Information Maven: Greg Meyer

Finding, capturing, and categorizing information (and trying to make sense of it).

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What’s wrong with Kansas?

May 12th, 2005 · No Comments

Thomas Frank’s engaging book What’s the Matter with Kansas tackles a conundrum: how to explain the appeal that conservative politicians have in the once-Populist state. Frank’s thesis is simple, but his narrative is more tangled than a simple culture war come home to roost. Frank believes the people who benefit least from the […]

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Thoughts on the papal vote

April 16th, 2005 · No Comments

Washington State’s recent election brought election security and verification to the forefront of many people’s minds. Bruce Schneier’s recent article on the possibility of “hacking the papal vote” offers an interesting perpective into election security.

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