The Duck of Minerva

Day: August 3, 2008

Some of the people, some of the time

by Dan Nexon | 3 August 2008, 1356 EDT | | 0 Comments

Rasmussen:Sixty-nine percent (69%) of voters have seen or heard news coverage of McCain’s ad including Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. Just 22% believe the ad was racist. But, most say Obama’s comment about not looking like other Presidents on the dollar bill was...

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Eggheads Requested

by Charli Carpenter | 3 August 2008, 0259 EDT | | 0 Comments

I wonder what readers of the Duck (and my co-bloggers) think about the DoD's "Minerva" social science initiative. Short story is, the Pentagon plans to fund $8 million worth of social science...

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