Politicians Choosing Their Voters vs. Voters Choosing Their Politicians
The Supreme Court to decide if gerrymandering is unconstitutional
Statistics
Suspect Statistics From Plastic Surgeon Society Say 'Gender Confirmation Surgeries' Up 19 Percent Last Year
There were 3,256 such surgeries in 2016, says the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. But how it got this number is anyone's guess.
Enough Stranger Danger! Children Rarely Abducted by Those They Don't Know
U.S. kids are no more likely to be abducted today than they were decades ago, and much more likely to be returned safely when they are.
Eat More Peppers, Live Longer; Eat More Grilled Meat, Die Sooner
Exploring the absurdities of modern nutritional epidemiology.
Sex-Trafficking Stat Check: How 45 Toledo Teens Become '1,000 Child Sex-Trafficking Victims'
Officials claim that more than 1,000 Ohio children are "trafficked into the sex trade each year." Here's why they're wrong.
Their Science Is Not Broken, Assert Psychologists
Contradicts claims that only 40 percent of studies could be replicated.
Good News, Americans! Cars Are Now Killing as Few People as Guns!
The numbers don't justify the outrage and fear.
The New York Times Says Working in Nail Salons Causes Cancer and Miscarriages. The Evidence Says Otherwise. (Part 3)
The final in a three-part series on how Sarah Maslin Nir's investigative series violated the standards of responsible journalism.
Epidemiology Makes Astrology Look Respectable
Sitting all day will kill you. Well, maybe not.
Why Can't Anyone Agree How Many Mass Shootings There Have Been In 2013?
Making sense of the competing statistics
