EzraKlein Archive | The American Prospect – Granted, it's probably (okay, certainly) not true. But if that crazy person who runs Atlas Shrugged is right and Barack Obama really is the son of Malcolm X, that would make my day. Honestly, who wouldn't give Malcolm props for that one? And think there's anyway we can fit Tupac into the bloodline? Or maybe Obama actually is Tupac? You know that whole shooting was some bullshit, right?
GOOD » GOOD Sheet: America. Love It or Fix It ‘08 » – GOOD’s voter guide 2008: a head-to-head comparison between John McCain and Barack Obama on the big issues facing America, from Afghanistan to public education.
My Halloween History : A Tragedy in 15 Acts – Sexy Freddy Krueger? I'm not sure I fully understand the trend, but I thought I'd get a jump on next year anyway and create a few more options for the ladies to choose from, seeing as how sexy never seems to go out of style
Seed: The Damnedest Lies – As [Nate] Silver points out, "Polls are an imperfect measure of voter sentiment." Polling organizations employ different techniques to try to minimize this imperfection, and some do it better than others. He looks at the historical performance of each poll in order to determine how reliable its polling methodology is. Then he weights each poll accordingly.
Neural Correlates of Hate – What seems not to be in doubt is that this cortical zone involves the premotor cortex, a zone that has been implicated in the preparation of motor planning and its execution. We hypothesize that the sight of a hated person mobilizes the motor system for the possibility of attack or defense. In addition, the involvement of the frontal pole consider to be critical in predicting the action of others, arguably an important feature when confronted by a hated person . . . it is more likely that in the context of hate the hater may want to exercise judgment in calculating moves to harm, injure or otherwise extract revenge.
