Monthly Archives: January 2014

Yesterday, I registered a wonky disagreement with the presidential voting commission’s report. Today, I raise a more straightforward cavil. Kevin Collins and StephanieWDC kick things off: @kwcollins but same-day registration is! — Stephanie (@StephanieWDC) January 24, 2014 Same-day registration (aka, … Continue reading →

The Presidential Commission on Election Administration (PCEA, or Bauer-Ginsberg) released its report this week. While I support nearly all the recommendations in the report, they miss a key point about data modeling. First, the good news: The report provides excellent … Continue reading →

One year ago today, Aaron Swartz took his own life. One of his most impressive qualities was his appetite for reading books. For instance, he read 70 books in 2011 and kindly posted his thoughts on all of them on … Continue reading →