Asymptosis: Always Approaching

Tag: election

  • Making Voters Rational: Mail ‘Em a Ballot

    I can’t believe I haven’t posted about Bryan Caplan‘s The Myth of the Rational Voter, a book that I spend a lot of time thinking about (and frequently disagreeing with). You can get the gist of it over on Amazon; I’ll just say that it greatly advances the discussion regarding the (de)merits of democracy. Cf.…

  • Study Sez: Rich States Are Full of Swingers

    No, I’m not commenting on their sexual mores. I’m talking swing voters. A new study (PDF) by Joe Stone and Steve Hayes suggests that most or all of the market-crash-fueled movement to Obama in these closing weeks is likely to be in rich states. If you’re thinking battlegrounds/close contests, that means Colorado, Virgina, and Nevada.…