Leah Libresco (117 entries)

Comparing Obama’s Veto Rate To Other Recent Presidents’
Shorter Yellow Lights In Chicago Increase Chances Of Tickets
Shorter Yellow Lights In Chicago Increase Chances Of Tickets
What Paris Could Do About Its Mystery Drones
Will The Indiana Boycott Work?
Obama Begins To Catch Up With Clemency Pleas
Lame-Duck Presidents Tend To Offer More Clemency
California Chases Easiest Water Savings, Not Biggest
Mark Autism Awareness Month by Surveying People With Autism
Better Forensics Aren’t Enough To Prevent Wrongful Death Sentences
Kansas Welfare Bill Would Cut Into Benefits With ATM Fees
Migrants Trying To Cross The Mediterranean Are Leaving One Risk For Another
Cheaper Cancer Tests Carry Risks As Well As Benefits
Unlike Many States, Louisiana Allowed New Orleans To Ban Smoking In Bars
There’s Not Enough Data On Civilian Drone Casualties
The U.K.’s New At-Home HIV Test Is Better Than Anything We Have In The U.S.
The Failed Space Station Supply Mission Comes As Space Transport Changes
A Few People Lead Many Of The Anti-Muslim Groups In The U.S.
Racial And Ethnic Gaps Remain A Big Question in Medicine
Myanmar’s Rohingya Refugees Are The World’s Largest Group of Stateless People
How Big A Problem Are Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs?
How Big A Problem Are Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs?
Evangelical Protestants Are The Biggest Winners When People Change Faiths
Charities Don’t Need To Break Laws To Waste Your Money
Charities Don’t Need To Break Laws To Waste Your Money
The ‘One Person, One Vote’ Case Relies On Statistics That Nobody Has
The ‘One Person, One Vote’ Case Relies On Statistics That Nobody Has
Escapees From New York's Prisons Are Rarely Free For Long
Escapees From New York’s Prisons Are Rarely Free For Long
Loan Forgiveness For Bad-Faith, Not Bad-Bargain Schools
Loan Forgiveness For Bad-Faith, Not Bad-Bargain Schools
The Dominican Republic’s Revocation Of Citizenship Creates 200,000 Stateless People
The Dominican Republic’s Revocation Of Citizenship Creates 200,000 Stateless People
Before Charleston, Not Many People Wanted To Take Down The Confederate Flag
Before Charleston, Not Many People Wanted To Take Down The Confederate Flag
Here’s How Americans Spend Their Working, Relaxing and Parenting Time
The Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision Is Already Worth $3 Billion For Insurers
Gay Marriage Doesn’t Make Domestic Partnership Obsolete
The Causes Of Black Church Fires Resist Easy Explanations
Marijuana Edibles Are A Gamble For Users
Rapes Assisted By Drugs Or Alcohol Are All Too Common
Women Haven’t Had Their Own Ticker-Tape Parade Since 1960
Obama Catches Up To Both Bushes On Commutations
The U.S.’s Math Olympiad Win Breaks China’s Dominance
The U.S.’s Math Olympiad Win Breaks China’s Dominance
Girls Are Rare At The International Math Olympiad
Girls Are Rare At The International Math Olympiad
Being Arrested Is Nearly Twice As Deadly For African-Americans As Whites
In The Major Leagues, Female Coaches Are Barely A Rounding Error
In The Major Leagues, Female Coaches Are Barely A Rounding Error
The United States Is The Biggest Importer Of Trophy Lions Like Cecil
The United States Is The Biggest Importer Of Trophy Lions Like Cecil
States Vary Enormously On HPV Vaccination Rates
States Vary Enormously On HPV Vaccination Rates
Statistics Could Do More For Your Sex Life Than ‘Female Viagra’
Statistics Could Do More For Your Sex Life Than ‘Female Viagra’
Catholics Who Disagree With The Vatican Think The Church Will Change
Catholics Who Disagree With The Vatican Think The Church Will Change
