One-Fifth of Americans Can’t Understand Election Predictions
And their ignorance might keep them from voting. By Nathan Collins FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver. (Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty…
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An Interview With the Founder of PolitiFact, During a Season of Distorted Reality
Has fact-checking been rendered obsolete by the post-fact carnival of American electoral politics? Bill Adair says: not yet.
Pork or Pig: Words Can Hurt You, Especially if You’re an Animal
Research confirms we use language to emotionally distance ourselves from violence and the act of killing. By James…
Why Are Donald Trump’s Lawyers Making Such a Big Deal Over His Tweets?
Earlier this week, plaintiffs in one of the presidential candidate’s three ongoing Trump University lawsuits mocked Trump’s law team’s attempt to remove his own campaign statements from the court room.
From Transparency to Democracy
What’s better than openness? Openness coupled with engagement. By Hollie Russon-Gilman & K. Sabeel Rahman (Photo: Laurent Dard/AFP/Getty…
Few Answers and No Justice for the Mexican Towns Attacked by the Cartel
A new report finds that the Mexican government failed to stop a door-to-door campaign of killing that went…
The Numbers Behind Trump’s Repeal and Replace Proposal
This week, Trump’s focused once again on the Affordable Care Act. By Dwyer Gunn Donald Trump delivers remarks…
Why We Whitewash Trump’s Transgressions
Psychological research suggests people more easily excuse ethical lapses when they’re committed by someone who is perceived as…
The World Is on Track to Fall Short of Paris Agreement Goals
The Emissions Gap Report finds that the world is on track to overshoot emissions reduction targets in 2030—and…
‘Pacific Standard’ Heads to Marrakech for COP22
The walls around the Agdal gardens in Marrakech with the High Atlas mountains in the distance. (Photo: Fadel…