Data and Politics

I was in Kyiv last week.

Before I never used an alarm.

A recent overseas work trip to visit an American-style startup revealed something troubling about how tech culture propagates globally.

Widowhood creates a cruel paradox: the need for connection spikes just as connection becomes hardest to achieve.

I have listened to the Moth podcast for years.

I have been quite sad and emotional today so I decided to take a long walk.

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I didn’t come to housing policy through charts or white papers.

In the months leading up to Trump's 145% tariffs on Chinese goods, US ports — especially on the West Coast — saw a dramatic surge in inbound shipments.

Most people in tech assume their work is insulated from politics.

At first glance, today's 6.3% after-hours drop in Nvidia’s stock might not raise alarms.

1: The Border On April 11, 2025, the 30-year Treasury yield briefly approached 5%.

On the afternoon of April 11, 2025, traders began placing large, targeted call option bets on Apple — almost all of them expiring within days.

At 12:58 pm EST on April 9, 2025, someone placed perhaps the most perfectly-timed options bet in recent market history.