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Attended college thanks to the generous state support of education in 1960's America. Earned a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Illinois followed by post doctoral research positions at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Taught for several years at Lehigh University prior to a short stint at Bell Laboratories but followed by a much longer career at NEC punctuated by ten U.S. and international patents in the general area to semiconductor applications. Now living in a comfortable Maine retirement community and focused on the prospect of upgrading democracy by means of an improved voting system.

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153 Articles, 31 Quick Links, 1531 Comments, 12 Diaries, 3 Series, 8 Polls

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A Parliament in Washington?

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Star Voting on Fabric

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Striving for Better Voting

Yet Another Balanced Voting Method

A $2 Bill

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Conservatives Without Conscience

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Spoiled Again

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Can We End the Two-Party System?

Balanced: Plurality or Approval?

Isn't IRV a Great System for Voting?

Illusions of Ending the Two-Party Duopoly

Let's Have More Political Parties

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A Voter's Quandry

The National Popular Vote

Balanced Condorcet Voting

What's Wrong with First-Choice Voting?

Range Voting

Good Strategic Voting

Centralized Power is Always a Danger

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