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Aaron Huertas

Which Members of Congress Were Giving Capitol Tours to Right Wing Attackers?

Several days after the startling attack on the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal…

Jan 16, 2021

Which Members of Congress Were Giving Capitol Tours to Right Wing Attackers?

Jan 16, 2021

Making Sense of the Attack on the Capitol

This is a loose transcript of the Close Read podcast for 1/9/20. I’ll be cross-posting these to Medium with more frequency.

Jan 10, 2021

Making Sense of the Attack on the Capitol

Jan 10, 2021

Democrats Won the Senate, Now It’s Time to Save Democracy

Democrats really did it. They flipped the Senate. Now the party has control of both chambers of Congress and the presidency for the first…

Jan 6, 2021

Democrats Won the Senate, Now It’s Time to Save Democracy

Jan 6, 2021

Better Messaging Won’t Solve Our Political Problems

It’s tempting to think that better messaging is the key to advancing good policy and getting big political wins.

Jan 1, 2021

Better Messaging Won’t Solve Our Political Problems

Jan 1, 2021

No, Trump Does Not Represent Half the Country

Despite losing a major presidential election, conservatives are urging liberals to earnestly listen to “half the country” that voted for…

Nov 28, 2020

No, Trump Does Not Represent Half the Country

Nov 28, 2020

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Both Parties Got More Votes This Year, That’s a Challenge for Visualizing Results

Often, visualizations about election data focus on the margin of victory (the gap between a winner and loser) and share (what percent of…

Nov 24, 2020

Both Parties Got More Votes This Year, That’s a Challenge for Visualizing Results

Nov 24, 2020

Elizabeth Warren Emails from 2020 (Reference Post for Close Read Podcast)

This is a reference post for some political emails we’re discussing for Close Read.

Oct 10, 2020

Elizabeth Warren Emails from 2020 (Reference Post for Close Read Podcast)

Oct 10, 2020

Stop Helping Conservatives Spread Propaganda About Protests

The ongoing protests against police violence in America are among the largest civil rights demonstrations in history. They’ve rapidly…

Aug 29, 2020

Stop Helping Conservatives Spread Propaganda About Protests

Aug 29, 2020

It’s About Ethics in Open Letters

Harper’s “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate” has gotten a lot of attention and there are some fine responses out there already…

Jul 9, 2020

It’s About Ethics in Open Letters

Jul 9, 2020

This Will Never Work

You may have heard the new idea.

Jun 18, 2020

This Will Never Work

Jun 18, 2020

Aaron Huertas

Aaron Huertas

Democracy is pretty cool. We should try it some time. Voting rights, science policy, political communication and grassroots activism.

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