
Between the noise and the power, we choose judgment.
Above the Capitol is an independent political blog that combines editorial judgment with the analytical capabilities of artificial intelligence. Its mission is to help readers make sense of a complex political world through clear, structured, and accessible analysis
Editorial Team

Elena Vargas – Editor-in-Chief

Marc Jordan – Managing Editor

Nora Becker – Analytics Director

David Kim – Senior Political Analyst

Sam Williams – Research Analyst

André Coleman – AI Ethics Lead
AI Editorial Tools
We use advanced large language models (LLMs) for specific editorial tasks such as thematic clustering and first-draft generation. All AI outputs are reviewed and edited by our human editorial team to ensure quality, accuracy, and editorial integrity.
See more in [our methodology].
