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September 17, 2017

Why Electoral College Reform is a Red Herring, or, “Don’t Feel So Bad for New York and California”

Porous, Virtual Political Borders + Tsunami of Outside Money People who decry the outsized influence wielded by sparsely-populated states in the electoral college (think, North & South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Rhode Island) are missing a key point:  thanks to porous borders — and lax campaign finance laws — many of the elections in those states are...
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Busted! Why the “Preview-Booked-as-a-Showing” is Going Away

Dear “Just Previewing” Realtor:  “Smile! You’re On Candid Camera!!”** [Editor’s Note:  The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.] Here’s a news flash for skeptical home Sellers (or, maybe not):  not every...
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