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In presidential politics, a “swing state” refers to any State that could be won by either the Democratic or Republican presidential candidate, i.e. where the outcome is up for grabs or uncertain. The map pictured below, for example, shows the … Continue reading →

You may have recently seen the first photo ever taken of a supermassive black hole. Very cool, right? But what you have probably not seen is the formal scientific paper (available here) describing the research methods that led to the creation of that … Continue reading →

This remarkable anthology of essays, which was edited by Val Ricks and published in Volume 45 of the Florida State Law Review, includes two concise contributions by yours truly: (a) “A Bayesian Analysis of the Hadley Rule” (pp. 925-928) in … Continue reading →

Shout out to all first generation scholars and to Kris Harvey, who we met at the inaugural Focus on First Generation Conference held at FIU earlier this week. Ms Harvey is the curator of this helpful website designed for first … Continue reading →

Article IV, Section 3 of the original 1787 U.S. Constitution delegates to Congress the power to admit new states into the union. Pursuant to this constitutional provision, Representative Darren Soto (pictured below) recently introduced a bill in Congress authorizing the … Continue reading →

The map pictured below visualizes the average daily totals of people entering the USA from Mexico by car, bus, or on foot at various ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border.

File under: “revisionist history that is probably true.” Although the Athenian philosopher Plato presents the great Socrates as “a man of humble background, little education, few means and unappealing looks,” Plato was probably painting a false or incomplete picture of … Continue reading →