Andrew Yang, Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump, and the bet against America.
Part 45 of a series on game theory and politics, this on outsider candidates in the Democratic 2020 US presidential race. [Read now...]
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Mike Selinker
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Game designer, puzzlecrafter, author, and president of Seattle's Lone Shark Games. His puzzles and game articles frequently appear in Games Magazine, The New York Times, and The Chicago Tribune.
Game theory and the four magic words that will convict Trump.
Part 44 in a series on game theory and politics, this on convicting an impeached President Trump. [Read now...]
The thunder in the Rotunda — How Nancy Pelosi rope-a-doped Trump.
Part 43 of a series on game theory and politics, this on the fallout from the Trump Ukraine scandal. [Read now...]
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Opinion USA, Boxing, Democrats, Donald Trump, Game Theory, Impeachment, Joe Biden, Mohammed Ali, Nancy Pelosi, Political Strategy, Ukraine, US Congress, US Politics, US Senate
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You can’t spell “believer” without “lie” — A look at why Trump lies so much.
Part 42 in a series of essays on game theory and politics, this on Trump’s lies. [Read now...]
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Long-Read, Donald Trump, Fox News, Game Theory, Hurricane Dorian, Republicans, US-Iran, US Politics
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The Epstein–Barr virus: Why conspiracies beget more conspiracies.
Dispatches from a post-truth world. Part 41 of a series on politics and game theory, this on the theories about Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide. [Read now...]
You don’t have to want to save the planet. You just have to.
It’s hard living in the love of the common people. Part 40 of a series on game theory and politics, this on environmentalism and immunization. [Read now...]
If Trump is not indicted because he cannot be, he should be.
Robert Mueller speaks volumes. Two of them. Mike Selinker on Robert Mueller’s conclusions about President Trump. [Read now...]
No one wants to go to war with Iran. We’re going anyway.
A little tale about dinner in Abilene and the Trump Administration’s Iran policy. [Read now...]
How Theresa May’s war of attrition killed everyone.
Europe, they just cannot quit you. Someday, when I’m old and gray(er), I’ll be able to tell the unbelieving youth that there was a time the UK lost its fool mind, but it got it back in time. [Read now...]
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Opinion, Brexit, Brexiters, Theresa May, Conservatives
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Trump will always blink.
With Donald Trump, don’t turn your back, don’t look away, and don’t blink. Part 28 of a series on game theory and politics, this one focusing on Trump’s shutdown debacle. [Read now...]
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Opinion, Donald Trump, Game Theory
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A candidate’s guide to winning the rock-paper-scissors primary.
With lizards, but no Spock. A look at the crowded field of Democrats running for president in 2020. Part 27 of a series on game theory and politics. [Read now...]
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2020 US Election, Game Theory, Democrats, Opinion
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Game-changer: How Democrats won the Kavanaugh war by losing the battle.
Congratulations, Republicans! You’ve gotten Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court! His face will always be associated with your victory. His ragey, hateful, perjuring, conspiratorial face. You’re him now. That vote to confirm Kavanaugh will work in Democrats’ favor, and eventually America’s as well. [Read now...]
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Opinion, Donald Trump, US Politics
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