WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court justices were mostly silent Tuesday as a Trump administration lawyer defended the government's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census , an indication the court's majority may be inclined to side with the administration. Critics say adding the question would discourage many immigrants from being counted,...
3 Reasons Why People Fall for Politicians’ Lies About Statistics
Why do people make such poor decisions about politics? Why are they so often distracted by lies, irrelevant alternatives and specious arguments? Politicians use and abuse statistics and fabricate when it suits their purposes. Contemporary examples of either deliberate or inadvertent misuse of data are easy to find on all...
Ginsburg Misses Supreme Court Arguments for 1st Time
WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing arguments for the first time in more than 25 years as she recuperates from cancer surgery last month, the Supreme Court said. Ginsburg was not on the bench as the court met Monday to hear arguments. It was not clear when she...