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American Community Survey: Is it useful? Is it safe?

April 7, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Democracy, Good government, Immigration, Survey, Widgets: Polls Leave a comment

I filled out the U.S. Department of Commerce’s American Community Survey today, and I’m wondering: Does this thing yield anything useful, and do I

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NSA data collection raises more questions than answers

January 8, 2014 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Courts, FBI/NSA/CIA, Human Rights, Privacy/surveillance, Technology Leave a comment

In his book, The Republican Brain, Chris Mooney describes how there are certain types of issues in which Democrats mimic the illogical positions of

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Republicans have trouble understanding luck

May 13, 2013 Arthur Lieber Crime/Violence, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Privacy/surveillance, Republican Brain, Republicans, Terrorism Leave a comment

Republicans often like to see issues in black and white with no room for shades of gray. This means that they cannot accommodate luck

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