The arrival of 2019 marks the kickoff of the 2020 presidential election campaign, amid continued worries about foreign influence – particularly from Russia – in our democratic process.

The private prison business is booming, thanks to American taxpayers. And the economics are on the side of keeping as many people as possible in prison, for as long as possible. Is this really what America wants?

As a statistician, I want to take a look at how much the wall is actually going to cost. But we must also ask about the wall's validity.

Confidential documents released in the UK this week show that Facebook doesn't protect our data or our privacy. If the government doesn’t get its act together and start creating and enforcing laws to regulate these powerful companies, we are in real trouble.

In an effort to create jackpots like the $1.6 billion Mega Millions, lottery officials have not only made it harder to win, but have continued to lie to us about the benefits of the lottery.