The Trump administration said that militarizing the police reduces crime. Is that true? Kenneth Lowande and Ayse Eldes - February 25, 2020 That conclusion is based on flawed data.
How can the news media do a better job covering elections — in a way that won’t leave out voters? Sharon Jarvis - November 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79576" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Voters enter the Hamilton County Board
The Trump administration wants regime change in Iran. But regime change usually doesn’t work. Lindsey O'Rourke and Alexander Downes - May 23, 2018 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People march in Tehran on Feb.
This is how the NRA ‘politically weaponized’ its membership Matthew Lacombe - February 23, 2018 Editor's note: In the aftermath of the Feb. 14, 2018
Here’s a voter fraud myth: Richard Daley ‘stole’ Illinois for John Kennedy in the 1960 election Paul von Hippel - August 8, 2017 President Trump has chartered a Commission on Election Integrity to
After a professor’s op-ed went viral, this is what happened next Andrew Reynolds - January 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_39220" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Opponents of House Bill 2 protest
Is the media biased toward Clinton or Trump? Here is some actual hard data. John Sides - September 20, 2016 There are endless disputes this year about how the media
Do betting markets outperform election polls? Hardly. Thomas Wood - August 9, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44984" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] President Harry S. Truman holds up
Does shielding the public from the costs of war actually affect attitudes about the war? Sarah Kreps and Gustavo Flores-Macías - April 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38375" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Would Americans support foreign wars if
Here’s why you should worry about the polls for the 2016 U.S. elections — and beyond. Andrew Gelman - August 31, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29032" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] In this Nov. 4, 1948 file