Writing

I have published reporting, commentary, and write-ups of my scientific research with publications including the Washington Post, The Nation, The Guardian US, Zeteo, Slate, Defector, Bolts, Truthout, New York Daily News, Protean, Inquest, and Current Affairs. A full list of my work published by The Appeal can be found here. I’ve also been invited as a guest for broadcast shows like Hill Rising, Citations Needed, Millennials Are Killing Capitalism, and The End of Sport.

Below, you can find a selection of my essays and reported work.

Science Writing

• “A Road Safety Blueprint for the Mamdani Administration,” Vital City, 2026
• “Malpractice or best practice? The fight over ‘rigor’ in criminal justice reform,” Scatterplot, 2024
  Discussed on Statistical Modeling blog
• “A Police Stop Is Enough to Make Someone Less Likely to Vote,” Bolts, 2023
• “Getting a traffic ticket makes you less likely to vote, research finds,” Washington Post, 2022

Essays and Commentary

• “If We Want Mamdani to Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power,” The Nation, 2025
• “What is a ‘criminal’ immigrant? The word is an American rhetorical trap,” The Guardian US, 2025
• “Don’t Believe What You’re Being Told About ‘Campus Antisemitism’,” Zeteo, 2024
  Guest appearances: Hill Rising, Citations Needed, The End of Sport
• “Our Evidence-Based Obsession,” Inquest, 2023
• “What the Media Gets Wrong About Last Year’s Uptick in Murders,” Slate, 2021
  Guest appearance: Millennials Are Killing Capitalism

Reporting

• “The Cops at the Capitol,” The Appeal, 2021
  Cited by more than 40 news outlets
• “New York Ends a Punishment that Traps People in Poverty,” The Appeal Political Report, 2021
• “It’s Feudalism, Pure Exploitation,” The Appeal, 2020
  Cited by the New York Times