How President Trump Fits into the Global Rise of Authoritarian Leaders 2020-02-27

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How President Trump Fits into the Global Rise of Authoritarian Leaders

The term “authoritarian” is being used to describe President Trump more frequently in some U.S. media. But is that an appropriate label?

Why Innocent People Admit to Crimes They Didn’t Commit

Wrongful convictions and false confessions are more common than we think. 

Census 2020: Addressing Cybersecurity Threats to the First Online Census

2020 will be the first time ever that most people will use digital technology to fill out the census, opening up the process to a number of potential cybersecurity threats.

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