Politics

In every election over the last 20 years, Appalachia shifted toward Republicans and the West revolted against the incumbent party’s candidate. These patterns continued in 2008 and 2012, but Seth Stephens-Davidowitz argues that these more recent manifestations are due to racism, since they correlate with the prevalence of racist Google searches. Although this explanation matches the data, it’s not persuasive.

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Did Our Founders' Lack of Foresight Doom Gun Control?

The tyranny of small states in the undemocratic Senate

The tyranny of small states in the undemocratic Senate.

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Get Rich or Deny Trying

How to make millions off Obama

Former Obama officials are starting to cash-in—and the angst and infighting are intense.

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The Unlikely Underdog

Against Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden would break the vice presidential nomination streak

Against Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden would break the vice presidential nomination streak.

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As a graduate student in economics, I have used Google search data to quantify the cost of racism on President Barack Obama's vote total. I compared the rate at which areas made racist searches on Google to Obama’s vote share, controlling for the vote share of the previous Democratic candidate, John Kerry in 2004.

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In Defense of Polarizing Politicians

What Margaret Thatcher could teach Obama-era pundits

Barack Obama's critics—and many of his supporters—assume a leader who polarizes the population has failed. Margaret Thatcher's many eulogists do not share that view. 

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On Tuesday, Mother Jones reporter David Corn released audio of Senator Mitch McConnell and his reelection campaign staff yukking it up over the various zany quotes and writings of Ashley Judd, who was considering a run against McConnell at the time.

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A Budget to Shortchange Our Future

Obama's plan doesn't do enough to shrink entitlement growth

Obama's plan doesn't do enough to shrink entitlement growth.

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Gun Control Is a Waste of Precious Time

Obama should have saved political capital for the economy

Obama should have saved political capital for stimulating the economy. 

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