Andrew Van Dam

• Department of Data

A deep dive into Google Search data led us on a somewhat disturbing journey into the American psyche.

• Department of Data

This week, we ponder the professional benefits of leaving your island paradise for, say, Springdale, Ark.

• Department of Data

Parts of these United States have an honest claim to being forgotten, while others dominate the national conversation. But how to measure that?

• Department of Data

A friend asked whether Democrats are really more likely to be childless. Whatever your politics, that sounds like a data question!

• Department of Data
• Analysis

This week, we do a deep dive into your many, many — oh so many! — questions about adoption.

• Department of Data
• Analysis

Our analysis revealed something shocking, absurd and the tiniest bit hopeful: Does the U.S. have just as many reporters and editors as it did in 1990?

• Department of Data
• Analysis

Does everybody actually need sun protection, or should some people follow different guidelines?

• Department of Data
• Analysis

This week, we mine the U.S. Religious Census, a decennial count of America’s faithful, for insights into the geography of religious devotion. We also compare people’s claims on church attendance to their actual behavior.

• Department of Data
• Analysis

From the DoD mailbag, we pulled your questions about the most common jobs in America (including for students) and the mysteries of choosing a phone case color.