26 Oct
The Margin of Error
China Is Trending. Understanding China Isn't
Chinese culture is having its moment in the sun. So why are fewer Americans visiting, studying, and learning about China?
Essays and computational analyses from The Margin of Error (also on Substack), and disinformation reporting written for the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab.
Chinese culture is having its moment in the sun. So why are fewer Americans visiting, studying, and learning about China?
Stagnant incomes, strained public services, and fractured politics are bringing Britain to a standstill
The last decade has seen a spike in profanity and a continued decline in courtesy in the U.S. House and Senate—and it is keeping this C-SPAN listener awake.
On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the New Right is battling over what it means to be American.
The post-WWII peace dividend is over, and the bill for military deterrence is coming due — likely at the cost of social programs.
National Conservatives seek to promote national industry, isolationism, the family, and tradition.
How news coverage of the two major-party candidates differed as the US presidential election entered its final week.
The set of swing states has shrunk over recent decades — but which states swing changes with each cycle.
On 1 March 2022, five days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the character of the r/russia subreddit changed sharply.
A chronology of the events leading to the 24 February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
How the link structure of news websites itself encodes ideological echo chambers.
Examining the democratic credentials of the states invited to the U.S. Summit for Democracy.
QAnon has been removed from nearly every mainstream platform. Where did it go?
QAnon followers sell coffee, run their own blogs, and maintain their own social platforms.
Introducing The Margin of Error: computer science, security and privacy research, and a good deal else.