Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1903, Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter (died 1976) was born. In 1909, Simon Newcomb, Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician (born 1835) passed away. In 1943, Howard Gardner, American psychologist and academic was born. In 1943, Richard Carleton, Australian journalist (died 2006) was born. In 1966, Nadeem Aslam, Pakistani-English author was born. In 1989, Travis Waddell, Australian rugby league player was born. In 1994, Anthony Milford, Australian rugby league player was born. In 1994, Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research (born 1942) passed away. In 1997, Ryan Rolison, American baseball player was born. In 2013, Egbert Brieskorn, German mathematician and academic (born 1936) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
AUBUT: Proportional representation is a fantasy built on bad math
I welcome debate because it exposes the strengths and weaknesses of an argument and helps bring the truth into clearer view. That is why I was pleased to see Bryan Breguet respond to my recent essay defending Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system.
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