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How Jose Mourinho explains the problems with US media

In the last week, I’ve written a series of posts about home field advantage in soccer. I plan on writing more posts on soccer in the next…

Aug 30, 2017

How Jose Mourinho explains the problems with US media

Aug 30, 2017

Chris Oates

The Bowser Financial Crisis

We’ve all seen the pictures. The Italian plumber and the Princess stand outside the castle. Fireworks explode above and Toad applauds…

Aug 25, 2017

The Bowser Financial Crisis

Aug 25, 2017

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A horse race in Tuscany has the oldest rivalries in sports — so which is best?

To get away from coverage of the upcoming referendum in Italy (aka, maybe the trigger for the next financial crisis), last week I watched…

Aug 21, 2017

A horse race in Tuscany has the oldest rivalries in sports — so which is best?

Aug 21, 2017

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The Best Almost-Presidents

This presidential primary season has a buzzword — losers. Led by Donald Trump, we’ve heard that various candidates are losers. The American…

Aug 20, 2017

Aug 20, 2017

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Six-pointers are where title races are won

* This article was written in December 2016 *

Aug 17, 2017

Six-pointers are where title races are won

Aug 17, 2017

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When is home field advantage largest in European football?

As a way of explaining the collapse of the Republican Party, I looked at when soccer entered the modern era, with the decline of home field…

Aug 10, 2017

When is home field advantage largest in European football?

Aug 10, 2017

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When did soccer become modern (and how this explains the presidential race)

One of the biggest difficulties in social science is answering questions about today’s world, when the only data we have to consult is from…

Aug 8, 2017

When did soccer become modern (and how this explains the presidential race)

Aug 8, 2017

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Is home field advantage different in the lower levels?

This is the second in a series investigating the phenomenon of home field advantage in European soccer. The first is here, and the post…

Aug 8, 2017

Is home field advantage different in the lower levels?

Aug 8, 2017

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Politispeak: Text mining politics on twitter

Politics is a cross between conversation and cacaphony. Everyone can tune into CSPAN to see what’s happening on the floor of the House and…

Aug 7, 2017

Politispeak: Text mining politics on twitter

Aug 7, 2017

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A Progressive Alliance would have won in GE2017 (and prevented Brexit)

I read the following two paragraphs in the Guardian last night. It is a great example of political journalism without political awareness.

Jun 9, 2017

Jun 9, 2017

Chris Oates

Chris Oates

Political risk analyst asking questions about the interconnected world. Podcast is Globalize and Ears. Blog at globalize.fm

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