How do I evaluate people when I know little about the field, their particular motivations, and material is sensitive to me? Trying to keep this simple, but it's inherently complicated.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 6, 2010 -
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How do I run for U.S. House of Representatives in New York State as a Third Party Candidate? Also, is too late to run in 2010? I was planning on running in 2012, but there's a bit of an opening in 2010 so if I could still do that, I would like to.
Also, I want to know how to
run for the U.S. House of Representatives, I could care less about actually getting elected for the job.
What paperwork do I fill out, how do I get my name on a Diebold machine, etc..?
Oh, and money really isn't a concern, so forget about the fund raising portion.
posted by Bathtub Bobsled
on Mar 6, 2010 -
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Is there any mechanism whereby a state political party can remove the certified winner of a primary election from their ticket?
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posted by Bromius
on Mar 3, 2010 -
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What are the best arguments (links to articles/sites appreciated) that government regulation and tax code distortions are not the primary causes of the American healthcare crisis? Why wouldn't a more free-market approach (i.e. remove the obstacles to far more vigorous competition between insurers for individual premiums) be the solution? If
adverse selection is a reason, how is that any worse for health care than for other insurance markets (e.g. life insurance)?
posted by shivohum
on Mar 1, 2010 -
16 answers
Where can I find a concise health insurance reform argument-counterargument-countercounterargument talking point "tree"? e.g. my congressman, TM(R) says "you should be able to buy insurance from out of state..."; but Ezra Klein
says that would yield a Race to the Bottom, like with credit card cos. TM says "...like we already do with auto insurance"; but an E.K. commenter says that with car insurance, the insurer must obey the insuree's state regs. (is this true?)
So, do all of these exist in a boiled-down form somewhere? Basically, I'm looking for a site that sheds light on health insurance talking points the way
skepticalscience.com does for climate.
posted by ahaynes
on Feb 25, 2010 -
2 answers
How can I maintain some optimism about my child's future, given the crappy crappy world we live in?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 24, 2010 -
45 answers
Could I have a case in the European Court of Human Rights against being subject to an unelected monarch?
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posted by northerner
on Feb 22, 2010 -
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i'd really like to learn more about the philosophy that seems to drive the "other half" of the united states. but i react badly to fox news and conservative talk radio. help me find a conservative writer or speaker i can trust and respect.
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posted by phoeniciansailor
on Feb 21, 2010 -
42 answers
What are some good articles on the impact the American socialist movement had on U.S. law and policy making?
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posted by iconjack
on Feb 14, 2010 -
2 answers
Can anyone provide me with annotated quotes of Iranian government and religious official's statements re: American and Israel?
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posted by frodoxiii
on Feb 11, 2010 -
2 answers
I'm searching for examples of City Councils that incorporate technology into the process, specifically things like online forums where citizens can discuss issues.
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posted by jmnugent
on Feb 6, 2010 -
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Is it worth calling out a major promoter in your performance genre when you're a small fry?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 5, 2010 -
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Recently I have come to the conclusion that I am an extremely ignorant American. I know very little about American politics and world issues and politics. I've been living in my safe little American bubble for 18 years and I want to get out! I want to get educated but it's overwhelming..where should I start? Textbooks (but should I bother reading an American textbook?), websites, blogs, essays, CNN, BBC, Google? I also want to be aware of things people think Americans are usually ignorant of, and I would like to learn little things about cultures that aren't in guidebooks.
Email me at throwaway.email20 (at) gmail (dot) com
posted by anonymous
on Feb 2, 2010 -
50 answers
Whatever happened to Joe the Plumber? Is he, or rather the representation espoused by him, relevent anymore to American politics?
posted by Funmonkey1
on Jan 30, 2010 -
9 answers
UKElectionFilter: What's the name of that amazing website that asks you a series of questions and then displays your compatibility with the various parties?
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posted by bullox
on Jan 29, 2010 -
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Was Bob McDonnell's delivery of the State of the Union response at the Virginia House of Delegates, with a hand-picked, partisan audience, unprecedented?
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posted by MrMoonPie
on Jan 28, 2010 -
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People at work, including my boss, are always raving about how organized I am. Normally, this would be a compliment, but lately I wonder if I'm not being underestimated. How can I get my boss to take me more seriously?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 26, 2010 -
21 answers
I'm looking for politically themed essay contests with a cash prize for a lecturer in the Political Sciences I know who has just been laid off.
