Seizing children is good policy (if you’re a complete monster).
A look at the Trump policy of separating migrant families. Part eighteen of a series of articles on game theory and politics.
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Mike Selinker
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.
Two madmen play poker: the North Korea bluff-off.
A game theory look at Trump’s North Korea strategy.
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Good Guys, Bad Guys, and the end of an armed society.
Every time we have a gun massacre, two things will happen: The Onion will publish a “No way to prevent this” article and the gun control debate will flare.
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Abortion rights and the game theory of armor.
Mike Selinker takes a look at Texas’s no good, very bad anti-choice strategy. Fourth of a series of posts about politics and game theory. This one on abortion rights.
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Co-op mode: Why Trump sees “many sides” to Nazi murder.
Mike Selinker on Donald Trump and the Nazis and why he has no choice but to support white supremacists. Third of a series of posts about politics and game theory.
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The gambler: Why Trump keeps doubling down on an idiotic Russia strategy.
Mike Selinker on gambling, losing, and the president who is doing a lot of both. Part 2 of a series on game theory and politics. This, on Trump’s Russia problem.
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Game theory and the two magic words that will impeach Trump.
A theoretical approach on how to impeach Trump, take over Congress, and save the Union. This is the first piece in an exclusive series by Mike Selinker about politics and game theory.
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