Political Science

Steve Landsburg points out that a miscount in the upcoming election wouldn't be the disaster that some people want us to think it would be. I felt exactly the same way last time. No matter which candidate you think won the election, the worst case is that we got the second best guy running instead of the best guy. That's not how it was supposed to be, but it's not as if … [Read more...] about Close Enough for Government Work

Fidel Castro got re-elected. He was among 1808 winners in the latest Cuban election, all of whom ran unopposed. The folks who run Cuba apparently expect observers to believe that the lack of opposition in the elections is a sign of solidarity. My favorite quote: Castro maintains that Cuba's elections are more democratic than those of most nations because candidates here do not … [Read more...] about Fidel Castro Wins Again!

Virginia Postrel has been discussing how to reduce the ridiculous over-representation of farm states in the Senate. She wants to merge a few of them. Yeah, it's unconstitutional to force them, but that doesn't mean we can't figure something out. Since we're all big-time free-market believers here in the blogosphere, the obvious way is to pay them. If Dakotans are like anyone … [Read more...] about The Postrel Amendment.

I have a lot of sympathies for the ideals of the Libertarian party, but their campaigning skills leave a lot to be desired. … [Read more...] about Why Nobody Takes the Libertarian Party Seriously.