About us

Insight by the numbers

We're a nonprofit organization using data to understand issues that are important to life in these United States. Our mission is to learn, together with our readers.

Who we are

Harry S. Margolis,
Chair
Mark Miller,
Vice-Chair
David Garnick,
Editor and Secretary/Treasurer

Our values

The foundation of a fair and open democracy is the freedom to pursue truth.

Integrity
We strive to be accurate and fair.
Independence
We are beholden only to our readers.
Accountability
We take responsibility for what we write.
Transparency
We are open about our data sources and methods.

Corrections

Acknowledging and correcting all factual errors is simply the right thing to do. We also acknowledge corrections of typing, spelling, and grammar errors whenever those errors have the potential to misrepresent the truth. Please let us know when we get something wrong.

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