Analysis on public sentiment, regulatory trends, persuasion, and campaigns.
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...
Spend any time in academia, especially in higher ed, and you'll see that LLMs have taken over. Most students don't use them as aids. They use them as full replacements, outsourcing the work entirely. It's rampant. There's also a growing gap between students who can...
A conversation I recently had with a friend who is exasperated with the current political scene: "Politician X has abysmal approval ratings! Why don't they seem to care? Why aren't they terrified of the voters? Why does nothing change when voters clearly...
A poll comes back showing your candidate with a narrow 52% to 48% lead. The press is calling, your team is energized, and it feels like victory is within reach. But is that lead real, or is it just statistical noise? How you answer that question can change the entire...
Ever scroll through social media and come across a post that sounds incredibly profound, only to read it again and realize it makes absolutely no sense? You're not alone. These are examples of what researchers call "pseudo-profound bullshit." (like a quote over a...
I am told that the best political discussions come while sharing a beer. Let’s test that theory. I was having a beer with a political science student, and the topic was how difficult it is to change minds in the hyper-partisan atmosphere. We went through the...
