Jeremy Freese regularly offers insightful comments about social science research in his blog. Today he had an interesting post about “causal-sounding insinuations of relationships” between felon re-enfranchisement and recidivism, based on this statement from the Iowa governor: Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa announced yesterday that he would restore voting rights for all felons who have … Continue reading causality, voting, and recidivism