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Evidence & Evil is an independent publication by Sirus Bouchat that serves as the home for analytical, long-form writing under the Necessary Evil business umbrella.

Sirus Bouchat is an independent researcher and consultant based in Chicago. A former tenure track professor in political methodology now freed from the confines of academia, they're using years of academic and professional work on authoritarianism and research methodology to draw together insights and analysis toward practical applications: that is, how can we practice our politics, not just espouse them.

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