Obligatory Rule22 House-Senate Projections

November 6, 2012
Congressional elections don’t get the same hype as the “Road to 270 Electoral votes.” Regardless, we thought it’d be fun to offer our humble projections for the next Congress. In… Read More

What do Bacon and Political Science Have in Common?

February 20, 2012
For any political scientists heading to the Midwest Political Science Association’s conference in April, apparently Chicago’s “Baconfest” is the same weekend.  Bacon milkshakes for everyone!!!   hat tip… Read More

Congratulations to Josh and Nate!

February 20, 2012
I wanted to take a moment for a little Rule 22 self-promotion.  Congratulations are in order for a supermajority of this blog. Last week, Josh was awarded the American Political… Read More

Paul Krugman and Congressional Polarization

February 19, 2012
In Friday’s The New York Times, Paul Krugman addressed what he sees as the disconnect between Republican rhetoric about the welfare state and the distribution of welfare benefits in… Read More

Quick Hit: Highlights from the Blogosphere

February 13, 2012
If you were suspicious of the claim that 98% of Catholic women used birth control, it turns out you had good reason. Lydia McGrew breaks down the study Democrats used… Read More

Newt Gingrich, the Adversarial News Media and “Camscam”

January 26, 2012
If you wander over to Politico, you should read an article by Ginger Gibson entitled: “Newt Gingrich and the Press: Secret Pals”  The gist of Gibson’ article is that, despite his righteous indignation… Read More

Santorum: Insider v. Reformer(?)

January 20, 2012
This is a dichotomy Sheryl Gay Stolberg presents in her recent article at the New York Times. Santorum’s career, according to the article, spanned from freshman reformer to leadership… Read More

Super Committee Agrees On One Thing: John Kerry Talks Too Much

January 19, 2012
A little bit of super committee satire courtsey of pardonthepundit.com.  My favorite part: “Look, I like John. He’s a friend, but when you get him talking about government spending… Read More

Quick Hit: Jonathan Bernstein’s Foresight

December 20, 2011
Reading through some old posts I came across Jonathan Bernstein’s TNR article from 12/2 aptly titled “Yes, Newt’s Up in the Polls. No, You Shouldn’t Take His Candidacy Seriously.” The… Read More

Record Your Thoughts on the Super Committee

November 20, 2011
I’m going to try out a feature of our blog: polling.  So, what’s the collective wisdom in the blogosphere on the deficit reduction committee’s chances of success? [polldaddy poll=5686933]… Read More