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Under the fold.... What Makes People Vote Republican?: Not everyone who votes Republican has been 'duped'. Conservative ideals appeal to some because they reflect heartfelt visions of a 'good society. The Religious Right's Religious Right: One of the fascinating things about the Palin story to me…
Here in the math department at James Madison University, we are currently debating certain changes to the major. The problem is that we have distinct groups in pure mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics and math education. We also have students that major in mathematics for very different…
I was thrilled to hear that Thomas Geoghehan is running for Rahm Emanuel's open Congress seat. It's an at-large election, so there's a good chance he could win. I've written about Geoghehan before, and his piece about Social Security is worth reading. Why Geoghehan is running: We're deep in an…
I've hated those Survivor TV shows for as long as they've been on — I've never been able to sit through a single episode. Staging a phony zero-sum game and encouraging backstabbing betrayal and vicious psychopathic behavior is not my idea of fun. I have this fantasy version of the game in which…