A look at growing neighborhood diversity, and continued segregation, in the 21st century United…Jan 5, 2022Jan 5, 2022
Redistricting 2021: Republicans pass up an open shot in Northern Indiana, but make a layup in…The proposed new congressional map in Indiana would bolster Republicans by shoring up the left-trending 5th district, but it’s not as…Sep 16, 2021Sep 16, 2021
Chicago census 2020: an extremely mixed bagStrong lakefront growth, plummeting household sizes, and more key takeaways from the 2020 census redistricting releaseAug 23, 20211Aug 23, 20211
The Census and ACS paint significantly different pictures. Somebody’s wrong.For decades, the dominant trend in US demography has been rapid growth in major metro areas in the South and West, and stagnation in the…Apr 28, 20211Apr 28, 20211
How Trump Broke the Electoral College, and how Democrats can Unbreak itTrump made the Electoral College massively biased against Democrats. Here’s how he did it, and how that could change, or not, in 2024.Mar 31, 20211Mar 31, 20211
No, U.S. Cities are not Playgrounds for the WealthyAnd the suburbs haven’t been underdogs for 50 yearsFeb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021
Superstar cities versus everyone else is a fake problemEconomic inequality in America is overwhelmingly about differences within metro areas, not differences between metro areas.Jan 19, 20211Jan 19, 20211
My totally subjective priors about remote workWhile I do have a physical office location in downtown Chicago and generally prefer to work from it, I have always collaborated with…Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
