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Math and the Drug War

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Dan

The drug war is one issue that tends to be too hot for presidential politics. You won’t hear any questions at the debates about it, and you can be sure the candidates won’t be talking about it. But there’s a … Continue reading →

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Bill Clinton Teaches Arithmetic, Plus Exciting News on abc

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Dan

Last week was a very big week for mathematics. First of all, Bill Clinton made arithmetic the centerpiece of his speech at the DNC. While it may not be new to let arithmetic affect policy, it has been absent from … Continue reading →

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data tells stories if you present it right

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Dan

Link: data tells stories if you present it right For those who doubt the power of graphs to tell a story, I just received this graph from Obama’s group, Organizing for America. This is a very nice example of how … Continue reading →

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