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While we welcome the attention that these small-scale elections have brought to IRV, determining the presidency through a ranked voting system would require considerable changes in how citizens and politicians view the act of voting, not to mention the passage of a constitutional amendment. But the cost of overcoming these barriers will pale next to the result: a system of voting that gives all citizens an equal and precise voice, and an election in which the president is elected by a true majority...
Higher education did not garner much mention in either of the candidates’ stump speeches yesterday, but Bush and Kerry have traded barbs on such issues for over a year...
...politics, like they have a right to preserve their opinions from opposing evidence and alternative points of view. Every American who votes for George W. Bush because they think there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq owes an apology to nearly 1100 dead servicemen and women, not to mention 10,000 Iraqi civilians. Every American who votes for him because they believe he supports adding labor and environmental protections to trade agreements—nearly three-quarters of Bush’s supporters think he does—owes an apology to every American who has lost...
...Saturday West had little to say about Harvard and, to the laughter of the audience, specifically declined to mention whether Harvard is now at its best. Instead, West issued a tirade against dogmas and fundamentalism...
...fans were ecstatic. "Now, whenever they talk about 2-0, 3-0 comebacks in any sport, they'll mention the Boston Red Sox," exulted Brian Chen, 24, a consultant. "And just as good, the Yankees will be known for the biggest choke in sports history." Yankees loyalists tried for stoicism. "We're great at setting records," said Tony Surajpal of the Bronx, "and we just set another...