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Data can show if government programs work or not, but the Trump administration is suppressing the necessary information

  • Written by Sarah James, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Gonzaga University
Data can show if government programs work or not, but the Trump administration is suppressing the necessary informationDo government programs work? It's impossible to find out with no data.Andranik Hakobyan/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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