Tag Archives: politics
Statistics and political rhetoric
Lincoln recently put a link on his blog to a post on EdWired about computer visualizations of text. Actually the site that does these visualizations will do them for nearly any data set. One of the highlights I found quite … Continue reading
They don’t get it: More musing on Sarah Palin
The media was doubting whether Sarah Palin would actually appeal to women. They failed to realize how effectively she could appeal to mothers. In the typical modern feminist mindset, women are not mothers, at least not primarily. But Mrs. Palin … Continue reading
Republican Convention Wednesday
I discovered tonight that I can watch the Republican National Convention live from their website without the hassle of commercials and insipid commentary. How nice. Of course, not very many speakers tonight were nice–at least not when they were talking … Continue reading