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What's On Congress' Fall Agenda? Human vs. AI Predictions.
The gap between what Congress should tackle and what they can realistically achieve—as seen through human hopes and algorithmic realism.
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The Medicare Cuts Nobody's Talking About (Yet)
Why aren't angry constituents confronting Republicans about half a trillion in Medicare cuts during August recess?
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Who Catches the Wave? Competing House Bills and the Speaker's Stock Trading Dilemma
As reformers paddle out with separate bills for banning stock trades, there may not be room for everyone to ride the same wave. Meanwhile, Mike Johnson…
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Quiet Power: How Trump's Sovereign Wealth Fund Executive Order Could Reshape America's Financial Future
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From Quiet Quitting to Quiet Firing: How Trump's RTO Mandate Reframed Remote Work as a Problem
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The Problem with Congressional Stock Trading: A Crisis of Ethics and Accountability
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Dear Aging Congress, About your driving...
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Beyond the Polls: How National Mood Shapes Political Possibilities
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How Political Spectacle Warps the Public Agenda—And How Democracy Can Push Back
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Why I’m Switching to Biweekly Posts (And Adding Discussion Threads)
How do you know when it’s time to experiment with the system you’ve built?
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Democrats Don't Have an Age Problem. They Have a Strategy Problem.
An op-ed originally published in The Hill on July 10, 2025
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Don’t Just Count the Votes: What the One Big Bill Teaches Us About Political Intensity
A framework for decoding how political pressure overrides conventional signals of political feasibility.
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The Research Method Nobody Talks About (But Everyone Uses)
How policy researchers actually discover breakthrough insights—and why it matters for your work.
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It's Conference Time (Virtually)
This week I’ll be busy attending the International Conference on Public Policy, held in what looks like an incredibly beautiful city in Thailand: Chiang…
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Republicans Risk Electoral Suicide Over Medicaid Cuts They Can't Defend
How Democrats turned GOP tax cuts into a defense of popular programs
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Military Parade vs No Kings Protests: the Conundrum of Partisan Problem Proliferation
Competing June 14th events highlight how partisan media erodes democratic governance
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