"First and foremost, we want to teach politicians that gerrymandering is not a game and politicians should not be choosing voters," says Josh Lafair, who helped create the Mapmaker game with his ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...