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Mapping outer space
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Teplitz and M. Rafelski (IPAC/Caltech), A. Koekemoer (STScI), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), and Z. Levay (STScI).
Can one man change the course of history?
Photo Credit: Stuart Franklin
Impeach Obama?
Seriously, since Republicans have a solid majority in the House, and since the House has the sole power of impeachment under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, what is the probability that the House of Representatives will, in fact, draw … Continue reading
Mathematics vs. politics (NJ edition)
These maps by the website BDistricting show two ways of dividing the Garden State into Congressional voting districts with roughly equal population. (Under Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, each State is apportioned a number of federal representatives which approximately corresponds to … Continue reading
The changing aesthetics of oath ceremonies …
A very 21st century swearing in: Suzi LeVine becomes the 1st U.S. Ambassador to take the oath over an electronic device. pic.twitter.com/5E4bjIRQ2x — U.S. Embassy London
When should you negotiate with terrorists?
From today’s NY Times: “The lone American prisoner of war from the Afghan conflict, captured by [the Taliban] nearly five years ago, has been released to American forces in exchange for five Taliban detainees held at [the US military prison in] Guantánamo … Continue reading
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Faltan 12 dias …
Check out this cool video (in Spanish) supporting the Chilean National Team and see one of the many reasons why we love the World Cup …
Fair or foul?
Do blacks commit more crimes (statistically-speaking) than people of other races, or is the US criminal justice system a racist system? How else to explain these disgraceful numbers? Hat tip to Max Ehrenfreund of the Wash. Post for bringing this powerful chart to our … Continue reading
Pop quiz: where’s the hypocrite?
Is he hiding somewhere in Moscow, or is he in plain sight in Washington, D.C.? US Secretary of State John Kerry recently called out our man in Moscow, boy-wonder Edward Snowden, for being a “traitor” (for divulging an unconstitutional mass surveillance program) … Continue reading
prior probability 