Tell Me Why I'm Wrong

S1E6: Ways of (Not) Knowing Redux


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  1. “Why Political Comparisons are (mostly) Bullshit”
  2. Sophie on Misuses of History (II)
  3. “Why Nate Silver is the Worst (not really, but everyone loves to give him a hard time)”
  4. Amos on Political Science and Straight-Line Modeling

    Links:

    • FiveThirtyEight | Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight uses statistical analysis — hard numbers — to tell compelling stories about politics, sports, science, economics and culture.
    • The Upshot - The New York Times
    • Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) | Twitter — This is the guy who talks about savviness.
    • PressThink - PressThink, a project of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, is written by Jay Rosen. — And here's his site.
    • Walter Benjamin - Wikipedia
    • William Kristol - Wikipedia — This guy sucks so bad.
    • Billy Crystal - Wikipedia — Not to be confused with this guy. Honestly, not my favorite either.
    • Electoral Palatinate - Wikipedia — Okay, I guess it was a German thing.
    • Palatine Hill - Wikipedia — But I'm pretty sure it comes from this Roman thing.
    • Pod Save America — Overcast — Great new podcast from a bunch of guys who worked in the Obama administration.
    • Amazon.com: Say Anything — I gave her my heart. She gave me a pen.
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