The New York Times profiles Nate Silver, the man who totally rocked my world all election season long at fivethirtyeight.com. Visit site »
I love this illustration by Patrick Moberg. Visit site »
It looks like voters in California have passed Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage. This is very sad — and very surprising — to me. I know I have a lot of friends who are disappointed by this news, and I feel for them. Stay strong, guys — your day will definitely come. Visit site »
For each of the 30 days leading up to the election, graphic designers present a poster in support of Obama. Lots of good ones in here, but the first one is still my favorite. Visit site »
Two thirds of the US population lives within 100 miles of the country’s border, which currently means the Fourth Amendment of the constitution, which bars random and arbitrary stops and searches, does not apply to them. This seems like a problem. Visit site »
Really beautiful data viz map, here. Visit site »
Good stuff here, if you’re like me and care about science, genetics energy, global warming, and innovation a lot more than baby killing and gay people. Visit site »
Nice word frequency graphic from The New York Times. Visit site »
Sen. Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination for president, according to CNN estimates, making him the first African-American in U.S. history to lead a major-party ticket.
With apologies to Sam Cooke: It’s been a long time running, but I know a change is gonna come. Yes, yes it will. Visit site »
A simple but effective rundown of each presumptive nominee’s position on various social, economic, and military issues. Visit site »
A long, but well-written profile of Mr. Obama. Visit site »
“Hillary Clinton began the race with all sorts of advantages, but she and her advisers never grasped how much had changed.” A nice summary of the reasons why Obama was able to overtake Hillary, despite her being the obvious choice. Visit site »
How Hillary Clinton can still defeat Barack Obama and win the Democratic Nomination. Via B-Tizzle’s Bullshit. Visit site »
As if I wasn’t already sold on Obama, now he’s committing to having Al Gore “at the table” when it comes to the problem of climate change. Can Hillary just quit already? Visit site »
You’d better vote for the person that wants you to think and hope.
Bill Clinton, 2004 Visit site »
Despite the heated back-and-forth over the last few months, Clinton Wednesday hinted that she would be open to a Clinton-Obama ticket in the fall. “Well, that may, you know, be where this is headed,” Clinton told CBS Wednesday. “But, of course, we have to decide who’s on top of the ticket…”
Glad to hear it. I’d hate to see the two beat each other up so much over the course of the primaries that they can’t work together in the end. I’d definitely vote for a Clinton/Obama ticket (though I’d be much happier voting for an Obama/Clinton one). Visit site »
