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The Long Night from Game of Thrones was one of the most memorable episodes of television ever. In the face of an impossible onslaught of…

It is clear that the US response to the coronavirus has failed. The number of cases per capita and deaths per capita in the country is one…

Forecasting Retrospective

With the early results in, it is clear that the election is closer than the expected results from our forecast. It appears that polls…

In previous posts we provided detailed senate and presidential forecasts for the upcoming elections on November 3.

The 2020 election is rightly seen as a defining moment in American politics. Biden and Trump each have vastly different visions and plans…

The Answer is Key to the Future of American Democracy

Short Term, Not Much Will Be Different; Long Term It Is Still A Structural Deficiency

Joe Biden has very little chance of losing the national popular vote. No candidate with a double digit lead at the end of July has ever…

US Presidential Elections are currently run under the Electoral College system, which consists of individual popular vote contests in each…

The tragic death of George Floyd has offset racial protests across the US and around the world. It has sparked much needed discussion of…

Democrats are bullish about the election. Prominent Republicans like Colin Powell have endorsed Joe Biden. Recent national polls have…

Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education

On March 3 (Super Tuesday), Biden outperformed expectations; he also outperformed expectations in most states on March 10, trouncing…

The central question roiling the Democratic primary today is whether Bernie Sanders is electable. Many pundits and even Democratic party…

The Democratic Primary has reopened the electability debate among Democrats on who is best positioned to beat Trump in 2020. Do they…

A structural deficiency in American politics

It has to do with data science and incentives

A standard rule in negotiation is to come prepared with three things: (1) an overall goal, (2) a range of outcomes you are willing to…

Monopolies are generally agreed upon as bad things because they lead to higher prices, less supply, and lower innovation. The US has an…

A Comprehensive Look at the Data

An Undiscussed Issue

A case study in rent control

In previous posts we reviewed the impact of globalization and (likely) impact of AI on the economy.