Politics Archive:
Federal Debt (1790-2037)
In: Maps Politics US Economy
1 Nov 2012From the generally impartial Pew Center:
Increase in federal support to states during recession:
Where the federal grant money went as percent of state revenue:
US Congress: Left and Right
29 Oct 2012Another beauty from xkcd. I’m a little dubious of the methodology behind the liberal/conservative distinctions, but they’re upfront and clear about what is being displayed.
Election Projections
2 Oct 2012Some fantastically clear interactive maps from the Washington Post, identifying tossups in each race (Presidential, Senate, House, Governor).
Who Pays Income Tax?
18 Sep 2012I’m a little surprised by the increase in non-payers over the years.
Non payers by state. I’m not sure I agree with using ordinal coloring – especially when so many states fall into the 30-40% range.
Eastern Europe
30 Jul 2012“Eastern Europe” doesn’t really exist anymore. In fact, it never really did in the first place, according to this videographic.
How Old is Your Government?
23 Jul 2012I thought the comparison with age of population was a smart addition.
Obama vs Romney – Decide Who Wins!
27 Jun 2012Click on each state in the map with your predictions, and the running total at the bottom will tell you who wins! You can also cycle through the results of elections 1789-2008, which is entertaining if you read the little election facts at the bottom of each map.
Personally, it kind of reminded me of playing Risk on the computer back in college.
Journalists Killed 1992-2011
In: News Media Politics
8 Jun 2012I love that the content was pulled together and includes the names of the victims – but you can barely read the names, and often can’t tell how the countries and names line up.
How Would You Cut Defense?
18 May 2012The NYT presents a list of options for you to decide how to trim defense spending. As usual, it’s not quite as easy as you might think – but I still got it up over $800 billion. I like this interactive way of educating people about budget issues.
50 Years of Government Spending
In: Politics US Economy
18 May 2012I usually don’t like viewing stacked bars over time – it’s too hard to see what’s changing. This one still isn’t perfect, but the deficiencies are moderated somewhat by clear labels and only having the three columns. Content wise, it’s pretty fascinating too.
The Rise of the Filibuster
15 May 2012To understand this chart you have to be quite the congressional procedure wonk. I think they should at least have to go back to having to talk the whole time. While standing on one foot. In uncomfortable shoes. With their mom watching.
Women in Parliament
15 May 2012We’ve looked at female world leaders before. Here are some stats on representation (well, what is supposed to be representation).
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