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posted by stewiethegreat
on Jan 20, 2010 -
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When and why did modern liberals, especially bloggers, begin to label themselves as "progressives"? Why do they do so?
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posted by hiteleven
on Jan 20, 2010 -
28 answers
Book filter: can you recommend a good political/journalistic novel set in Washington, D.C. that meet the following criteria?
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posted by Tin Man
on Jan 10, 2010 -
17 answers
I socialize almost exclusively with friends who are politically liberal, spanning the spectrum from left-of-center progressive to the more radical fringe. Frequently, among ourselves, political conversation drifts inevitably toward variations on this theme:
"The history of our country has always proven liberalism correct and conservatism incorrect. The principles of those on the left have been validated over and over again, while those on the right have been proven wrong by the progress of history."
While I admit that this hypothesis is selfishly pleasing (I'm a liberal too, after all), it seems to me that it can't be completely true. But I don't have a strong enough grasp of American history to prove it wrong. So what am I missing? What have liberals been proven wrong about?
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posted by AngerBoy
on Dec 24, 2009 -
63 answers
Is political infighting/divisiveness worse now than ever or was it just as bad or worse previously - back when FDR was pushing through the New Deal, for example?
posted by wsg
on Dec 23, 2009 -
13 answers
I'm thinking of creating a political parody website that may step on some toes and/or trademarks. I have a few technical and legal questions about how best to go about this.
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posted by Riki tiki
on Dec 22, 2009 -
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Is there any research that says who or what influences one's political beliefs more than any other?
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posted by aiificionado
on Dec 17, 2009 -
13 answers
Which
liberal (or at least pro-healthcare-reform) Democratic senators are leaning towards opposing the current bill?
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posted by col_pogo
on Dec 16, 2009 -
10 answers
I need input on what I consider to be a different set of politics than currently exists in the world today.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 13, 2009 -
37 answers
Aside from an intense dislike of the company, what are some logical reasons to oppose the Comcast-NBC merger?
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posted by codacorolla
on Dec 3, 2009 -
28 answers
About eight years ago, I read this article on some radical-leaning progressive website, about how the author had come to love Thanksgiving, despite originally viewing it as a celebration of mass murder.
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posted by Ash3000
on Nov 26, 2009 -
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A friend, who leans Ron Paul libertarian, was recently trying to convince me that anthropogenic global warming is largely a myth. A central part of his argument was his claiming that there was recently a petition signed by 40,000 independent climate scientists saying that, in his words, "so-called global warming is bullshit." More inside.
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posted by Ash3000
on Nov 17, 2009 -
38 answers
Recently some controversial legislation was passed by my county board. The opposition is using the time it was passed - early in the morning, after hours of public testimony - as a point of criticism. I am at a loss to understand why this is a talking point. Can you help me understand it?
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posted by yomimono
on Nov 11, 2009 -
11 answers
Corporate policy and bumper stickers. I've been asked to remove a sticker in order to qualify for a job.
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posted by odinsdream
on Nov 6, 2009 -
78 answers
This is a question about politicized business relationships and whether I should remain connected with a company that's doing things differently from industry "best practices" as I understand them.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 15, 2009 -
3 answers
Anger management for beginners? Help me deal with pregnancy/hormone related rage at work!
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posted by heytch
on Oct 12, 2009 -
13 answers
Could you give me an example of a group of average (American) people getting into a fight (an actual brawl) over politics?
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posted by kylej
on Sep 19, 2009 -
25 answers
Librarians on Metafilter: Do you still find significant regional differences in U.S. school and public library collections?
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posted by bad grammar
on Sep 13, 2009 -
4 answers
Examples of anything that conservatives DON'T think would benefit from the free market?
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posted by jnnla
on Sep 13, 2009 -
35 answers
What resources (films, books, websites) can I share with my 13 y/o daughter who has expressed a recent keen admiration and care for the American soldier from the Vietnam War era to the present?
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posted by keith0718
on Sep 3, 2009 -
22 answers
What are the best "inside baseball" political blogs covering the upcoming New York City elections?
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posted by 2bucksplus
on Sep 3, 2009 -
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