Analysis on public sentiment, regulatory trends, persuasion, and campaigns.
This AI election simulation began as a strange weekend experiment. Yes, some weekends are strange, but this past weekend was distinctively weird. I found an academic paper where the author had published his code base. I NERDED out. I spent the weekend running...
Introduction to Florida Solar: The Map We Could Not Make We set out to answer a simple question. "In the US, where is the gap between solar potential and reality?" We were initially ambitious and set out to make a national map, but we quickly ran into a computing...
I read a lot of polls. A LOT. Of course, I analyze and read our own research, and I read other polls for "fun" and to explore methodologies. I am asked, "What are you seeing new in the polls?" Normally, covered by NDAs, the stock answer is "not much." However,...
The Frozen Map: How Repealing the IRA & Tax Incentives Permanently Locks in the Charging Divide. The transition to electric vehicles is often framed as a question of consumer choice. Will Americans buy them? The new administration has moved on two fronts to...
We often view political polarization as a social failure or an emotional reaction to changing times. We assume that if citizens just understood the facts, consensus would emerge. A new paper by Nadav Kunievsky at the University of Chicago challenges this comforting...
Imagine an official government agency releases a report on job losses or a new defense technology. Within minutes, thousands of social media posts and articles flood the internet. They dissect the report, question the agency's motives, and appeal to your deepest...
Have you ever finished a movie or series and felt something shift? A new empathy / sympathy for a character who once seemed foreign. A smidge of a doubt about a belief you once held firm? Most people treat entertainment as escape, a way to relax and turn off the...
It started with an innocent question: “Do you know of a cheap product that will make walk lists?” We’ve had down-ballot candidates or organizations without big budgets. They couldn’t afford the full campaign software suite for planning door knocking. For those...
As you know, Congress passed H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act and it was signed into law by the President on 07/04/2025. While people are still trying to figure out what is in it (The pdf of the bill is 870 pages), but it is widely reported: The law added additional...
