Category Archives: 2020 Election

Select Countries in the Global Women Index of Inclusion, Justice, and Security for 2021/22

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We examine the ratings of large countries and countries of concern in the Women Peace and Security Index of 2021/22.  The survey by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security (GWIPS) includes 170 countries, in three categories of Inclusion, … Continue reading →

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Covid Deaths That Were Preventable in the US, California, Texas, Florida, and New York

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

A study of Covid death data from when vaccines became available in the US until April 30, 2022, has figured out how many lives could have been saved by those people being vaccinated up until 100%, at the rate that … Continue reading →

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The Slap Heard ‘Round the World, and US, Ukraine, and Nuclear Violence

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Slap Heard ‘Round the World, and US, Ukraine, and Nuclear Violence I have retreated from further commenting on the Ukraine genocide because of the sadness of what is going on and the feeling and reality of helplessness to stop … Continue reading →

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The International Democracy Survey of 2022

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

For most countries, there are few changes from the Survey of 2021, which we recently put up.  The 2022 survey includes events through 2021.  The 2022 Survey is at V-dem.org.  It is a compilation of ratings from 0 to 1 … Continue reading →

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The International Democracy Survey of 2021

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The International Democracy Survey Evaluation of governments for 2021 shows continual decrease in Democratic ratings.  They use 3,500 scholars and country experts to evaluate 179 countries on hundreds of attributes.  The 2021 report is at V-Dem.org.  In general, the global … Continue reading →

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The Latest California Redistricting Draft Removes UCI from the 45th to the 49th Coastal District

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Latest California Redistricting Draft Removes the UC Irvine Area from the 45th to 49th Coastal District According to the OC Register the UCI area in the latest redistricting draft has moved into the coastal 49th district.  This also includes … Continue reading →

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Why Blame Biden When Republicans Are Stonewalling What the Public Wants?

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Why Blame Biden When Republicans Are Stonewalling What the Public Wants? President Biden is really doing a good job trying to fulfill the much desired social and infrastructure needs of the majority who elected him, and many of the opposition … Continue reading →

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Trump Can Count to Ten

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump Can Count to Ten It’s reassuring that Donald Trump, who presided over the world’s leading economy and nuclear power, and most advanced scientific power, can count to ten.  At least, that is what he proved in his latest show … Continue reading →

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Stop the Steals Initiated by Donald Trump

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Stop the Steals Initiated by Donald Trump. How Do They Grift Us, Let Us Count the Ways. Oddly, Trump has as usual reflexively adopted a banner which point to the Thefts that he has perpetrated upon us. Let’s backtrack in … Continue reading →

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The Three Trump Supremes: The Wrong Justices for the Ripe Times

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Three Trump Supremes:  The Wrong Justices for the Ripe Times We haven’t seen enough cases to see the emergence of the Trump Era on the Supreme Court caused by his highly biased choice of conservative and religious justices, but … Continue reading →

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