- Three Myths of Political Independents: that they are 1) the largest partisan group, 2) are actually independent, 3) that changes in their opinions are always consequential. http://themonkeycage.org/2009/12/17/three_myths_about_political_in/ 3 comments politics
- The problem with meritocracy isn't the "merit" it's the "ocracy". http://themonkeycage.org/2013/07/13/meritocracy-is-not-what-you-think-dont-forget-about-the-ocracy/ 16 comments philosophy
- Legalized Prostitution Increases Human Trafficking http://themonkeycage.org/2013/06/13/legalized-prostitution-increases-human-trafficking/ 24 comments moderatepolitics
- White Vote by Income, 2012 http://themonkeycage.org/2013/05/11/white-vote-by-income-2012/ 6 comments moderatepolitics
- ”The public becomes more liberal during the administration of Republican presidents, and more conservative under the administration of Democratic presidents.” - Survey http://themonkeycage.org/blog/2013/02/26/the-real-story-on-public-support-for-government-spending/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+themonkeycagefeed+%28the+monkey+cage%29 4 comments politics
- 2012 Election demographic stunner: In the 1992 Pres. election 31% of Asian Americans voted Dem, in 2012 almost 75% voted Dem. No one saw this coming. http://themonkeycage.org/blog/2012/11/29/asian-americans-voted-democrat-we-should-not-be-surprised/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+themonkeycagefeed+%28the+monkey+cage%29 13 comments politics
- How Strong Is the U.S. Navy Really? 1916: #3 with 11% of world naval strength. 2012: #1 with 50% of world naval strength. http://themonkeycage.org/blog/2012/10/23/how-strong-is-the-u-s-navy-really/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+themonkeycagefeed+%28the+monkey+cage%29 101 comments politics
- Carter vs Reagan poll compilation shows that contrary to right wing claims, Carter wasn't winning at this point http://themonkeycage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/trialheats1980.png 3 comments politics
- Karl Marx's Letter Congratulating Abraham Lincoln On His Re-Election (x-post /r/socialism) http://themonkeycage.org/blog/2012/08/29/karl-marx-republican/ 52 comments history
- Reality check: like the U.S., most of Europe doesn't (yet) support same-sex marriage, either. http://themonkeycage.org/blog/2012/05/17/support-for-gay-marriage-in-europe-and-the-us/ 10 comments politics
- Why Did Russia Put Webcams In Polling Stations? --- Game theory of electoral fraud. If you put up webcams, it's a sign that you can rig the vote in less visible ways. And if the voters expect fraud, always commit more fraud than they expect. If you do less, you will seem weak http://themonkeycage.org/blog/2012/03/09/why-did-the-russian-government-install-webcams-in-polling-stations/ 3 comments worldnews
- "...He concludes Republican administrations are “risk factors for lethal violence,” and that the only reason they have not produced “disastrously high epidemic levels” of suicides and homicides is that Democrats have repeatedly undone their damage." http://themonkeycage.org/blog/2012/01/30/politics-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death-times-23000/#more-14622 6 comments politics
- "More bluntly put – middle class Americans feel less solidarity with the very poor because the very poor are more likely to be black." http://themonkeycage.org/blog/2011/06/02/how-inequality-affects-redistributive-politics/ 17 comments politics
- Teachers' tenure was instituted to save money, exactly the opposite of what is being claimed by those who seek to abolish it. http://www.themonkeycage.org/2011/03/tenure_for_teachers_how_much_i.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter 3 comments politics
- Highly educated conservatives are only slightly more likely to accept evolution than those with little education http://www.themonkeycage.org/assets_c/2011/03/evolutionxideology-378.html 103 comments science
- Why Do Protests Ever Bring Down Governments? - Why can't governments just carry on with their business, and wait for protesters to go home? Do we have a model of what factors determine whether protests succeed? http://www.themonkeycage.org/2011/02/why_do_protests_ever_bring_dow.html 13 comments worldnews
- Red state/blue state divide is a lie: "Our Patchwork Nation" authors map a more nuanced view of American politics http://www.themonkeycage.org/2010/11/our_patchwork_nation.html 4 comments politics
- Did Lebron Get Played? Game Theory and the Big 3 http://www.themonkeycage.org/2010/07/did_lebron_get_played_game_the_1.html 7 comments math
- CHART: The Ideology of John Paul Stevens (and the other SC Justices) http://www.themonkeycage.org/2010/04/the_ideology_of_john_paul_stev.html 4 comments politics
- Are Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh Part of the GOP? http://www.themonkeycage.org/2009/10/are_glenn_beck_and_rush_limbau.html 13 comments politics
- Improving Political Discourse - is it possible? http://www.themonkeycage.org/2009/09/improving_political_discourse.html 19 comments cogsci
- On a frivolous note: Research proves language profs are the hottest. http://www.themonkeycage.org/2009/01/hotness.html 7 comments linguistics