Light red cells indicate elections where the party's representation in Congress is significantly less than its share of the popular vote. Bright green cells indicate elections where the loser of the popular vote ends up winning control of Congress. Senate elections are grouped into 3x blocks, since the entire senate goes up for election over … Continue reading Congress v. Popular Vote
If you're a single-digit millionaire like Hulk Hogan, you have no effective access to our legal system.Peter Thiel If I didn't have some money, I would have no chance at all.OJ Simpson A patent troll is a company formed for only one purpose—to purchase patents and assert them broadly against real, productive companies. The point … Continue reading A Radical Proposal for Legal Reform – Equal Representation
A couple days ago, the NYTimes published an op-ed proclaiming “The Truth about NYC’s Elite High Schools”. The truth, according to them, is the following: NYC’s elite high schools are a bastion of bias and discrimination. In order to remedy this, they need to abandon their current test-based entrance system, in favor of one that more … Continue reading The Real Truth about NYC’s Elite High Schools
We as a society recognize that discriminating against someone based on the color of their skin, or sexual orientation, is flat out wrong. That discriminating on the basis of inborn qualities that cannot be controlled by the individual, is deeply & fundamentally unfair. Well, what about height? Is it ok for major institutions in our … Continue reading Anyone over 6-feet should be Banned from the NBA
Just two weeks ago, we had discussed the bias in international reporting, and the tendency of media outlets to report the most sensational facts without providing proper context and a full-view of the situation. How time appropriate, given the outbreak of the Russia-Crimea situation in the past few days. As we hear the reporting of … Continue reading The Crimean “Crisis” and Western Bias
I remember as a little kid, when my family and I were about to travel to New York City for the first time. I was absolutely scared to within an inch of my life, convinced that within weeks, I would be robbed, kidnapped and murdered. You see, up until that point, the only impression I … Continue reading Watching International News Worsens Cross-Cultural Misunderstandings
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