Joel WertheimerThe Republican Party Cannot Keep Bad Candidates From Winning Primaries, Democrats Should Spend Like…The New York Times’s bombshell investigation into George Santos, the Republican congressman-elect from New York’s 3rd congressional…Jan 9, 2023Jan 9, 2023
Joel WertheimerA New Way to Think About Shots: Points Added Per ShotBecause soccer is such a low scoring sport, strategic decisions around game state are massive. Every match, teams talk about killing a…Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020
Joel WertheimerJudicial Realism is OverratedI count myself as somebody who was less scared of the autogolpe than many other people on the left, at least as they tried to accomplish…Nov 25, 2020Nov 25, 2020
Joel WertheimerFive YearsAs time passes, the acute pangs of grief go down. The random urge to cry fades with a pretty aggressive half-life.Apr 10, 2020Apr 10, 2020
Joel WertheimerPrison is the Bad PlaceThe Good Place ended this week, and with it its meditation on human existence, the capacity for self-improvement, and the unfairness of a…Feb 1, 2020Feb 1, 2020
Joel WertheimerFixing the NBA’s Too Many Games ProblemIn the time that I have become a soccer fan, the NBA has learned a bit from soccer in how it treats its stars. Namely, star players are…Nov 23, 2019Nov 23, 2019
Joel WertheimerScattered Election ThoughtsDonald Trump and the GOP are really really unpopular right now and the Generic Ballot at this stage is predictive.Aug 3, 2019Aug 3, 2019
Joel WertheimerEnding Community Rating for Bad CopsAn officer fatally shoots a young black man in Minnesota, who is legally carrying his firearm. He is acquitted of criminal charges. After…May 10, 2018May 10, 2018
Joel WertheimerGeographic Concentration is Also Racial and Partisan GerrymanderingThe Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently struck down the Republican gerrymander of the Commonwealth’s congressional maps. The PA Supreme…Feb 18, 2018Feb 18, 2018
Joel WertheimerCan Spurs Stay Liquid as Long as the Market Stays IrrationalKeynes said of asset bubbles that the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent. While I have no doubt that Tottenham…Aug 11, 2017Aug 11, 2017