Data Wonk

• State’s Leadership Vacuum Is Killing People

  Nov 25th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  Deaths per day will double by Christmas. And red counties are getting hit the worst.

• The Republican Push For Autocracy

  Nov 18th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  Analysis shows GOP now resembles authoritarian parties in Hungary and Turkey.

• Can Biden Improve the Economy?

  Nov 11th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  Democratic presidents typically do better, but Biden will face an obvious challenge.

• ‘Bleak Winter’ Coming for Wisconsin

  Nov 4th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  The numbers show COVID-19 exploding. True leadership is sorely needed.

• Wisconsin Losing War Against COVID-19

  Oct 21st, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  Both on the health and economic front, harder hit than most states. Why?

• How Republicans Screwed Themselves

  Oct 14th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  Opposition to mask mandate by GOP is bad law and very bad politics.

• The Republican Death Squad

  Oct 7th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  Why won’t Vos and Fitzgerald support measures to contain the state’s pandemic surge?

• The State of American Judiciary in 2020

  Sep 30th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  ACA rulings show a disturbing right-wing activism. It could get worse.

• Supreme Court Shows Its Colors

  Sep 23rd, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  What the Green Party ruling tells about the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

• Is COVID-19 Winning in Wisconsin?

  Sep 16th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  The data is alarming. As are the many allies of the virus.

• Has Trump Been Good for the Economy?

  Sep 9th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  What people believe about the economy and what the data shows.

• Is The Stock Market Betting on Biden?

  Aug 27th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  Two theories on why stock values are rising amid an economic downturn.