Lies, damned lies, and statistics

What does the firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner mean for the future of the truth in America?

It’s one lost job. Why does it seem to matter so much?

Donald Trump firing federal employees for questionable reasons is nothing new at this point, but this week’s termination of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer has struck many observers as something new.

The fact that she was let go because she “faked” the revised jobs numbers fo…