https://www.henrycarstens.com/states/articles Essays from the States nowcast: what the jobs, safety, and schools ranks say about the 50 states, and what they don't. en-us Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.henrycarstens.com/states/articles/ai-adoption https://www.henrycarstens.com/states/articles/ai-adoption Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Henry Carstens State Claude use does not line up with the nowcast. Heavy users are not the healthier states. https://www.henrycarstens.com/states/articles/thin-capacity https://www.henrycarstens.com/states/articles/thin-capacity Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Henry Carstens Ten states sit in the bottom half on jobs, safety, and schools at once. What they share isn't party or unions — it's a thin fiscal base. https://www.henrycarstens.com/states/articles/high-capacity https://www.henrycarstens.com/states/articles/high-capacity Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Henry Carstens The 10 healthiest states on the blended rank. Same fiscal dial as the uniformly weak end — flipped. https://www.henrycarstens.com/states/articles/same-dial https://www.henrycarstens.com/states/articles/same-dial Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Henry Carstens What the 10 healthiest states have that the 10 uniformly weak states don't. It isn't party, unions, or school spending.