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The Atlas Of Redistricting

If you’ve never heard of gerrymandering or never quite understood what it means, this is the place to start (and it really is an important issue you should be aware of). If you do, however, know what gerrymandering is, this is a great piece to go deep and explore in detail how re-drawing districts in various ways affects long term winning probabilities.

From Weekly Filet #263, in January 2018.

Pro-Neutrality, Anti-Title II

The trouble with filter bubbles, we often hear, is that they give us more of what we know and like, and create ideological silos by shielding us from opposing views. I don’t think this is entirely true. We do get to see opposing views, but through the lens of people who share our beliefs. And thus we hardly ever get the opposing side’s best arguments. So, as a strong believer in net neutrality, stumbling upon this keen case against it was refreshing.

From Weekly Filet #258, in December 2017.

The 2nd Amendment is 145 characters. How would you rewrite it?

Sadly, massacres like the one in Las Vegas this week, are always followed by the exact same cascade of reactions and non-actions. If you followed the news, you have – once again – learned how unique the USA is in terms of gun violence, you’ve heard the calls for action and the pushbacks referencing the 2nd amendment. It’s almost numbingly predictable. Here’s where I think the LA Times had a good, novel idea: The 2nd amendment is 226 years old – and deemed outdated by some (because arms looked a little different back then…). So the Times asked their readers: How should it be rewritten?

From Weekly Filet #250, in October 2017.

Hillary Clinton looks back in anger

I didn’t think I needed another piece on that US election and how it all came about. But here’s the great David Remnick with what’s probably the quintessential piece on the president that never was. Both relentless and emphatic, both precise and elegantly written. Highly recommended.

From Weekly Filet #247, in September 2017.

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