We Can Do Better than Instant Runoff Voting [Approval/Range Voting]

I just found out about "Approval Voting" from this article- also see the discussion in the comments below the linked article; the site RangeVoting.org has a lot of interesting information. I am interested in improving our political process so that elections actually reflect...

Libertarian Convention Begins Today in Denver

The Libertarian Party Convention caught the attention of the financial press today, but for different reasons.Under the headline, Being Ron Paul, the Wall Street Journal ran an article this morning about the...

Will Smith gives away ending of I Am Legend

Has Will Smith jeopardized his position as "the most powerful actor in Hollywood"? On Tuesday, the actor inadvertently let the ending of his latest film, I Am Legend, slip during a press conference in Tokyo. Yet...

Hacker claims to have spoiler on last Harry Potter book

Updated -  June 22, 2007 Experts investigate 'Harry Potter hack'"Mark Loveless, a former hacker and now a security architect at Vernier Networks, told SCMagazine.com that the report is almost certainly a...

Don't ruin Harry Potter, you bunch of wraiths!

You can't keep Potter spoilers down anymore than you can keep Harry, Ron and Hermione in the Gryffindor common room when a mysterious doing is afoot. But good on Rowling and the Leaky Cauldron folks for trying--it...

Toronto FC's Home Debut Ends in Tears

... but the good news is that major-league soccer has returned to Canada!"Eddie Johnson spoiled Toronto FC's home opener with an 81st-minute goal Saturday afternoon as the Kansas City Wizards defeated the...

50 Moments & Madison Square Gardens

"In a somewhat confusing result, the #1 moment was actually from two games, games 5+7 of the 1970 NBA Finals. Game 7 is legendary to Knicks’ fans as it was when Willis Reed limped onto the court after being...

MISREADING THE ENEMY

"President Bush's escalation of the Iraq War is premised on a profound misunderstanding of who the enemies are, how to deal with them and what the limits are of U.S. power. The president cannot seem to let go of his fixation on Al-Qaida, a minor actor in Iraq, and his...

Lost S03E01: A Tale Of Two Cities (ABC)

Recap and review as well as some analysis on the first episode of the 3rd season of the hit ABC show Lost.

Lost S03E02: The Glass Ballerina (ABC)

Recap and review as well as some analysis on the second episode of the 3rd season of the hit ABC show Lost.

Lost S03E03: Further Instructions (ABC)

Recap and review as well as some analysis on the third episode of the 3rd season of the hit ABC show Lost.

Lost S03E04: Every Man For Himself (ABC)

Recap and review as well as some analysis on the fourth episode of the 3rd season of the hit ABC show Lost.

Lost S03E06: I Do (ABC)

Last Lost episode of 2006 recapped and reviewed with a bit of analysis.

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