So why didn’t Ptolomy divide each parallel equally? There’d be no point to. In Ptolomy’s day, no one had a way to determine longitude. So what would be the point in precisely positioning the longitudes of where the meridians cross the parallels?
Michael Ossipoff articles
Michael Ossipoff writes for Democracy Chronicles from Miami, Florida and is one of our earliest and most prolific authors and creators. His writing covers the world of election method reform verifiable election counts and the importance of independent and third party candidates.
The Best Replacement For Mercator World Maps
Don’t let the hype and bullshit convince you that Equal-Earth is the best, or is a scientific optimization, or that there’s anything new about it. No other equal-area world map matches Mollweide map’s realism & beauty.
Why Ranked Choice Voting is the Best Choice
RCV is the only alternative voting system that has been sweeping the country, enacted in many municipalities including state and national elections.
Sainte-Lague For Unbiased Proportional-Representation
There’s been emphasis on single-winner voting-systems because the 1787 Constitution’s requirements, make a joke of any attempt at national equal-representation.
Webster’s Method – Definition & Demonstration of Unbias
The House of Representatives apportionment allocation-rule is of timely importance, because we’re hearing in the news that the Democrats’ & Republicans’ numbers of seats are close.
Oregon Ranked Voting: On The Ballot
Some objectors complain that the state legislature didn’t include itself in the proposed voting-system change.
Voting Systems Don’t Matter if You Don’t Have a Real Democracy
Why should a better voting-system be allowed, unless the people who own the lawmakers want to cede government to the public? And without verifiable vote-counting, it wouldn’t make the slightest difference.
New Voting Systems Can’t Solve the Problems of Democracy
There’s a widespread assumption that if we just tried a little harder or better, everything would improve, and that it’s soon going to happen. I guess it’s human-nature to want to believe that.
Why the Ruling-Rich Won’t Impeach Trump For Now
The problem with impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors is the ruling-rich benefit from what he’s doing, and he’s doing it for them as well as for himself. He’s their president.
Time is Now For Democrats to Take a Stand on Trump Crimes
In these Trump-times, communities need to stick together, to minimize the harm and damage that Trump, his ruling cronies, and his Republican friends (but Democrats too) can do.