You've probably seen this correction already (H/T everyone, but Chait has a great kicker). It's a doozy:

This blog post originally stated that one in three black men who have sex with me is HIV positive. In fact, the statistic applies to black men who have sex with men.

But have you heard aboutthis typo? IllinoisGreen Party gubernatorial candidate Whitney will appear as "Whitey" on electronic-voting machines in twenty-three wards in Chicago--half of which are in largely African-American neighborhoods. Apparently it's too late to reprogram the machines for Election Day. Care to guess his first name? Rich. Of course.Can the Green Party catch a break?

Grant Gallicho joined Commonweal as an intern and was an associate editor for the magazine until 2015. 

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