Just the social facts, ma'am

Since 1972, the General Social Survey has asked "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can'...

This post was inspired by a story about the scarcity of Republicans among prominent rock musicians.    However, it;s not about Trump, but ab...

The Washington Post has compiled a database of fatal shootings by police in 2015 and 2016 .  Breaking it down by state seems like an obviou...

I have seen several articles saying that Donald Trump is "to the left" of Hillary Clinton on trade (e. g., this one by Fareed Zaka...

It's sometimes said that most whites believe that America is a "colorblind society," or even think there is more discriminatio...

It appears that an overwhelming majority of Americans who have an opinion on the subject think that Britain should remain in the European Un...

Republicans are scarce at elite universities today.  A recent poll of Harvard seniors found that only 4% said they would vote for Donald Tr...