The Rational Moderate relies on transparent, verifiable data to ground every piece of analysis. This page brings together the government datasets, statistical portals, and long‑running research series we use most often in our work. These sources provide consistent historical baselines, nonpartisan measurement, and the kind of structural indicators that help explain how institutions, markets, and communities are actually performing. Whether you’re exploring economic trends, demographic shifts, public finance, or civic health, these resources offer the primary data needed to move beyond headlines and into the underlying realities shaping the country. … More Research Resources