News in Brief New York State Will Offer Free College Tuition The plan will be phased in over the next two years, starting with a $100,000 family income cap this fall. See More
News in Brief How Much Does Ideology Matter in Elections? The outcome of the Obama-Romney race was pretty close to what the data had predicted. See More
News in Brief How Do We Know the Death Toll in Syria Is Accurate? The count of the dead in Syria and other global trouble spots matters a great deal, and so does the provenance of the numbers presented. Here's one exhaustive effort to get them right. See More