Deep dives into politics, economics, science, and the data that shapes our world. From tax policy to bioinformatics, we crunch the numbers so you don't have to.
Dolly's Generous Legacy: Do Rich Women Give More Than Rich Men?
Dolly Parton gave away about as much money as she kept. Her death sent me to the data: do the world's richest women give more than the richest men?
31 Jul 2026
School Gets Out at 12:05 on Thursdays
California just gave my daughter free transitional kindergarten, and I'm thrilled. Then I saw the bell schedule. A data-driven look at how American school days and American work days stopped speaking to each other.
4 Jun 2026
The New King George: 250 Grievances for the Semiquincentennial
Two hundred fifty years ago we fired a king for putting himself above the law and the treasury above the people. Here is a ranked, fully-cited catalog of 250 ways the new one brought the monarchy back.
30 Jan 2026
The Elephant and the Rider: What My Conservative Friend Back Home Taught Me About the ICE Protests
Today and tomorrow, thousands of Americans are protesting ICE. My conservative friend back home thinks they're crazy. I think he's missing something important—and a book about moral psychology might explain why we're both a little bit right.
8 Nov 2025
Zohran's Math: Can Taxing the 1% Really Pay for Free Buses, Childcare, and Rent Freezes?
NYC's mayor-elect wants to tax millionaires 2% more and raise corporate taxes. I crunched the numbers – and dreamed bigger.
12 Oct 2025
Science is Cool... But Have You Tried Deporting People?
A nation's budget reveals its priorities. Ours says we'd rather build a deportation machine than cure diseases or invent the future.
18 Jul 2025
Save Mr. Stephen!
Sport a mustache for a month. Let's save Colbert from CBS's cowardly cancellation.
30 May 2025
Voulez Vous Coucher Avec, Une Convicted Felon, Ce Soir?
Thoughts on Cory Booker's disappointing vote to confirm Charles Kushner as French Ambassador.
27 May 2025
My Own 'Can't Let It Go': Trump, the Press, and Golden Lapel Pins
A perspective on John Oliver's recent segment on the White House Press Pool and golden lapel pins.
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