Independent Research

Studies

Ongoing research studies, study designs, methodology, source documentation, and published findings.

Research in progress

Federal Sentencing

Federal Sentencing and January 6 Defendants

In Progress

An observational and comparative study examining how sentences imposed on January 6 defendants compare with sentences imposed on other federal defendants convicted of the same or meaningfully comparable offenses.

Study Type

Observational / Comparative

Approach

Exploratory / Inductive

Status

Data Collection

Primary Research Question

How do sentences imposed on January 6 defendants compare with sentences imposed on other federal defendants convicted of the same or comparable offenses?

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Healthcare Policy

Could Universal Healthcare Work in the United States?

ongoing

A long-form feasibility study examining how the United States could provide universal health insurance while retaining private healthcare delivery and regulated private insurance.

Study Type

Policy & Fiscal Feasibility Study

Approach

Comparative health-system analysis, bottom-up U.S. fiscal modeling, workforce and capacity analysis, and scenario testing.

Status

Ongoing Research

Primary Research Question

Could the United States establish universal health insurance while maintaining private healthcare delivery and regulated private insurance, and what would such a system require in financing, workforce capacity, provider payment, and implementation?

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Findings are intentionally withheld while data collection, validation, coding, and comparison-group construction remain in progress.