Improving the quality of government, public policy, reducing administrative burdens

Independent, data-driven analysis of politics, public opinion, and elections. Evidence, not spin.

Understanding U.S. political parties, who they nominate, how, and why, by Seth Masket

Making the content I wish to see in the world, one email at a time. Leadership, politics, parenting, books, and whatever else is on my mind.

Weekly updates tracking how members of Congress communicate with constituents, highlighting messaging trends, issue emphasis, and emerging language patterns. I focus on primary source trends over "takes".

Where politics meets history, science, and the ideas that shape our world

Notes on politics, social science, and the academy.

Michael Podhorzer on politics, economics, and democratic crises.