#Citizens

I’ve got a lot of thoughts about this whole situation. First and foremost, the 4 policemen involved in the situation that caused George Floyd’s death need to be brought to
Read more
1/'Nigeria has a smaller national budget than Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and South Africa. All these countries have fewer citizens, yet significantly more money to spend on them. While
Read more
When age results n a net decrease of sense and wisdom from the baseline instinctual level of human nature because of the compromises and false values that are hammered more
Read more
The prejudice against Rohingyas is wrongly labeled as Malay thing. You are wrong. It is a Malaysian thing. Look at all the subtle and unsubtle things they tweet. We are
Read more
Are MPs responsive to the priorities of their constituents? In this new LSQ paper, I use data from the UK e-petition system to show that MPs are more likely to
Read more
I feel like one of the biggest problems with everyone’s understanding of coronavirus is that YOU CAN BE ASYMPTOMATIC AND STILL SPREAD THE VIRUS. All this “we’ll require temperature checks
Read more
Now that we're obliged to care about Corona-chan again, doesn't it seem strange that the organs of science haven't really recommended any at-home preventatives or treatments?It's been the better part
Read more
Long Thread:I tried pitching like Roy in 2010 and was horrible. In 2012, I was traded from LA to Philly. I remember meeting him for the first time in Washington
Read more
At the train station in Würzburg, we had time to view the new memorial for the deportations that left from Würzburg during the Nazi regime. Of the 2069 Jewish citizens
Read more
Thread on the folly of fighting COVID-19 w/ surveillance: 1/ Is there an independent study showing that digital contact tracing has, all things equal, been a big help? As opposed
Read more
Here's a simple truth. At the next general election, if you vote against the Tories you'll end up with Labour. You'll split the right wing vote which will usher in
Read more
Making $150,000 a year in salary is not being rich. It's a cakewalk compared to $50k or even less. But it isn't "rich" no matter how you feel about it.
Read more
Some important notes on the Swiss political system: (Voutat, Rayner, 2017) The '(actually semi-/pseudo-) direct democracy' in Switzerland creates a dimension of indeterminacy (a key component of the ideal of
Read more
Amusing things I saw in Josh Hawley's latest WSJ piece, a thread . . . 2/ The first thing you must do, as a good populist, is define your narrow
Read more
I've updated my voter turnout demographics 1986-2020 for the release of the 2020 Current Population Survey Voting and Registration Supplement. Graphs and code are available here: http://www.electproject.org/home/voter-turnout/demographi
Read more
Jesus, man. Not that this whole ordeal hasn't been tragic already & equally spreading devastation and death to more families by the hour, day, and week... However, these new numbers,
Read more