Quantitative and formal analysis of international relations, comparative politics, and American politics.
Michael A. Allen Two extremely useful posts went up while I was at MWPSA and are worth re-blogging. While I am not sure if my readership is radically different than either site, it is still useful to spread the word. First, the Monkey Cage posted an update to their blogroll that I will soon copy. It now includes … Read more
I will be flying for Chicago early Wednesday morning for the Midwest Political Science Association Conference. This is my first co-authored paper with Julie (another contributor to his blog) and we will present the following paper Thursday morning: The contemporary rise to infamy of Blackwater Worldwide and the private corporation's misdeeds in the Iraq War … Read more
Ah Friday, a great day to do final edits on my and Julie's paper for Midwest – also a good time for a quick blog post with a somewhat misleading title as the two subjects refer to two seperate links. First, via Freakonomics, is a competition for the Fraser Institute to have them collect data. … Read more
A Simple Math Problem. I may have to save this example (or another in a similar form) as a general probability calculation question. I imagine a certain class of statisticians would find this easier than a second type. Michael A. AllenMichael A. Allen is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Boise State University. His … Read more
March this year hosted two mathematics-related holidays that now have passed us and March will not contain both of these days for a century (2109 will be the next lucky March, set your calendars!). The first holiday in March was Square Root Day celebrated on March 3rd. For those of you who have missed an … Read more
Just got out of a bayesian stats workshop and saw this: I am sure I will see it a few more times as I go down my blogroll for the day… Edit: Looks like one blog on the list beat me to it. Michael A. AllenMichael A. Allen is an Associate Professor of Political Science … Read more
My teaching style, as well as my presentation style, is marked by a relatively rapid delivery. I had favored such a style quite awhile ago for many public speaking formats as the general perception of the speaker by the audience is favorable (generally heighten perceptions of intelligence and mastery of the material). However, now I … Read more
I, unfortunately, will be leaving ISA and NYC this morning and will be missing a bloggers get together of sorts tonight. However, for those of you here at ISA and reading blogs instead of attending panels, this gathering may be of interest. Michael A. AllenMichael A. Allen is an Associate Professor of Political Science at … Read more
Slate has a very intriguing article up of a newly found thesis written by Elizabeth Cheney (Dick Cheney's older daughter who later served in the State Department). The thesis reportedly gives a normative endorsement of an unconstrained executive during war time: From beginning to end, it's clear that Cheney looks upon the model of the … Read more
Potentially decent class material from Mind Your Decisions. Michael A. AllenMichael A. Allen is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Boise State University. His research focuses on international conflict, military alliances, and quantitative methods in international relations and comparative politics. www.ma-allen.com