political parties – The Joy of Politics

Design Digest: Norway votes

September 12, 2017

Norwegians voted this past week to return the governing center-right party to power. Norway is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Below is an abridged excerpt from the text of the interactive entry on the government of Norway in the CIA Factbook, a great resource to consult online to test your understanding of the design components in … More Design Digest: Norway votes

Design digest: state elections in Mexico

June 7, 2017

An analysis in last week’s The Economist casts light on coming “state” elections in Mexico, and illustrates two themes discussed in The Joy of Politics. To whit. Mexico is a federal state, the units of which are called “states,” or, in Spanish, estados. Elections take place at varying intervals at both the national, or federal, … More Design digest: state elections in Mexico