Andrew Van Dam

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Why does the Census Bureau consider ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino) separate from race (Black, Native American, White) and ancestry (German, Egyptian, Japanese)?

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It's reader mailbag week at the Department of Data, and we're knee-deep in questions about hearing aids, nonprofit jobs and those pesky stickers on fresh produce.

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A new analysis shows that two thirds of new U.S.-born PhDs in economics have parents with graduate degrees, up from around 20 percent a few decades ago.

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A reader asks: Do my eyes deceive me, or is everybody suddenly wearing glasses?

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Mexican imports are taking the U.S. beer market by storm, snatching market share from Bud Light and other domestic stalwarts. What happened?

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This week: Does the age at which we decide to abandon homeownership have anything to do with shoveling snow? Also: who's coming to America post-pandemic?

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Light trucks now dominate U.S. roadways, outnumbering cars among registered vehicles in all 50 states. How did this happen, and is it Gerald Ford's fault?

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Skeptical of a report ranking the City of Brotherly Love and Beantown as the most helpful cities in the nation, we sought a broader measure of civic engagement.

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This week, we ask the immortal question: Are Republicans more likely to go on cruises? We also look at top destinations for health-care travel, and which college majors are most likely to marry their own kind.