Hint: it’s the Republicans — Tax Cuts Do Not Pay For Themselves Both the Bush and Trump administrations argued that “tax cuts pay for themselves” as each passed significant tax cuts soon after taking office. The data suggests that this logic is faulty, as tax rates in the U.S. aren’t high enough to produce significant behavioral changes when they are reduced, and…

President Trump has committed three known, impeachable offenses: On January 6, 2021, Trump incited a violent insurrection against the United States Government. On January 2, 2021, Trump broke election laws by pressuring the Georgia Secretary of State to commit election fraud. On February 13, 2017, Trump committed his first known…

Often while writing and testing a software program, I’ll run into an issue where the program refuses to terminate. In this situation, it can be difficult to find the offending task within the Windows Task Manager and even if I do, the Task Manager sometimes can’t close the program. Most…

Sweden’s famously lax approach towards COVID resulted in a much higher mortality rate than its neighbors during Europe’s first peak. Unfortunately, as this chart shows, Sweden’s herd immunity policy did not prevent a second wave this fall. This chart was made with R, using this script.

Debunking the rigged election conspiracy theory — It’s been nearly a week since major news outlets called the election for Joe Biden, yet those in the Trump camp still refuse to concede the election. They cite voting “irregularities” without evidence and some have gone so far to say that they are preparing for a second Trump term…

Joe values responsibility, shared prosperity, and a commitment to mutual respect — One of the Democrats’ core beliefs is that people ought to be free to live the good life, one of their choosing. This inclusiveness is why the Democrats have such a big tent, meaning that people with a wide range of views and interests can coexist. Most want an energetic…

Skeptics have undermined the public-health response with dubious research The chart above illustrates that COVID-19 is much deadlier than the seasonal flu, as it features faster transmission and higher death rates. This has been the general consensus among public health experts and epidemiologists since the early days of the outbreak…

Lives can be saved but the economy was always going to be hit hard by the coronavirus — Note from the editors: Towards Data Science is a Medium publication primarily based on the study of data science and machine learning. We are not health professionals or epidemiologists, and the opinions of this article should not be interpreted as professional advice. …

Letters from voter to voter are a powerful way to connect in the era of (polarized) social media — Since the Women’s March, many thousands of people have decided to get involved in helping elect progressives to Congress. Groups like Swing Left, the Indivisibles, and many others have encouraged people that have never volunteered for a campaign to organize for the 2018 midterm elections. This groundswell of energy is…