Visualizing Qualitative Data: Challenges, Strategies, and Opportunities
Last year, I was asked to write two “Rip Outs” for the Journal of…
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Right-Side Y-Axis Labels: Fan or Foe
At the end of the data visualization class I teach at Georgetown University, I…
Social Security TaxMax Reform Explorer
The Social Security Trustees estimate that the OASI program’s trust fund will exhaust in…
The Iran War’s Tax on Your Commute
Since the outbreak the US war with Iran in February, gas prices have climbed…
A Little Mac Tool to Export High-Resolution PNGs from Excel
If you make charts in Excel on a Mac, you’ve probably run into the…
The Chart Styles Excel Add-In Is Back
A lot has changed since 2019 when I built the first iteration of the…
Many Researchers Use AI. Most Want Their Professional Associations to Help.
Key findings from APPAM’s 2026 member survey on AI in public policy research and…
Hundreds of Thousands of Children Have Lost SNAP Benefits, No Matter How You Spin It
A recent report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) caught my attention last…
