Washington, D.C. based video journalist
Send this to anyone who still thinks Covid-19 is basically the same as the flu.
Vox | April 1, 2020
Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, has similar symptoms to the flu. They also spread in similar ways. So it’s natural to want to compare the two. But Covid-19 is very different, in ways that make it much more dangerous. And understanding how is key to understanding why we have to take it so seriously.
Plain old soap and water absolutely annihilate coronavirus.
Vox | March 18, 2020
You’ve been told a thousand times: wash your hands to stop the spread of COVID-19. But why does this work so well? It has to do with the way the soap molecules are able to absolutely demolish viruses, like the coronavirus.
How did America’s Mayor wind up at the center of Trump’s impeachment scandal?
Vox | December 28, 2019
Rudy Giuliani started his career as a superstar prosecutor and a crime-fighting mayor. Then he led New York City back from the attacks of September 11th, and it made him a beloved national figure. But today’s Giuliani is something different: He’s the guy willing to say anything to defend Donald Trump on TV, a central figure in the scandal that got the president impeached, and he’s under investigation by the US attorney’s office he once led. How did Rudy Giuliani get here?
There’s a scientific reason behind your “second stomach.”
Vox | November 28, 2019
How is it that, after stuffing ourselves full at dinner, we somehow find room to eat again once dessert comes around? Turns out, the thing that makes us do this has a name: It’s called “sensory-specific satiety,” and it’s actually supposed to keep us healthy.
Raising the minimum wage doesn’t have to be so hard.
Vox | August 15, 2019
The American federal minimum wage hasn’t gone up in a decade. That’s the longest wait since the US first set a minimum wage in 1938. Today, Congress is debating whether they should raise it again. But the fact that Congress has to debate it at all is… kind of weird.
In the US, unlike in other developed countries, the minimum wage is a political issue. That means it gets raised irregularly and unpredictably. And that causes a bunch of problems for American workers and businesses.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
How Trump and McConnell are changing the country for a generation.
Vox | July 22, 2019
President Donald Trump is building his longest-lasting legacy in a place that’s often overlooked: the federal courts. It’s not just the Supreme Court that’s important — it hears less than 100 cases a year — his impact is being seen in places like the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
This court has stopped many of Trump’s most controversial executive orders: the travel ban, emergency funding for a border wall. But this historically liberal court won’t look very liberal at the end of Trump’s first term.
NAFTA made your car cheaper, USMCA could change that.
Vox | October 30, 2018
When the North American Free Trade Agreement began in 1994, auto companies in the US, Canada and Mexico could trade parts and cars without paying tariffs. And they could source parts and labor from the cheapest places. That is a big reason why US car prices have only risen seven percent in 25 years.
But the proposed US Mexico Canada Agreement — or USMCA for short — could change that; President Trump’s new deal would increase the regulations that car manufacturers need to meet in order to sell tariff-free cars.
We built a Ford Mustang to explain.
Proud to have been sent across the country to film this series on people with different politics and backgrounds wrestling with the same concerns.
Wall Street Journal | October 29, 2018
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A simple fix to get more Americans to vote.
Vox | September 25, 2018
Americans are notoriously bad at voting, but it’s not because they’re unpatriotic or lazy. It’s because most states make it really difficult to even register to vote.
It’s time for the US to join other advanced democracies and implement automatic voter registration. It will make the voting system more accurate and more secure, plus it could give nearly 50 million eligible Americans a chance to decide how their country is run.
Wall Street Journal | February 6, 2018
An advanced procedure called ‘thrombectomy’ is transforming stroke care in America. It can be used to treat the most severe stroke patients — but timing is critical.
Wall Street Journal | September 29, 2017
A Supreme Court case on gerrymandering — the practice of drawing district boundaries for political advantage — could reshape the country’s political landscape. Voters like Matt Forbeck in Beloit, Wisc., say it undermines representative democracy.
Wall Street Journal | July 7, 2017
Watch in virtual reality as UFC Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes trains for her upcoming fight. To stay a champion in one of America’s fastest growing sports, she must master all parts of a constantly evolving sport.
Wall Street Journal | June 19, 2017
Kahuzi-Biega National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo is hoping to increase ecotourism by habituating more silverbacks to be comfortable around humans.
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Wall Street Journal |November 1, 2016
In Florida, Democrats put a lot of effort into getting out the vote. But some in the Trump camp question whether a ground game matters in an era of such high-profile candidates. WSJ looks at the differing strategies in this key swing state. Photo: Getty.
Check out the other stories I did while in Florida:
Wall Street Journal | July 28, 2016
Go inside the day-in-the-life of a delegate attending the Democratic National Convention for the first time. Watch the first-person perspective of Ryan Kounovsky as he attends caucuses, a history-making roll call vote, and of course, the parties.
Wall Street Journal | April 17, 2016
Buchanan County, Va., is coal country. It’s also Donald Trump country, where many locals, frustrated with government energy policies and concerned about a shrinking coal industry, say the Republican presidential candidate is their last best hope.
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