Brendan Nyhan

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Brendan Nyhan

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Apr 8, 2011 at 5:55 PM

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MT @kinggary “27% of communication by members of Congress is taunting, prof concludes” WaPo http://j.mp/etHP8D based on http://j.mp/ey1oxs
Budget_shutdown_110405_2--296x170 27% of communication by members of Congress is taunting, professor concludes Here’s a statistic that may explain the budget impasse: A professor has concluded members spend 27 percent of their time just taunting one another.
General Purpose Computer-Assisted Clustering and Conceptualization | Gary King Grimmer, Justin, and Gary King.  2011.  Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesWe develop a computer-assisted method for the discovery of insightful conceptualizations, in the form of cl…
Apr 8, 2011 at 5:31 PM
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Awesome of Silver to share data RT @fivethirtyeight: Vote-Counting Error In WI Points to Incompetence, Not Conspiracy http://bit.ly/h5ZjJB
Vote-Counting Error In Wisconsin Points to Incompetence, Not Conspiracy – NYTimes.com Statistical analysis of turnout trends suggests that the revised vote totals for a hotly contested judicial election are more likely to be correct than the originals.
Apr 8, 2011 at 5:22 PM
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.@on_the_media cites Groseclose/Milyo study saying NPR biased http://j.mp/f9OQi8 But see my post on assumptions it makes http://j.mp/h1ECC6
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6a00d83451d25c69e201287731e1f4970c-800wi The problems with the Groseclose/Milyo study of media bias – Brendan Nyhan UCLA political scientist Tim Groseclose and Missouri economist Jeff Milyo have published a study (PDF) alleging liberal media bias that is receiving a lot of attention, including a link on Drudg…
Apr 8, 2011 at 5:04 PM
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MT @pewresearch: 16% of Americans believe in the “evil eye” or that certain people can cast curses or spells. http://pewrsr.ch/fCMaZC
Daily Number: Eyed by Evil – Pew Research Center A nonpartisan fact tank that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world through public opinion polling, social science research, reporting news, analy…
Apr 8, 2011 at 4:16 PM
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.@jbplainblog on “Why Fox News Won’t Help—and Might Hurt—Republicans During The Shutdown” (TNR) http://j.mp/e5Of3c
Tnrform305px_img Why Fox News Won’t Help—and Might Hurt—Republicans During The Shutdown. | The New Republic The New Republic covers politics, culture, and the arts with a focus on the White House, foreign policy, Congress, Capitol Hill, Wikileaks, the lame duck session, literature, and more.
Apr 8, 2011 at 12:09 PM
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Cognitive dissonance alert MT @daveweigel WANTED: Pundit who had same reaction to missing ballots changing result in MN ’08, WI ’11
Apr 8, 2011 at 12:13 AM
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MT @NEJM: Too many use “invalid argument” that Medicaid coverage < no coverage at all http://bit.ly/gwEoHi (via @phlu)
Feedback_commentsquestions_redchrome_175x48 Our Flawed but Beneficial Medicaid Program — NEJM Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Our Flawed but Beneficial Medicaid Program
Apr 7, 2011 at 9:59 PM
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A Canadian election forecast from my friend J.F. Godbout (University of Montreal) and his colleague Éric Bélanger http://j.mp/htmCPS
Forecasting the Canadian Election Thefollowingisaguestpostfrom
Apr 7, 2011 at 1:54 PM
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UWM political scientist’s take MT @tofias: Tom Holbrook on (not very) non-partisan WI Supreme Court races of 2007-11 http://bit.ly/i6CoBK
Prosser Politics by the Numbers: The (not very) Non-Partisan WI Supreme Court Race The votes are now in for Wisconsin’s “non-partisan” Supreme Court race, which featured incumbent David Prosser, a former Republican state legislator, and Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppe…
Apr 7, 2011 at 11:41 AM
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RT @GlennKesslerWP: New Fact Checker: Four Pinocchios for Nancy Pelosi http://wapo.st/eReal7
Gyi0064110546 Nancy Pelosi’s absurd math on senior citizens losing their meals – The Fact Checker – The Washington Post Fact Checker | She claimed 6 million seniors would lose their meals. It’s a stretch.
Apr 7, 2011 at 11:37 AM
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RT @sethmnookin: VA private school closes for week when 1/2 of students, all unvaccinated, infected w/whooping cough. http://bit.ly/idoufD
B52a0a9bf1644e332a4832059008e5e0?s=48&d=http%3a%2f%2fsethmnookin Today’s lesson: “Alternative” Virginia school closes after half of its students infected with pertussis. All of them were unvaccinated. → 12:37 pm // 6 Comments One of the most painful chapters to write in was the story of Danielle and Ralph Romaguera, whose infant daughter, Brie, died of a pertussis infection when she was less …
Apr 7, 2011 at 12:12 AM
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In the post-Lakoff era, even super-wonks get drawn into offering tactical advice on framing. Bizarre. http://bit.ly/dOxQWP
Paul_ryan-thumb-400x488-57 Democracy Journal Wednesday, Apr 6, 2011, 11:50 AM On Tuesday morning, Republican Representative Paul Ryan released a budget plan that would slash spending over the next few decades with no increase in taxes and …
Apr 6, 2011 at 11:15 PM
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RT @ThePlumLineGS Good stuff from @adamserwer on how public opinion on Libya illustrates the “bully pulpit fallacy”: http://wapo.st/fTL2mW
Icon-weather Public reaction to Libya illustrates the `bully pulpit’ fallacy – The Plum Line – The Washington Post Public opinino on the war shows bully pulpit’s limitations.
Apr 6, 2011 at 2:57 PM
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It had any? http://j.mp/eemEOA http:/
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MT @ezraklein 1 effect of Ryan budget: Heritage lost lot of credibility http://j.mp/h2vBuy
Creaky foundation – Salon.com A journalism dean credits the Heritage Foundation for being what it’s frequently not: Rigorous, evenhanded and scholarly.
Spinsanity – The Heritage Foundation’s dishonest “survey” A judicial nomination comes under fire — and we all get slimed.
Paul-ryan-unicorn-cropped-proto-custom_2 Paul Ryan’s Absurdly Optimistic Budget Projections Draw Widespread Ridicule 2.8% unemployment? $150 billon a year in new economic growth? Tax revenues that rise with tax cuts? All this can be yours — and more! — even while cutting trillions of dollars from the federal…
Apr 6, 2011 at 2:52 PM
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.@mattyglesias on the hacks at Heritage http://j.mp/hga8Xl For more on the quality of their work, see http://j.mp/eemEOA (Spinsanity link)
Capincomes-1 Yglesias » Paul Ryan’s Tax Plan Based On Discredited Heritage Foundation Analysis That Forecast Bush Boom One particular laugh line from Paul Ryan’s budget proposal is his citation of the Heritage Foundation as the analytic basis for his claim that it will boost growth: A study just released by the …
Creaky foundation – Salon.com A journalism dean credits the Heritage Foundation for being what it’s frequently not: Rigorous, evenhanded and scholarly.
Apr 5, 2011 at 2:32 PM