The Google Election: Biden Surging Late in Pennsylvania and OhioIn the last 24 hours, the relative Google search interest in Joe Biden has surged in Pennsylvania and Ohio, far outpacing late interest in…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
In College Towns Covid-19 Cases Surge, But Symptoms and Deaths Have Not (Yet) AppearedCommunities around the nation are learning a new rule for the fall semester: when college students return to campus, Covid-19 cases surge.Sep 7, 2020Sep 7, 2020
Brown Study: Anti-Climate Voices Got 2x More Press CoverageArguments against action on climate change were far more likely to get national coverage than those voices supportive of action.Jul 30, 2020Jul 30, 2020
The Google Primary: Behind Opposition Lines With Bernie Sanders and Kamala HarrisPete Buttigieg and Andrew Yang Continue to Impress, While Joe Biden Looms LargeMar 24, 2019Mar 24, 2019
The Google Primary-A New Top Five, Beto Mania and Showers, Growers and SustainersSurprising nobody who reads the news, Beto O’Rourke’s campaign announcement drove intense Google Search traffic this week.Mar 17, 2019Mar 17, 2019
The Google Primary in Iowa: Sanders Surging, While Biden and Sanders Top Latest Iowa PollWhether you look at the last 12 months or the last 7 days, Senator Bernie Sanders is drawing more search interest in Iowa than the other…Mar 10, 20192Mar 10, 20192
The Google Primary: Sanders Broke Through Trump Interest Level Twice in the Past WeekA couple weeks ago, I looked at search interest in each Democrat’s announcement as compared to the same day’s interest in Donald Trump.Mar 4, 2019Mar 4, 2019
The Google Primary-Sanders Pulls Away, Plus is Biden & Beto Fever Next?Over the last seven days, Senator Bernie Sanders drove more Google search interest than his competitors for the Democratic nomination for…Mar 2, 20192Mar 2, 20192
Voter Interest Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders Correlates to State-by-State DiversityThis is the 4th post in a series of analyses of Google Trends data from the early part of the 2020 Democratic primary campaign. Find…Feb 22, 2019Feb 22, 2019
The Google Primary — 5 Democratic Candidates Break Through: Sanders, Harris, Warren, Booker…This is my third look at Google Trends data from the early part of the 2020 Democratic primary campaign. Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here…Feb 21, 20191Feb 21, 20191
Google Trends: Where are Abrams, O’Rourke and Sanders driving the most geographical interest?In the last 2 months, Bernie Sanders has driven broader search interest everywhere, while Stacey Abrams and Beto O’Rourke have had more…Feb 16, 2019Feb 16, 2019
Don’t underestimate Democratic primary campaigns by Stacey Abrams, Beto O’Rourke and Bernie SandersA Google Trends analysis of five big names considering runs for the Democratic nomination suggests that Stacey Abrams, Beto O’Rourke and…Feb 16, 20191Feb 16, 20191
A Big List of Haverford College Alumni in Politics, Policy and GovernmentHelp grow this list further. It’s a work-in-progress.Feb 5, 2019Feb 5, 2019
Who gave us “The Wall”? The answer may surprise you.This week in Salon, Chauncey Devega published a timely and provocative interview with Timothy Snyder, Yale Professor of history. You…Jan 19, 2019Jan 19, 2019
Trump Campaign’s New Facebook Ads Showcase His Big Shutdown FearThe President’s campaign launched new ads today that target Republican Senators rather than Democratic members.Jan 18, 2019Jan 18, 2019
The Maximal Case on Trump-Russia Starts to Break Through in the MediaRead the news lately? It isn’t good for the Trump White House — and seems to be getting worse.Jan 12, 20191Jan 12, 20191
Published inDataDrivenInvestorIf individual agency is on the wane, what of our democracy?This morning I read George Dyson’s New Year’s essay, “Childhood’s End,” which explores his observations on digital computers overtaking…Jan 5, 2019Jan 5, 2019
Idle Speculation on White House Exit StrategyIn the new year, my aspirational plan is to write a little more and do so here on Medium rather than Twitter or other social networks…Dec 30, 2018Dec 30, 2018
