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The survey was paid for by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, and the full report is available here.

This flow chart by Brian Kalt (pictured below) illustrate the complex and convoluted procedures of the 25th Amendment. Update (Noon): More ambiguities abound!

Today (6 January) is Epiphany, or “Three Kings’ Day”; pictured below is a poster commemorating Three Kings Day, a poster originally made in 1982 by Nuyorican artist Manny Vega. More details about the significance of this holy day to my … Continue reading →

The 12th Amendment contains four paragraphs, but let’s pay special attention to the second full paragraph of this amendment (in bold below), which poses two key questions: 1. First-order question: Does the President of the Senate–who happens to be the … Continue reading →

Created by my colleague and friend Venkatesh Rao (@vgr).

Alternate title: “Jo Jorgenson: kingmaker“ I have posted the certified margins of victory in four close States below the fold: AZ, GA, PA, and WI. Compare Biden’s margin of victory in each of these States with the vote totals of … Continue reading →

Paradoxes have always fascinated me, and one of the philosophical puzzles that has captured my imagination the most is a probabilistic problem called Newcomb’s paradox (see image below). With this background in mind, I recently stumbled across a 2020 paper … Continue reading →

Yoani Sanchez is the future of a free Cuba. Here is her excellent essay (in Spanish); here is an English translation. After diagnosing the current situation, she correctly concludes as follows: “Reactionary and immobile, fearful of news and distrustful of … Continue reading →