Category Archives: Research

For consumers of news from left-leaning viewpoints, the task of finding credible news can be difficult. While news on the right is increasingly restricted to a handful of sources, left-leaning outlets are numerous and varied. As a result, finding the best news to read is increasingly challenging.  The allure of ad revenue incentivizes news sources …

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The U.S. is desperate to break the shackles of a forever war in Afghanistan, but what else will break when it leaves?

After decades of focusing on the threat from foreign terrorists, the threat of domestic terrorism remains divisive. But the data shows it’s getting worse.

Ranked choice voting (RCV) has been a much touted remedy for some of the ailments of American democracy. Broadly speaking, RCV is supposed to help more closely align candidates, and eventual winners, with voter preferences by permitting a more detailed expression of those preferences. That could mean the inclusion of more voices in politics and …

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The Factual examines how the lab leak theory was initially covered, how coverage has changed in 2021, and what these shifts over time suggest about the media at large.