Nate Silver presents forecasting work as antidote to ‘terrible’ political pundits
In MIT talk, celebrated election forecaster offers critique of media, advice to students and hints about his future projects.
In MIT talk, celebrated election forecaster offers critique of media, advice to students and hints about his future projects.
A new Pew Center project, spurred by MIT research, studies how well states run their elections.
Web-based resource gives citizens the opportunity to participate in the redistricting process.
When you hear poll results reported with a certain margin of error, that’s only part of the story.
The influence of electronic ballots on democracy in the developing world
National popular vote, alternate voting methods debated at MIT conference.
New report from MIT and Caltech notes gains in voting-machine technologies, but warns they could be cancelled out by errors introduced through mail and Internet voting.
MIT political scientist and voting expert weighs in on the state of the presidential campaign, the shifting demographics of America, and the tossup U.S. Senate races.
Professor studies taxation, Social Security, health insurance and more.
Political scientist who studies public opinion assesses a campaign with wildly fluctuating polls.
Labor economist sizes up the impact and meaning of this week’s high-profile Ohio referendum to restore collective bargaining rights for public employees.
MIT hosts Voting Technology Project conference to reinvigorate public discussion on election integrity.