What’s Your Vaccination Secret?
Ethan Lindenberger testifies before the Senate about vaccinations. Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Ethan Lindenberger asked a simple question on Reddit, he probably didn’t think it’d pave the way for him to testify in front of the Senate. Posting in the popular community r/NoStupidQuestions,…
There’s a Bigger Difference Between 0 and 1 Than You Think
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A few weeks ago I wrote about a study showing that student evaluations of teachers could differ substantially if a scale of 1-6 was used instead of 1-10. Today, I learned that the boffins at Pew Research just finished a similar study. They wanted to…
House Dems Expect to Pass Their Top Bill on Friday. It Would Require Trump to Disclose His Tax Returns.
Mary Altaffer/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Democrats are opening another front in their effort to win the release of President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Their plan: Vote on legislation that would require the president and vice president, along with all future candidates for those offices, to disclose 10 years…
The Perils of Revisiting the Past
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Self-consciously reconstructing a bygone style is tricky business. Odds are you’ll end up sounding like a stale nostalgia act, when the goal is to create the illusion of spontaneity. Amazingly, a gifted few pull it off. Nick WaterhouseNick WaterhouseInnovative Leisure California’s Nick Waterhouse revisits the…
A Second Federal Court Just Struck Down the 2020 Census Citizenship Question
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announces a lawsuit filed by California challenging a citizenship question on the 2020 census.Rich Pedroncelli/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A second federal judge on Wednesday struck down a controversial question about US citizenship that the Trump administration added to the 2020 census, writing that it…
Zuckerberg: Facebook Will Build a Brand New Privacy-Obsessed Social Network
Jaap Arriens Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Mark Zuckerberg says that Facebook is about to undergo some big changes. But as you read this, keep track of where the pea is: Over the last 15 years, Facebook and Instagram have helped people connect with friends, communities, and interests in the…