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Dec 29 2020
Opinion
Is it any wonder liberal states are shrinking?
For an entire human lifetime, the state of Illinois has been a laggard in population growth. It has lost eight congressional districts since the 1950s. But new census estimates released last week show that this decade, something very special has happened.
The state, affectionately referred to by many as either the “Deadbeat State” (for its practice of handing out IOUs in place of
Washington Examiner
Jul 17 2020
News
Weeks Later, 500 People Still Face Charges for Peacefully Protesting in Minneapolis
Six days after George Floyd’s death, Ahmed Abebe and some friends joined a protest marching towards Interstate 35W in Minneapolis. “I’ve been a resident of Minnesota my whole life. I’m a black man,” said 25-year-old Abebe. “So going out to the protests was something that was meaningful to me—something that hits me straight to the core.”
Just after the 8 p.m. curfew, a swarm of city cops
Mother Jones
May 25 2020
News
How charts and graphs could be influencing our reactions to the pandemic
Presentation matters when it comes to representing the scope of coronavirus cases. A study published by the London School of Economics shows one type of graphic representation could be creating confusion.
A research team made up of academics from the LSE and Yale University found that logarithmic graphs used to show the curve of COVID-19 infections can confuse the public. The
Poynter
Feb 06 2017
News
Obamacare sign-ups decline in face of Trump repeal threat
Facing higher premiums, less choice and a last-minute advertising pullback, fewer people signed up for coverage this year through HealthCare.gov, according to data from a preliminary government report Friday.
Fox News (Online News)
Nov 30 2021
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: The Waukesha Christmas Parade Attack
Some have accused the media of bias in their reporting of a recent attack in Waukesha, Wisconsin in which at least six people were killed and 62 were injured after a man drove an SUV through a Christmas parade.
Some commentators have accused CNN (Left) and The Washington Post (Lean Left) of committing bias by omission, as their reports did not assign a human agent to the incident and
Julie Mastrine
Jun 18 2020
News
The Internet’s Most Censored Space
For the free-speech absolutists out there, let me point you to a corner of the digital world that embraces its utter lack of free expression: Apple’s app stores.
Apple alone decides what apps you can download on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. The company reviews every line of software code and is happy to block any app that it believes promotes harmful behavior, is in poor taste, enables
New York Times (News)
Nov 12 2019
News
The mammoth gap between energy trends and climate goals
Existing and announced policies worldwide won't be nearly enough to rein in carbon emissions, despite the strong growth of climate-friendly energy sources, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.
Why it matters: The IEA's annual World Energy Outlook reports are among the most prominent attempts to model where energy systems are headed in the decades ahead. These
Axios
Oct 02 2020
News
President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. What's the typical course of the illness?
President Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, as have more than 7 million other Americans. Here's what we know about the usual course of the disease.
So far the President's doctor has said only Trump is "well." No information is available as to whether he is experiencing symptoms.
About 40% of people who are exposed to COVID-19 don't have any symptoms at all. It's too
USA TODAY
Nov 10 2016
News
Glenn Greenwald: Why Did Trump Win? Blame the Failed Policies of the Democratic Party
As President-elect Donald Trump heads to the White House to meet with President Obama today, many in the media establishment are wondering how data journalism’s predictions of this election were so wrong. As early as Tuesday morning, many media outlets, including The New York Times, were predicting Hillary Clinton had over an 80 percent chance of winning the presidency. Those predictions
Guest Writer - Left
Nov 30 2020
News
Moderna to ask FDA for emergency use authorization
Moderna announced that it would seek an emergency use authorization, or EUA, from the Food and Drug Administration on Monday after its phase three study found its coronavirus vaccine candidate to be 94% effective.
Moderna said its vaccine was 100% effective at preventing severe cases of COVID-19.
"This positive primary analysis confirms the ability of our vaccine to prevent COVID
Washington Examiner