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Major Parties Regarded as Being Out of Touch: 70% Say Republicans Out of Touch, 51% Say Democrats are Out of Touch

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Michael Morrison

According to the April 2013 Washington Post Post-ABC poll both major parties are regarded by a majority as being out of touch with the concerns of most people. Seventy percent of the poll respondents indicated the Republican party was out of … Continue reading →

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Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration: Inappropriate Criteria Were Used to Identify Tax-Exempt Applications for Review

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Michael Morrison

Inappropriate Criteria Were Used to Identify Tax-Exempt Applications for Review “IMPACT ON TAXPAYERS Early in Calendar Year 2010, the IRS began using inappropriate criteria to identify organizations applying for tax-exempt status to review for indications of significant political campaign intervention. … Continue reading →

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The IRS Report: Insubordination and Incompetence, but not Much of a Conspiracy

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Michael Morrison

Ezra Klein read the Inspector General’s report on the IRS’s targeting of conservative 501(c)(4) applications. Here’s his key summary but I encourage you to read his full report. The key story of the report seems to be this: In the … Continue reading →

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CBO Director on Choices for Federal Spending and Taxes

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Michael Morrison

The Director of the Congressional Budget Office, Douglas W. Elmendorf, made a presentation on the Federal Budget to the Harvard Economics 10 class on April 26. I encourage you to download and read the entire presentation. It’s a clear and concise overview … Continue reading →

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Republicans Moving to the Right More than Democrats Moving to the Left

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Michael Morrison

A summary of a paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association’s annual conference: “Party Fit Theory: A Candidate-Level Explanation for Partisan Polarization in Congress” by Danielle Thomsen “Some recent research has demonstrated that while our congressional parties have been … Continue reading →

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The Abortion Issue in the Context of a Genetic Defect in the Baby

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Michael Morrison

The very complicated issue of abortion continues to divide America. Today I investigated the abortion issue in the context of knowing a strong chance for a genetic defect in the baby exists. The Dataset, Dependent Variables and Covariates Dataset: I utilized the … Continue reading →

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Do Political Contributions Affect Senatorial Votes?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Michael Morrison

There’s a great deal of interest in “getting money out of politics.” The blunt charge is that political contributions trump constituent interests in favor of special interests. Is there evidence which supports this allegation? I found an interesting study by Preston … Continue reading →

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Counties wth Fastest Growth in Food Stamp Recipients Voted GOP

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Michael Morrison

In an attempt to explain why Governor Romney lost the presidential elections Fox News believes it’s because the majority are now “takers.” According to Bill O’Reilly, “They want stuff.” Supposedly they are then motivated to vote for Democrats. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Do Republicans Do a Better Job with the Economy? What Does the Evidence Say

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Michael Morrison

Is There an Association between the President’s Party and Party Control of Congress and Economic Growth? Conventional wisdom suggests that Republicans do a better job with the economy than Democrats. We will examine existing evidence to see if the data … Continue reading →

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Which Presidential Administrations Provide Greater Stock/Bond Gains?

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Michael Morrison

Conventional wisdom suggests Republican presidential administrations provide greater economic gains to Wall Street and stock holders than Democratic administrations. Let’s examine the evidence to see if the data confirms conventional wisdom. Barclays Capital and The Economist looked at the data, … Continue reading →

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