As your humble e-scribbler spent time on Tuesday finishing off a presentation to the ATIPPA inquiry next week (11 AM, 25 June), here are a couple of quickies you might find interesting:
- In light of the chatter about polls in the Ontario election, here’s yet another commentary on the general uselessness of horse-race polls, despite the fact news media love them.Yet another argument against horse-race polls. Via Monkey Cage.
- “How oil helps dictatorships survive” is another exploration of the connection between oil wealth and a decrease in competitive politics.
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