Voodoo for ‘science’

Beware data scientists with an axe to grind.

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Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight boasts it’s the place for serious data journalism.

Though this is generally true, it published a report this week that is anything but serious.

FiveThirtyEight on May 17 published a risible bit of partisan hackery titled, “How The Republican Push To Restrict Voting Could Affect Our Elections.”

The article’s premise is interes…