Just the social facts, ma'am

I was part way through a post on another topic when I heard a story about how Donald Trump was predicted to have a 97% chance of beating Hil...

For those who can't get enough of my writing, here are two that appeared elsewhere: "The Missing Main Effect of Welfare State Reg...

In the last few days, Ross Douthat and a news story in the New York Times have talked about a what they present as a surprising discovery-...

A few days ago, Nicholas Kristof wrote: "This echo chamber [conservative media] deluded its believers to the point that it sometimes ...

Marco Rubio got a lot of attention for repeating a talking point during Saturday's debate, but few people seem to have noticed how feebl...

Many social scientists believe that universal social welfare programs are inherently more popular than means-tested programs.  The idea is t...

In 2012 a CNN/ORC poll asked "Which of these statements comes closest to your view?...Taxes on wealthy people should be kept low becaus...