Category Archives: Politics

Alabama Politics

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Kyle

Fraternity brother @jonathanclark has been tweeting about some political advertisements from Alabama where he went to grad school. I’m not sure if these are real or some sort of joke. The best one is embedded, the others can be found … Continue reading →

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The Current State of Unemployment

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Kyle

Original source.

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Road to Recovery

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Kyle

I’ll admit I was among the skeptics of the stimulus plan, but after seeing the data presented this way it makes you wonder. Maybe it is working.

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Some interesting data…

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Kyle

Interesting data from the last election…

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Perhaps Abraham Lincoln made a mistake

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Kyle

Found this today, very thought provoking: When some Americans believe the current president is a communist cult leader trying to brainwash the nation’s schoolchildren, and other Americans want the last president to be dragged off his ranch in handcuffs, it … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul’s Cameo in Brüno

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Kyle

If you have at least seen the preview for Brüno, you might have noticed that Ron Paul appears in one of the scenes. The rest of this post contains some spoilers regarding his cameo and his response.

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How the Average U.S. Consumer Spends Money

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Kyle

Really interesting breakdown via Visual Economics.

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President Obama the Nerd

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Kyle

Awesome speech by John Hodgman at the Radio and TV Personalities Dinner.

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20 Years Ago Today

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Kyle

The news has been full of stories about the Great Firewall of China cracking down and closing off access that encourage mass communication. Facebook and Twitter are among those being shut down. The reason? Twenty years ago today the Tiananmen … Continue reading →

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Jesse Venture on Larry King Live

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Kyle

Jesse Ventura has apparently moved to Mexico to enjoy the weather and surf now that he is no longer Governor. Really interesting interview. Part 1: Part 2:

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