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...wonder that in America, officially agnostic to the competing theological claims of various sects, citizens should treat the civil duties of democracy with the reverent awe and sincere fervor traditionally reserved for religion...
...warning calls in dangerous situations, equating it to “yell[ing], ‘Fire!’ in a crowded theater when there is fire.” Castellanos entertained the audience and exemplified the use of fear in politics with television ad clips from various campaigns. “Every time we [Republicans] go back to 9/11 in New York, we lead the people back to the feeling of security threats...Every time Democrats talk about Katrina, Bush’s number goes down. Fear takes us back to the emotional experience we had back then...
...20th-century economist Kenneth Arrow’s famed “impossibility theorem.” The theorem, which roughly proves that no ranked voting system can be fair, had an enormous impact on democratic thought.But by amplifying the discussion, the theorem also led to consideration of various other voting methods. Poundstone evaluates these alternatives, highlighting the merits and faults of each. He finds that no method is perfect, and each can be “gamed” by strategic voters or clever political aides. Nonetheless, he comes out in favor of “range voting...
...takes the personal context of those earlier films and erases them.The story itself is as complex as Kaufman fans have come to expect. Caden Cotard (Hoffman) immerses himself in his work to escape his failed marriage. His sudden, debilitating loneliness amplifies and resonates with his obsession with the various frailties of the human form—injury, lesions, seizures—all of which Caden suffers from at one point or another. The rapidity and ambiguity of these different ailments hint at a complex known as the “Cotard delusion,” whose psychological symptoms overlap with...
...According to Las Vegas Sands' original proposal, the project, which is scheduled to open late next year, would include 2,500 hotel rooms, 1.2 million square feet of convention and exhibition space, an art and science museum, various theatrical venues, as well as a trio of linked marina-facing botanical gardens. Using the iconic structure as its main attraction, Singapore - which in September hosted the first Formula One Grand Prix race to be held at night - aims to double tourism arrivals to 17 million annually and triple its tourism receipts. "There is no doubt in my mind the Singapore government...