A 2006 study by the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law concluded that individual voter fraud is extremely rare, largely because it's close to worthless as a way of influencing an election. A person … Continue reading
According to this AP report, the cleaning crew at a bank in Hainburg an der Donau (Hainburg on the Danube) east of Vienna was puzzled by a smear on the glass entry door. Viewing the surveillance video turned up an … Continue reading
Lately right-wing pundits and the Romney campaign have been exercised about something said by Barack Obama in Virginia on Friday, specifically, the sentence highlighted below, which reads very different in isolation than it does in context: If you were successful, … Continue reading
[Updated below with a link to Mitt Romney's 2010 return.] An editorial posted yesterday afternoon on the website of the venerable conservative magazine National Review has joined the bipartisan chorus calling on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to release his … Continue reading
Some people apparently have a lot of time on their hands. Here, the cast of Star Wars sings "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepson: And on the outside chance you haven't seen it already, here's the Cookie Monster's version … Continue reading
Last month the Gallup organization released the results of its latest poll asking Americans whether they'd be willing to vote for a well-qualified candidate, one nominated by their preferred party, if that candidate happened to be black, a woman, a … Continue reading
[Updated: See below.] Mitt Romney has made public his federal income return for tax year 2010 together with an estimated return for 2011. His campaign indicates that other than the final version of the 2011 return, no more will be … Continue reading
Electoral-Vote.com is one of the better websites for anyone interested in the details of U.S. elections. It's liberal in orientation but reasonably balanced in its coverage. For example, a recent blog entry pointed to this article from The Christian Science … Continue reading
Years ago some people in Congress came up with an reasonable-sounding idea to help more students attend college. Students would borrow the money from private banks and loan companies, which would be willing to advance the money because the federal … Continue reading
This was featured Tuesday, July 10, on NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day website, which is always worth a look. What does this have to do with astronomy? Well, it shows a bunch of locations on Earth, and Earth is … Continue reading