2006 marks a new beginning for the Democrats, and hopefully for American science.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:39 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: elections
It's official now. Republican candidate for the Virginia Senatorial seat, George Allen, has conceded the election, making Democrat Jim Webb the official winner. This means that the Democratic takeover of both the House and Senate is now complete and official....
Posted by Nick Anthis at 4:14 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: elections
See updated Senate results here!
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:03 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: elections
As I wake up this morning, I see that things have changed slightly, and I probably should have been even more optimistic last night. The Democrats and Republicans both have control of 49 seats each, and Democrats need to win...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 5:24 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: elections
Some quick election updates: The Democrats take the House, and they stand to pick up a few extra seats in the process. The senate is still uncertain. If the Democrats win three out of four key races, they could still...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 12:13 AM • 2 Comments •
Category: elections
The Republicans have clearly been getting desperate, and one--Rick Green--was apparently desperate enough to punch Texas State Representative Patrick Rose in the face.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 4:05 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: elections
There is so much to say about the importance of today's election, but not a great deal that hasn't already been spelled out time and time again. Most importantly, if you haven't already voted, go vote today! Hopefully you'll have...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:39 AM • 2 Comments •