Germany’s Plan For Migrants Will Reshape Its Future
Germany’s Plan For Migrants Will Reshape Its Future
Some Context For America’s Pledge To Take In 10,000 Syrian Refugees
Some Context For America’s Pledge To Take In 10,000 Syrian Refugees
Pope Francis Called For More Work From Priests, But 20 Percent Of Parishes Don’t Even Have One
Pope Francis Called For More Work From Priests, But 20 Percent Of Parishes Don’t Even Have One
Half Of U.S. Catholics Disagree With Pope Francis On The Death Penalty
Half Of U.S. Catholics Disagree With Pope Francis On The Death Penalty
‘Hamilton’ Is The Very Model Of A Modern Fast-Paced Musical
‘Hamilton’ Would Last 4 To 6 Hours If It Were Sung At The Pace Of Other Broadway Shows
The Nobel-Winning Malaria Drug Won’t Work For Much Longer
The Nobel-Winning Malaria Drug Won’t Work For Much Longer
Sex Supplements Send 617 People To The ER Each Year
Sex Supplements Send 617 People To The ER Each Year
Americans Aren’t That Interested In Benghazi
Americans Aren’t That Interested In Benghazi
Cops In Classrooms Are Rarely Evaluated
Cops In Classrooms Are Rarely Evaluated
China Will Let Families Have More Kids, But Many Women Can’t
China Will Let Families Have More Kids, But Many Women Can’t
Mainline Protestant Churches Are Warmer To Potential Members If They’re White
Here Are The Demands From Students Protesting Racism At 51 Colleges
Most Professors Fear, But Don’t Face, Trigger Warnings
Chipotle’s Norovirus Outbreak Is Not A Typical Norovirus Outbreak
Don’t Write The Death Penalty Off Quite Yet
All The Ways Christmas Tries To Kill You
The ‘Charlie Brown Christmas Special’ Dancers You Most Want To Party With
The New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Is Too Slow, So We Fixed It
The Armed Oregon Ranchers Who Want Free Land Are Already Getting A 93 Percent Discount
#WheresRey? The ‘Star Wars’ Heroine Is Featured In Fewer Toys Than All The New Dudes
It Only Takes Two Women Coaches For The NFL To Tie For No. 1 On Gender Diversity
What Do Anti-Abortion Demonstrators Want (Besides An End To Abortion)?
The Cheapskate’s Guide To Buying Flowers For Valentine’s Day
Your Valentine Is More Interested In Dinner And A Card Than Anything Else
The Pope Is Way More Popular Than Donald Trump
Whomever Obama Picks May Not Meet Scalia’s Definition Of Diversity
At Least 29 People Still Don’t Know Who Won The Super Bowl
I Unleashed A Super Bowl Troll And I’m Sorry
The Supreme Court’s Test For Abortion Laws Is A Poorly Defined Math Problem
Donald Trump’s Sweeping Statements On Islam Are In Line With GOP Opinions
Merrick Garland Doesn’t Pass Scalia’s Diversity Test
Attacks On Transportation Targets Like Those In Brussels Have Become Rarer
Trump’s Call To Punish Women Who Have Abortions Is Way Outside The Mainstream
How To Spell ‘Internet’
Seven Other States Are Considering Restricting Bathrooms For Transgender People
It’s Far Harder To Change Parties In New York Than In Any Other State
400 Years After Shakespeare’s Death, He’s Still Required Reading (Even For Econ Majors)
Beware The Monkey Bars! Playground Concussions Are Rising
Relax, You Probably Call Your Mom Enough
Hillary Clinton Wants More Transparency (About Aliens)
This Year’s Eurovision Finale Will Be More Suspenseful Than Ever
Australia Would Have Won Eurovision Last Year
How Often D.C.’s Metro Catches On Fire
The Sun Is Always Shining In Modern Christian Pop
Guns Like The AR-15 Were Never Fully Banned
The World’s Favorite Donald Trump Tweets
The Mass Shootings Fix
Trump Is Driving Catholic Voters Toward Clinton
When Does Praying In Public Make Others Uncomfortable?