The problem is not science itself. The problem is that many people cannot distinguish between ideologically driven “research” ...

Austin skyline. The city's “Reimagining Public Safety” project used evidence-based policymaking to inform the city's budget decisions and to shape public safety policies starting in 2020.

One of the great—if largely unsung—bipartisan congressional acts of recent history was the passage in 2018 of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act. In essence, the “Evidence Act” ...

The mission of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. The ...

In the United States today, a person’s ability to live a healthy life is dramatically affected by where he or she lives. Someone’s subway stop or neighborhood block can mean the difference between ...

It is easy to overlook the fact that over 90% of medical treatments are not backed by strong evidence. People can find it ...

The newly redesigned SAT is the latest example of the need for students to skillfully communicate evidence-based ideas across content areas. As part of an evolving process, I’ve found the following 10 ...

These analyses from some of the nation’s most capable diplomats are valuable. But their recommendations do not go far enough. Revitalizing U.S. foreign policy will require more than a renewed ...

What do the terms “evidence-based,” “fetus,” and “transgender” have in common? They’re on a list of seven words banned by the current Presidential Administration from the Center of Disease Control’s ...