Abhinav Motheram

Series

Statistics, Ground Truths and Heavenly Lies

5 essays by Abhinav Motheram, 2025–2026.

5 parts –
  1. Part 1
    In Defense of Ann

    Statistics, ground truths and heavenly lies after Ann Selzer’s final Iowa poll.

  2. Part 2
    Turnout Tales: Delhi 2025 and the Politics of Disengagement

    Turnout, urban disengagement and Delhi’s peripheral political shift on results morning.

  3. Part 3
    In Dialogue with Hirschman

    Voice, exit and loyalty amid platform controversy, USAID upheaval and self-censorship.

  4. Part 4
    The Trump 2.0 Doctrine

    A dispatch from the dying embers of the old order: tariffs, dollar power, stablecoins and system transition.

  5. Part 5
    The Reckoning: Disruption, DeAlignment and the 2026 Midterms

    Statistics, ground truths and heavenly lies, part five: a theory of political disruption, the great dealignment, and markers for November 3rd.