Can mathematics save us from partisan Gerrymandering?

Scientific American “Geometry versus Gerrymandering”

This is a really well-written article that explains why it hasn’t been easy for mathematicians to contribute to a definition of Gerrymandering… and how using an old mathematical approach to attack the problem could provide clear benchmarks for defining a Gerrymander.

I love when math and science can be brought as objective arbiters of social problems. If we claim to be against Gerrymandering and math can tell us how likely that a redistricting plan is to be an outlier, there’s no reason that Gerrymandering can’t be eliminated once and for all.