Disasters and Politics

For better or worse, disasters reveal a great deal about the political system:

• Hurricanes;
• Oil Spills;
• Wildfires (This one literally was close to home, as the video will show).

Statistical Abstract No More?

Is The Statistical Abstract of the United States about to die? More here.

Perry and Poli Sci

Political scientists weigh in on Perry here and here.

Rick Perry

Rick Perry is "dismayed" that nearly half of Americans pay federal income taxes. But perhaps he has not considered which half they are, and which president took them off the federal income tax rolls.

See here for some additional poli sci commentary on Perry.

Poli Sci and Current Politics

Some poli sci views of:

• South Carolina's role in the nomination process;
• Indiana's role in the electoral college;
• The politics of the debt bill.
• And Drew Westen's very silly piece in the New York Times.