Politics And Elections

A case study from Chile’s last presidential elections — On December 21st took place one of the most disputed presidential races in the history of Chile. The two-round voting system left all traditional parties behind in a context of political antagonism that had not been seen for quite a long time and led to the disqualification of conventional parties. …

The more I think about it, the more it seems that the source of many of our political problems in the United States is something akin to a Soft Singularity. …

Constant Focus on Negatives will Not Help Win Elections I first “got into” politics in the early 2000s, ah the halcyon days of early political blogging, when soundbites were frowned upon and in depth articles that were sourced and well laid out were appreciated, not ignored. I was one of…

These days, you hear a lot about how much our democracy is in peril. Add to this the fact that about 38% of the electorate doesn’t believe we’re a democracy in the first place and, well, lulz. …

Since Peter Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, declared his intentions to run for the seat of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he has assumed the role of the savior of the masses, particularly the youth. His offhand speeches in which he disintegrates the problems of…