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Not a Silver Subscriber Yet? This Is What You Are Missing Out on

If you don’t have a Silver level subscription yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles and podcasts. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by Olivia Pierson that was first published October 29th 2020. It’s Trump or a Green Government Commie Take

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Daily News Roundup – 10 November 2020

Daily News Roundup – 10 November 2020

New Government Josiah Banbury (Democracy Project): Labour won the election battle, but National won the ideological war Emile Donovan (RNZ): Why is Labour putting the brakes on its own political capital? Chris Trotter (Interest): Spring of hope? Winter of despair? Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Tax changes legislated by Christmas, as Government

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If You Are Going to Cheat, Be Smart: Part 2

If You Are Going to Cheat, Be Smart: Part 2

Yesterday there was an article about a curious artefact in the results for one district in the recent US Presidential election.  It used a statistical test called Benford’s Law. A commenter rightly pointed out a paper which called into question the utility of Benford’s Law for such purposes

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Is It More Than Just A Social Dilemma?

Is It More Than Just A Social Dilemma?

The docudrama The Social Dilemma on Netflix should be mandatory viewing for anyone concerned with societal changes and especially for parents of teens and pre-teens. Wikipedia provides this synopsis: The documentary examines the effect that a handful of companies, including but not limited to Google, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have

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An America with Two Presidents

An America with Two Presidents

Tho Bishop mises.org 06 November 2020 In the aftermath of Election Day 2020, ballots continue to be counted, states remain undecided, and party lawyers are dreaming about where to invest their upcoming billable hours. One thing we can count on, America’s political institutions are about to face a

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It Ain’t All Over till the Fat Man Sings

It Ain’t All Over till the Fat Man Sings

It ain’t all over till the fat man sings and we know he won’t yet, no matter what the media in America say. Trump has said, “If you count the legal votes I easily win.” Finding votes at 4 in the morning and counting them when the vote

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Legal Votes Decide Who Is President, Not the News Media

Legal Votes Decide Who Is President, Not the News Media

President Donald Trump 07 November 2020 “We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don’t want the truth to be exposed. The simple fact is this election is far from

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It Is Statistically Incredible to Claim There Was No Fraud

It Is Statistically Incredible to Claim There Was No Fraud

The word ‘incredible’ does not mean ‘great’. It literally means ‘without credibility’. It refers to something that is unbelievable. The most incredible claim of the current US election cycle is that “there has been no fraud”, a bizarre phrase repeated by MSM without evidence because they have not waited for

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Daily News Roundup – 9 November 2020

Daily News Roundup – 9 November 2020

Final election results Jason Walls (Herald): The five fascinating election special vote facts you might have missed Audrey Young (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ‘humbled’ by final election result Stuff: Editorial – Election 2020: A lesson in trusting democracy Australian Associated Press: New Zealand election: Labour and Maori parties gain MP

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