Can Ethiopia’s Best Runner Become Its Best Politician?
Arguably the greatest long-distance runner ever, Haile Gebrselassie is now aiming for a spot in Ethiopia's parliament.
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Hey GOP: Mexican Immigrants Aren’t Necessarily Democrats
New research suggests Mexican immigrants in the U.S. are all over the political spectrum—and those on the right are more likely to vote.
10 Fascinating Things About State Politics You Probably Didn’t Know
States place industrial plants near downwind borders to pass on environmental costs, state legislatures have stopped growing to keep up with population growth, and other lessons from the 13th annual State Politics and Policy Conference.
Trying to Fix Broken Economics
Enlightened economists are starting to recognize that their models must describe a world that is imperfect, unpredictable, and unstable.
The Great White Hoax
How an average fighter used racially coded language to tap into some dark insecurities and rise through the ranks of the UFC.
The Strange Game Theory of the Sequester
The Obama administration wants the sequester to hurt immediately so the public will clamor for its reversal. But will this gambit work? Probably not.
How Much Does Ideology Matter in Elections?
The outcome of the Obama-Romney race was pretty close to what the data had predicted.
On Moral Values, Liberals More Prone to Stereotype Than Conservatives
New research finds people on both sides of the ideological divide caricature the other, but those on the far left are the most guilty.
Fiscal Cliff Round-Up
John Dickerson has a fine piece up at Slate that separates the signal from the noise on the…