Aaron HuertasWhich 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…·3 min read·Jan 16, 2021--4--4
Aaron HuertasMaking Sense of the Attack on the CapitolThis is a loose transcript of the Close Read podcast for 1/9/20. I’ll be cross-posting these to Medium with more frequency.·10 min read·Jan 10, 2021--1--1
Aaron HuertasDemocrats Won the Senate, Now It’s Time to Save DemocracyDemocrats really did it. They flipped the Senate. Now the party has control of both chambers of Congress and the presidency for the first…·4 min read·Jan 6, 2021----
Aaron HuertasBetter Messaging Won’t Solve Our Political ProblemsIt’s tempting to think that better messaging is the key to advancing good policy and getting big political wins.·4 min read·Jan 1, 2021--2--2
Aaron HuertasNo, Trump Does Not Represent Half the CountryDespite losing a major presidential election, conservatives are urging liberals to earnestly listen to “half the country” that voted for…·3 min read·Nov 28, 2020--73--73
Aaron HuertasinThe StartupBoth Parties Got More Votes This Year, That’s a Challenge for Visualizing ResultsOften, visualizations about election data focus on the margin of victory (the gap between a winner and loser) and share (what percent of…·4 min read·Nov 24, 2020--1--1
Aaron HuertasElizabeth 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.5 min read·Oct 10, 2020--1--1
Aaron HuertasStop Helping Conservatives Spread Propaganda About ProtestsThe ongoing protests against police violence in America are among the largest civil rights demonstrations in history. They’ve rapidly…·7 min read·Aug 29, 2020--3--3
Aaron HuertasIt’s About Ethics in Open LettersHarper’s “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate” has gotten a lot of attention and there are some fine responses out there already…·10 min read·Jul 9, 2020--2--2