Inertia and the Death Penalty
Most of us go to the doctor regularly, or at least use the Internet to identify health information of questionable medical value. Either way, we have heard some variation on the phrase “one of the very best predictors of [medical event X] is a prior instance of [X].” One of the very best predictors of whether you’ll […]
Civil Rights and the White Manel
Memo to those who organize conferences, especially conferences on civil rights: your panels should include women and people of color. Bonus tip: when an invited panelist says that she can only participate in good conscience if the demography of the panel is adjusted, don’t disinvite her. We’re ready to flip the calendar to 2018; why are we still […]
America Had Fewer Executions In 2017 Than In 23 Of The Last 25 Years
Why Execution Numbers Continue To Fall Off A Cliff