Plurally Unsound
So apparently my brain took a break while I was writing my last post. I asked you to read an article to which I had not provided the link for. Here is the link to the Bombardier Beetle article.
I just read another very interesting article. It talks about voting theory and how the plurality method of voting that we use here in the US is the one that is most succeptible to paradoxical outcomes in which the intent of the majority of the voters does not agree with the results of the election. Quite impressive evidence that our voting system should be tweaked. For example one of the voting methods involves ranking all the candidates in order of preference. However I have a bone to pick with this system. In essence you are required to cast votes even for the candidates you may despise. There is also the caveat that a voter needs to be much more involved with the candidates and their stances on issues before they can correctly rank them all. Anyway its an intriguing issue that I think definitely deserves more attention than it receives.
Just a side note, I am the new webmaster for the ASA here at Cal and I’ve revived our web page, you can check it out here.