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This is the Web-log of Professor Matthew Shugart ("MSS"); however, other "planters" have been invited to contribute. Please check the "Planted by" line to see the author of the post you are reading.

The Mission of F&V;

Core principles:

Henry Droop on the "moderate non-partisan section"

Madison on "dangers from abroad" and "the fetters... on liberty"

FRUITS: Support your local, organic growers; and, plant vines and fig trees and pomegranates for the generations to come...

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  • 10 June 2010

    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: Israel

    These olive trees have seen a lot.


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    This is the garden of Gethsemane, with domes of The Church of All Nations in the background.

    Up the hill (that is, the Mount of Olives) is the Dominus Flevit, on the grounds of which are some other rather impressive old olive trees that have been recently interplanted with young citrus trees.


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    Propagation: Seeds & scions (0)


    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: Benelux, Coalition governance

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (15)


    06 June 2010

    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: California, ELECTORAL SYTEMS & REFORM, Referenda

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (7)


    31 May 2010

    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: Germany, Presidential & Parliamentary Systems

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (9)


    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: Coalition governance, Japan

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (1)


    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: Colombia, Electing presidents, Green parties

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (0)


    30 May 2010

    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: Coalition governance, Japan

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (1)


    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: Coalition governance, Czech Republic, PR, Party lists

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (5)


    28 May 2010

    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: ELECTORAL SYTEMS & REFORM

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (37)


    25 May 2010

    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: Presidential & Parliamentary Systems

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (9)


    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: FRUITS, Israel

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (1)


    24 May 2010

    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: Israel

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (1)


    23 May 2010

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (3)


    20 May 2010

    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: Britain

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (0)


    18 May 2010

    Planted by MSS
    Planted in: Blogging, Britain

    Propagation: Seeds & scions (0)


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    FRUIT FEEDS
    PROPAGATION
    Recent comments.

  • Churchill on AV (37)
    • Alan: Clay Rather than respond to even more claims and factoids, I would simply ask whether you still contend, against the evidence, that...
    • Clay Shentrup: Alan, If Florida had used Approval Voting in 2000 it takes quite a lot of imagination to say that it would have been in Bush’s or...
    • Clay Shentrup: Bob Richard, The general strategy with Approval Voting is to just vote for the same candidate you would support if you were a...
    • Clay Shentrup: Oops.. the initial submission seemed unsuccessful so I altered it a bit and resubmitted. Sorry about that.
    • Clay Shentrup: Alan, ..look only at the ceremonial Irish presidency and ignore the PR legislature Their legislature uses STV, not IRV. You seemed...
    • Clay Shentrup: Alan, ..look only at the ceremonial Irish presidency and ignore the PR legislature Their legislature uses STV, not IRV. You seemed...
  • Dutch election 2010: Another cliffhanger & who should get the first right to form a government? (15)
    • Alan: There is a bridge in Sydney I’d like to sell to anyone who thinks that horse-trading does not take place in any government formation...
    • Bob Richard: Ed’s (#5) last paragraph is very much on point, at least to the extent that this is actually what happens. But I think...
    • Bob Richard: MSS (#9), who gets first right is the (relatively) easy part. The hard part is whether there’s any way other than horse-trading...
    • MSS: The “subsidia ry issue” that Alan raises is very important. If there has to be a formal (positive) investiture vote, a minority...
    • Bjor: There seems to be two strong norms on government formation in the Netherlands: 1. First right to the largest party. 2. Government need to be...
    • Alan: There’s a subsidiary issue: does a new government need to face a parliamentary vote which varies from an absolute majority (Germany), a...
    • MSS: Well, there is one way to ensure that comments are not off-thread: revise the original entry! The question Bob raised about procedures for...
    • MSS: Vasi, you might look up Matias Bargsted and Orit Kedar, “Coalition-Ta rgeted Duvergerian Voting: How Expectations Affect Voter Choice under...
  • CROSS-POLLINATION

    FRUITS

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    The Fruit Blog (Fruit & fruit breeding)
    Daley's Fruit Tree Blog
    Orchards Forever
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    The Ethicurean
    The Jew and the Carrot
    Small farms ("real people & real food")
    Life begins at 30 (Farmers markets, etc.)
    Banana
    Festival of Trees
    Rare Fruit News Online
    Cloudforest Cafe


    VOTES

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    Comparative democracy

    Psephos (Adam Carr's data archive)
    Electoral Panorama
    World Elections
    African Elections Database
    M. Herrera's Electoral Calendar
    Electoral Geography (Data archive)
    Michael Gallagher's data archive
    Election Finance (Blog, data archive)
    European Election Law News
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    Citizens Assembly Blog (dormant?)


    POLITOLOGY

    Blogs of political analysis

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    Arms and Influence (dormant?)
    Political Science Weblog (abstracts)
    Frontloading HQ (Josh Putnam)
    FiveThirtyEight
    Vote View (Keith Poole)
    The Monkey Cage
    Political Arithmetik
    Polysigh
    Reflective Pundit
    Rustbelt Intellectual
    SixFifty (U.K.)
    Simon Jackman
    The semi-presidential one
    Josep Colomer
    Chapel Hill Treehouse (dormant)
    Political Behavior (dormant)
    The Democratic Piece
    Countries at the Crossroads (Freedom House blog)
    Jacob T. Levy

    REGIONAL ANALYSIS

    Canada

    Crawl Across the Ocean
    Idealistic Pragmatist
    Paulitics
    Pith and Substance

    Europe

    Centre for European Politics
    Dr Sean's Diary
    Euro Trib
    A Fistful of Euros

    Latin America

    Bloggings by boz
    Colombia: A PoliBlog Sideblog
    El Criador de Gorilas
    Pronto!
    Two Weeks Notice
    Central American Politics

    S.W. Asia & E. Mediterranean

    Informed Comment Global Affairs
    Prospects for Peace
    Swords and ploughshares
    Lisa Goldman
    Michael J. Totten

    New Zealand

    Kiwiblog
    No Right Turn

    OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCE BLOGS

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    Statistical Modeling
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    Cold Spring Shops
    Marginal Revolution
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    Green Commons
    California Greening
    Philobiblon (UK)
    Prayingmantis (NZ)
    Meretz USA (Israel)

    JUDAISM

    Ararat Scrolls
    The Jew and the Carrot
    Mah Rabu
    Baraita (dormant)
    Jewschool
    Davka
    Jewish Heritage Travel

    THE HOPYARD

    Beer Advocate
    Rate Beer
    Seen Through a Glass
    A Good Beer Blog
    Seven Pack Beer Blog
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    THE BALLYARD

    6-4-2
    Halos Heaven
    Global Baseball
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    Gaslamp Ball
    Beyond the Boxscore
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    F&V; time: This blog's date function is so set as to start a new day at approximately local sunset. (Why, if we have "day" and "night," should a new "day" start in the middle of the night?)

    F&V; Coordinates: A compass may be helpful for navigating the orchard--a Political Compass, that is.

    Your Orchardist's coordinates:

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    • –6.26 Social libertarian
    ...approximately the location of The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand and close to the ideological positions of Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Ralph Nader.

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