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Last week, House Republicans voted once again to repeal the estate tax. This newspaper reported that both parties were excited about the politics, which should mean one of them is…

For Democrats, election night 2014 offered a surfeit of unpleasant surprises. Perhaps most surprising of all was the outcome of Maryland’s gubernatorial race (disclosure: our firm was not involved). After…

A seemingly interminable flight, blessed with a well-stocked video-on-demand system, afforded me the opportunity to watch Woody Allen’s classic “Annie Hall” again after a hiatus of many years. At one…

When regular folks don’t understand statistics, they can be misled. When pollsters don’t understand statistics, they can lose races that should have been won. When doctors don’t understand statistics, people…

Flawed strategy and faulty polling combined to produce a surprise outcome for many in Israel’s elections last week. While 10 parties carved out seats in the parliament, there were only…

By the time you read this, headlines will likely have proclaimed a “winner” in Israel’s election. However, because of Israel’s complex system, the real winner may remain a mystery for…

How do amnesiacs decide who to vote for? Pretty much like the rest of us. How can that be? They cannot remember all the information that the rest of us…

The controversy surrounding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress threatens to obscure a fundamental fact: Israel enjoys tremendous support from Americans of almost all stripes. That is not to…

Once again the Republican far right is leading the titular head of the GOP, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), toward disaster. OK, that’s the charitable interpretation — it’s either that, or…

We assume our memories are accurate. A 2011 survey found 63 percent of the public saying, “Human memory works like a video camera, accurately recording the events we see and…