Author: colinski

POLITICAL DIARY II Two of the fallacies (non sequiturs) I’ve been hearing are the ‘big state’ and ‘red state’ fallacies, which are based some poor reasoning. In this case, both the Clinton and Obama...

POLITICAL DIARY #1 I decided to start my own 2008 political diary in order to write on certain topics that catch my attention, many of which would not fit into the regular topics on this site. GOOD AND BAD NARRATIVES At their...

 Un-enlightened Self-Interest One of the myths of democracy is that voters know their interests and vote accordingly. At worst, voters may see those interests narrowly and choose to reward politicians whose policies are...

As I’ve tried to explain to people that attitudes often express the world we would like in, rather than the one we actually do. But the point is often lost on people, and that, too, is quite predictable. The following...

In the immediate aftermath of the 2006 election results, there was sigh of relief as the returns alleviated fears of another stolen election. In any normal year, the tsunami that developed, as voters expressed their disgust with...