Analysis
Unbiased, evergreen deep-dives on the bigger questions — each separates what the data shows from how it’s interpreted, steel-mans every read, and maps the discourse. Not breaking news.
What Fauci's Released Diary Documents About the U.S. COVID-19 Response — and What It Leaves Unresolved
A 1,141-page personal diary released by Sen. Rand Paul's committee is roughly one-third routine administrative logging; a minority of entries bear directly on contested questions, and a few conflict with contemporaneous public statements.
Eight Months of Mamdani: What New York's Record Actually Shows, and What It Cannot Yet Show
A claim-by-claim audit of what Zohran Mamdani has delivered, how New Yorkers judge it, and what the evidence does and does not license anyone to conclude about the rest of the country.
The 2026 Midterms, 100 Days Out: What the Polling and the Q2 Money Filings Actually Show
A snapshot of the generic ballot, presidential approval, the July 15 FEC filings, the redistricting fight, and the honest strengths and weaknesses of both parties as of July 26, 2026.
How Americans Rate Their Government: What the Polls Actually Show, 2005 to 2026
A look at party favorability, party ID, the generic ballot, and approval of Congress and the president over twenty years — and a test of the belief that all of it has fallen in a straight line.
Is Religion in the U.S. Growing, Shrinking, or Holding Steady? What the Latest Data Actually Shows
A measurement-first look at American faith in 2025-26 — affiliation, belief, practice, and the contested claim that young people are returning to church.
ICE in 2026: How Popular It Really Is, Whether Its Tactics Are Legal, and How the Numbers Compare With Past Presidents
An evidence-first analysis of three separate questions that get argued as one — public opinion, constitutional law, and the historical deportation record.
Democratic Socialists in America: What They Say They Are, What Critics Say They Are, and What the Evidence Shows
A claim-by-claim analysis of the definitional fight, the polling paradox, and the 'do small reforms compound' question — with each side's strongest case and where it meets the data.
AI Data Centers and the U.S. Grid: What the Electricity Numbers Actually Show, and Who Pays
A meta-analysis separating the measured facts about data-center power use, grid strain, and household bills from the contested claims about cause, cost, and cure.
Do the Official U.S. Inflation Numbers Tell the Truth About the Cost of Living?
A meta-analysis of the long-running debate over whether the CPI and PCE accurately capture what Americans pay to live — and why the headline rate can be honest yet still feel wrong.
The 'Activist Judges' Fight: What the Record Shows About Courts, the President, and the Will of the People
A meta-analysis of competing claims that the courts are thwarting the elected branches, separating the grounded data from the contested interpretations on the right and the left.