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Should CA, TX, OK, and LA merge into a giant swing state, just for elections?
false1-3

I feel that the goal here is to reproduce the effects of choosing a president by popular vote without abolishing the electoral college. Wouldn't an electoral reform to abolish the electoral college be a more realistic goal?

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4AnthonyC
Realistic in what sense? This proposal requires a majority vote by four state legislatures, and increases each state's influence in presidential politics. A constitutional amendment requires a 2/3 majority of both houses of Congress and a majority in the legislatures of 3/4 of the states, and reduces the influence of about 20 of the states who are currently overrepresented in the electoral college.
Best non-textbooks on every subject
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

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Behave explains how neurochemical and genetic factors cause the best and worst behaviours of our species.

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  1. Self-contained: Behave provides the necessary background knowledge in neuroscience, endocrinology, and biochemistry through apendices.
  2. Good narrative: despite discussing complex scientific topics the author has organised the material into a narrative structure that makes the book feel more like a novel than a textbook.
  3. Evidence-based: all scientific claims have appropriate citation
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Omicron: My Current Model
false10

Note that this post mostly does not justify and explain its statements. I document my thinking, sources and analysis extensively elsewhere, little of this should be new.

This is my first encounter with your writing, could you or someone else recommend a starting point that does justify and explain these statements?

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2Ruby
If you view Zvi's profile, the recent series of Omicron posts (titled "Omicron Post #N") steadily build up the picture regarding Omicron.