Data Wonk

• Evaluating Walker’s Reinsurance Plan

  Feb 21st, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  It has some benefits, but not enough to make up for Trump’s health care changes.

• GOP Abandoning The Free Market

  Feb 14th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  Wisconsin instead picks winners and losers. How is that working?

• GOP Not the Law-and-Order Party?

  Feb 7th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  Republicans are undermining prosecutors, FBI, both here and nationally.

• Why Can’t MPS Improve Results?

  Jan 31st, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  Perhaps because our leaders ignore data on which schools work.

• Has Tide Turned Against Republicans?

  Jan 24th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  Last week’s elections show GOP could be vulnerable to right kind of campaign.

• Behold the Elephant Chart

  Jan 17th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  It shows global and U.S. changes benefit 1%; who are the losers?

• Will Federal Tax Plan Succeed?

  Jan 10th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  Past economic data suggests it won’t. And voters think it will fail.

• How Are Our Schools Doing?

  Dec 20th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  Much worse than Chicago’s. And little difference between public and choice schools.

• The Many Errors of Brad Schimel

  Dec 13th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  His sloppy report on John Doe leaks won’t help Attorney General’s reputation.

• The Rise of a Partisan Supreme Court

  Dec 6th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  It’s supposed to be non-partisan. How and why did this change?

• Did Walker Save Wisconsin’s Economy?

  Nov 29th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  So claims his supporters at WILL. Let’s consider the evidence they offer.

• Is Waukesha County Becoming Less Red?

  Nov 22nd, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  Perhaps not, but legislative districts straddling its border are changing.