THE ANALYSIS

Long-form, data-first, still not partisan.

Every piece here ties a current news story to actuarial data pulled from the site's own methodology. Nothing runs until it clears the same fact-verification gate as the rest of the site.

JULY 12, 2026 · MITCH MCCONNELL
Mitch McConnell Is 84 and Hospitalized. The Actuarial Tables Already Knew This Was Coming.
McConnell's hospitalization isn't a surprise to SSA life tables: his term carried a 36% completion probability. What 21 senators over 75 mean for the math.