Remapping Debate

A Reuters blogger bucks the Beltway consensus and explains why Social Security isn’t driving the federal deficit. The program itself has built up a surplus worth trillions, which policy-makers have borrowed and spent against for other purposes. But on the same day, other outlets continue to spread Social Security panic.

States representing as little as 27 percent of U.S. population could trump Congress, President, and Supreme Court under proposed constitutional amendment.

The latest additions to the Remapping Debate family are coming aboard as a Senior Staff Reporter and a Senior Contributing Reporter, respectively.

American Prospect story highlights significant gaps in the data that are collected on major issues of public policy, omissions that hinder the ability to develop evidence-based solutions.

Slate's recent slide show is a good example of how "dry data" can be presented in a compelling fashion, forcing questions about policy choices to the fore.