On July 21st, President Biden made history. In response to increasing pressure within his own party, he dropped out of the 2024 Presidential Election. Shortly after this groundbreaking announcement, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take over the Democratic nomination ahead of the election. In short… Read More »Democrats set fundraising record after Biden’s withdrawal
This page will track Democratic Congresspeople who have called for Biden to withdraw from the 2024 Presidential Race. On June 27th, CNN hosted the first debate of the 2024 Presidential Race between Biden and Trump. The debate was an unmitigated disaster for Biden. He appeared… Read More »Biden Dropout Tracker
A popular narrative is floating around the internet: over the last ~200 days, Israel has dropped more bombs on Gaza than dropped during the entirety of WW2. This narrative likely stems from an analysis that shows that the tonnage of bombs dropped on Gaza has already… Read More »Israel’s historic devastation of Gaza
It’s May 4th — otherwise known as Star Wars Day! It’s time for a long-overdue Star Wars themed post. You may not be aware, but yours truly is a massive Star Wars nerd. You may think that Star Wars doesn’t lend itself well to data… Read More »May the 4th Be With You: Exploring the Star Wars Galaxy
This post has been updated through 5/2/24, and will be updated periodically moving forward. To date, Israel has killed over 34,600 Gazans since October 7th. Of that, ~8,400 women and ~14,500 children have been slaughtered by the IDF. Through this bloodshed, the Biden Administration has continuously supplied weapons and… Read More »If we were Gaza
Note: This introduction is longer than normal. Click here to skip to the meat of the article. It’s early April, and as I’m writing this, over 33,000 people have been slaughtered by Israel in Gaza. Over 13,000 of those killed have been children. That means Israel has… Read More »What we sacrifice by continuing to arm Israel
Another year, another March Madness. As we scramble to fill out our yearly brackets, it’s important to keep injuries in mind. For example, did you know that No. 2 Seed Marquette has 3 players currently listed as injured? And that those 3 players account for… Read More »Which March Madness Teams are Most Injured?
The 2024 Presidential Election is shaping up to be historical for all the wrong reasons. Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the two presumptive nominees, are historically unpopular. They’re the oldest candidates in US History (shattering a record set four years ago by… the same two… Read More »What can the Primaries tell us about Biden’s chances?
Fact or Fiction is a series where I tackle popular internet narratives and use data analytics to check how true they are. At this year’s Grammy Awards, Jay-Z gave a speech about his wife Beyonce’s repeated Album of the Year (AOTY) snubs. As he argued,… Read More »Was Jay-Z right to call out the Grammys for racism?
We’re obsessed with grouping things together. We self-select into groups based on which political candidate we support, which sports team we root for, and which arbitrary country we’re born in. People also spend hours on the internet arguing over “tiers”, or groupings, of their favorite… Read More »Determining NFL Quarterback Archetypes (with stats!)
