… “Calling Bullshit: Data Reasoning in a Digital World,” designed and co-taught by University of Washington professors Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom, begins with a premise so obvious we barely lend it the attention it deserves: “Our world is saturated with bullshit.” And so, every week for 12 weeks, the […] Read more »
Majority of Americans support progressive policies such as higher minimum wage, free college
From government-mandated paid maternity leave to tuition-free college, the CNBC All-America Economic Survey reveals a surprising American appetite for some very progressive policies. In a survey of 800 Americans nationwide, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points, the CNBC survey finds majority support for five […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Fewer voters feeling nervous about the economy
As economic worries wane, approval of President Trump’s job performance remains just two points shy of his record, according to the latest Fox News Poll. Still, a majority disapproves. … Meanwhile, more than half disapprove (59 percent) of the president declaring a national emergency on the southern border as a […] Read more »
For first time, more Americans fault discrimination than self-motivation for white-black prosperity gap
A record high share of nonblack Americans say the chasm between blacks’ and whites’ standards of living is due to discrimination against blacks, with fewer people blaming lack of will power, according to a long-running national survey released Tuesday. The biennial General Social Survey found 41 percent of nonblack Americans […] Read more »
Americans say even the legal breaks for college admission are rigging the system
It’s not just the illegal efforts to game college admissions that alarm most Americans. While allegations that rich parents cheated their children’s way into elite universities have captured headlines, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll also finds overwhelming public opposition to the legal breaks for college admission available to athletes, […] Read more »
Admissions scandal reveals ‘aristocracy masquerading as a meritocracy’
With its toxic blend of arrogance and entitlement, the college admission cheating scandal has touched a deep nerve across the country. But it represents only the most visible inequity in a higher education system that many critics believe now does more to stratify privilege than to expand opportunity. … As […] Read more »