PolITiGenomics

MO shame

Thursday, November 20th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

Yesterday, Missouri was called for Sen. McCain. He has won Missouri 1,445,812 to 1,442,180; a margin of 3,632 or 0.126%. When taken at face value, it appears Sen. Obama made ... Read more..

The real electoral map

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Posted in politics | 1 Comment »

Around election time, there is always a lot of talk about red states and blue states, but as with most things presented by the media, the true picture is less ... Read more..

Just words

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty ... Read more..

Tim Russert

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

There have been many times over the past few months that we have needed Tim Russert. There have been many times he has been missed, but perhaps no time more ... Read more..

GOTV

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

Well, it is all more or less over, except for the voting. You can find out where you are supposed to vote using the 2008 US Voter Info Google Maps ... Read more..

Politics and the English Language

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

This past weekend, Newsweek posted a good story about one of my favorite authors, George Orwell. The story, entitled Why We Need to Call a Pig a Pig (With Or ... Read more..

The Technology Policy Smackdown

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in IT, politics | 1 Comment »

Tomorrow, 30 October 2008, at 12:30 EDT, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, representing Sen. McCain, and former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, representing Sen. Obama, will participate in a Technology Policy Smackdown hosted by ... Read more..

The horse race

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

Now that we are three weeks away from the election, the polls are actually worth looking at (that is, of course, if you are interested in that sort of thing). ... Read more..

Politics of personality

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in politics | No Comments »

If lately you have been asking yourself, "Just who is Barack Obama?" or, for that matter, "Who is John McCain?", you have an excellent opportunity to find out. Tonight, Frontline ... Read more..

Francis Collins endorses Obama

Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in genomics, politics | 2 Comments »

Francis Collins, former director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, has written an op-ed in The Virginian-Pilot endorsing Sen. Obama for President of the United States. Apparently The Virginian-Pilot ... Read more..