> How would you propose making a list of "99 reasons 2016 was a good year" without "sampling bias"? If I were to write this article, I'd attempt to hit as many

> How would you propose making a list of "99 reasons 2016 was a good year" without "sampling bias"? If I were to write this article, I'd attempt to hit as many different interests as possible, including things I find silly or inconsequential (i.e. sports teams' accomplishments). > A conservative's list would be very different: opened up vast new areas to oil drilling! Outlawed abortion in more countries! Rolled back environmental regulations that protect penguins over jobs! Reduced crime with stiffer prison sentences! That's an interesting take on conservatism. Most of the self-proclaimed conservatives I know wouldn't agree with that, but maybe they're mislabeling themselves?