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    Why Default Rates Aren’t Enough
    Gaming Student Loan Default Rates

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    Why Default Rates Aren’t Enough

    Recent data show there’s a better way to figure out which schools are failing their student loan borrowers.

    Alien Algorithms
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    Alien Algorithms

    Cathy O’Neil, a data scientist, examines the ways in which we put our trust in data we don’t understand.

    Coming to and Caring in America
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    Coming to and Caring in America

    Mariatu Santiago writes that we can’t separate the conversation on care from that on immigration.

    Georgian Democracy: An Island, Not a Beacon
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    Georgian Democracy: An Island, Not a Beacon

    Michael Cecire explains why Georgia did not lead its neighbors into democracy—and why labeling a country such does not make it so.

    In Defense of Hacks
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    In Defense of Hacks

    If the law says you don’t own it yourself, can you still DIY?