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Trump’s dangerous demolition of data

When it comes to our government, what we don’t know will hurt us.

The latest On-Target short video by Steven Beschloss and me discusses an excellent ProPublica story about the Trump administration’s “war on measurement.” Trump is laying off people who collect data on drug abuse. He’s slow-walking statistics on deportations. He’s telling oil refineries they no longer need to report greenhouse gas emissions. All this makes our government less able to assess policies and less responsive to the public good.

Beschloss is author of the outstanding “America, America” newsletter. Consider subscribing. Also, subscribe to my free “Stop the Presses” newsletter if you haven’t already.

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