One 89-year-old woman made 7,532 donations totaling $68,666| On Data and Democracy
When we published “Did Non-Voters Really Flip Republican in 2024?” a few months ago, the evidence from the Cooperative Election Study (CES) suggested that non-voters weren’t particularly Republican.| data4democracy.substack.com
ActBlue announces reforms while the DCCC and DSCC remain silent| data4democracy.substack.com
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.| data4democracy.substack.com
The Fundraising Frenzy Invades Text Messages| data4democracy.substack.com
A narrative of a democracy in the balance, told through 29 data visualizations.| data4democracy.substack.com
The unitary executive theory is a masterclass in autocratic legalism.| data4democracy.substack.com
The average campaign dollar now comes from a 67-year-old donor—up from 61 just eight years ago. As political money concentrates among the elderly, younger candidates face mounting barriers to entry.| On Data and Democracy
How to fund an AI Dividend from the engine of automation itself: make cloud computing a public utility, set prices above raw computational cost, and channel the difference into universal basic income.| data4democracy.substack.com
The CASA decision's sweeping elimination of checks on executive power.| On Data and Democracy
Between May 1 and June 23, federal judges ruled against the Trump administration 94% of the time. The Supreme Court backed it 94% of the time.| data4democracy.substack.com
A Data-Driven Analysis of nearly 300 Federal Cases Reveals Judges Quoting Kafka and Warning of Democracy in Peril| On Data and Democracy
Nine out of ten DOGE layoffs targeted liberal agencies. Every single GOP proposed budget increase goes to conservative ones.| On Data and Democracy
OPM’s new hiring memo imports the authoritarian playbook—quietly, bureaucratically, and by design.| On Data and Democracy
From Erdoğan to Trump, strongmen follow the same script—and mass mobilization offers a path to resist.| On Data and Democracy
How Democrats can align their funding model with their message to win hearts, minds, and elections| On Data and Democracy
An endgame tactic arrives early? A judge's arrest signals a dangerous new phase.| On Data and Democracy
How Elite Deference Eroded America's Rule of Law, Defying the Global Norm.| On Data and Democracy
GOP-appointed judges join an unprecedented judicial pushback against executive overreach. The data is stunning—but will it matter when cases reach higher courts?| data4democracy.substack.com
