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Double-counting?

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Jonathan

In a blog post entitled “’Double-Counting’ Canard Quacks Again,” Paul Van de Water, a fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, wrote the following, arguing against the criticism that there is double-counting in the dual claims that Obamacare both reduces … Continue reading →

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Innumeracy at CNN

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Jonathan

On the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case: “There’s a huge chance that this is not Zimmerman’s voice,” said Primeau, a longtime audio engineer who is listed as an expert in recorded evidence by the American College of Forensic Examiners International. “As … Continue reading →

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Obama must not believe that insurance companies act in their own self-interest

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jonathan

From the NYT: Mr. Obama said that the compromise would take the Catholic institutions out of the equation by relieving them from either paying for coverage for contraceptives or providing any referral to their employees for the coverage. Instead, insurance … Continue reading →

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Challenge for my brother

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Jonathan

Defend this idiotic article from (your favorite writer) Lee Siegel: http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/14/whats-race-got-to-do-with-it/

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Bob Wright Makes a Bad Argument

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Jonathan

He says: But in backing up its claim that the Pentagon research budget has “a remarkable record of success,” the Times provides evidence such as this: “The Navy, which started budgeting for research in 1946, counts 59 eventual Nobel laureates … Continue reading →

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Iowa Caucuses

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Jonathan

I bet Rick Santorum will win (posted before the caucuses start).

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Wrong Again

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Jonathan

It has been a long time since I’ve enjoyed being proven wrong as much as I did in the comments section of this blog post about genetics (& Kobe Bryant) by Razib Khan. And since a belief I held so … Continue reading →

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A Confusing Attempt to Take Money from Subway Riders and Taxpayers

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jonathan

MetroChange is a proposal for a kiosk that will allow MTA riders to donate the pesky leftover funds on their Metrocards to charity. NYU students Stephan Boltalin, Genevieve Hoffman, and Paul May have imagined a friendly, easy-to-use machine that invites New … Continue reading →

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Faulty News Article

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Jonathan

Here is an AP article published on NYTimes.com which makes no sense. How could the ruling out of one possible error in a science experiment which seemed to indicate that Einstein was wrong “shr[i]nk” the odds that Einstein was wrong?: … Continue reading →

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What an odd justice system

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Jonathan

When the cops raided Zuccotti Park, lawyers for Occupy Wall Street immediately woke up a judge with a civil liberties background and asked for help. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lucy Billings signed an early-morning order temporarily barring cops from keeping … Continue reading →

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