Politics And Game Theory

Jordan Ellenberg reduces the election to a game of rock, paper, scissors. Read this article, it's a romp.

Meanwhile, here's the topic for your game theory and international relations essay: Al Qaeda has a major game theoretic advantage over us because they've proven absolutely willing to die and indifferent to casualties. It's a token of the "throwing the steering wheel out the window" paradigm.

Mull that over a bit, and get back to me when the paper is written.