If ever we need evidence of ideology run rampant, the House vote to eliminate the annual American Community Survey and the Economic Census to provide basic information on the state of businesses and industries in the country and data used for generating quarterly gross domestic product estimates is exhibit A.

While those who wish to make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary raise important points and concern for individual privacy is paramount, the government can best serve the American people by continuing to gather high quality survey data through the ACS.

The Paycheck Fairness Act looks like common sense, but instead of helping women it will hurt all workers. The legislation, built on 30 years of spurious advocacy research, will impose unnecessary and onerous requirements on employers.

There remains a widely perceived notion—still commonly held within intellectual, academic, and policy circles in the West and elsewhere—that ―Muslim societies are especially resistant to embarking upon the path of demographic and familial change. But such notions speak to a bygone era

Theassumptions of the census about fertility and immigration are dubious.

Despite legitimate arguments to the contrary, it is important for Americans to answer the race question to ensure that we have accurate data about our nation.

The latest Census figures show the United States now has 49.9 million uninsured, an increase of nearly 1 million over the preceding year. Both in terms of absolute numbers and the percentage of Americans without coverage, this is the highest figure recorded since the Bureau began asking questions about health insurance in its annual survey three decades ago.

Detroit lost 25% of its population in a single decade--a decline second only to hurricane-devastated New Orleans.