Anthony DeBarros

Data journalist @WSJ. Author, Practical SQL (@nostarch).

[Anthony DeBarros @anthonydb]

It’s the most expensive election in history. These candidates are dodging rodents and pawning power tools just to stay afloat. https://t.co/C7leSDEcyQ

[Lara Seligman @laraseligman]

Incredible scoop by my @WSJ colleagues: Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine, a decision that sparked panic in Kyiv and confusion inside the Trump administration. https://t.co/yvd8Xlgxe0

[Elizabeth Findell @efindell]

NYE '24: @KenPaxtonTX was in Dubai, partying with two U.S. fugitives and a woman who wasn't his wife.

See video from the night and read why it epitomizes the travels, associations & baggage that may now be a campaign liability against @jamestalarico 👇
https://t.co/Agqk0VVcOb

[Anthony DeBarros @anthonydb]

My @wsj.com colleagues put AI-related spending in context with America's earlier large infrastructure buildouts. It's massive. (Gift link.)

https://t.co/oeuCd2ixA5

[Santos DeBarros @SantosDB]

Going to this random Tuesday night game with @anthonydb and staying to the end will forever be one of my greatest life highlights.

[Amrith Ramkumar @AmrithRamkumar]

The AI backlash is so strong that it is uniting populists on the far right and left like Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders and spurring a flood of campaign ads.

Our look at the political horseshoe issue w/ @elizacollins1 & @anthonydb:

[Anthony DeBarros @anthonydb]

Chart of the day in the @WSJ in https://t.co/9ochsKNTWD

[Anthony DeBarros @anthonydb]

RIP Wendell Berry.

https://t.co/TxVNFTknKF

[Nick Timiraos @NickTimiraos]

My colleagues @anthonydb and Peter Santilli broke Warsh's forecasts as a Fed governor down into this data visualization that evaluates his outlook against his FOMC peers from that time.

Relative to his colleagues, they show a policymaker who grew steadily less optimistic about the economy's productive capacity in the years after the financial crisis. Warsh was less likely than his peers to view high unemployment as slack that would hold down prices.

By his final meetings he thought the economy couldn't sustainably employ as many people as before—a floor he put near 6.2% unemployment, well above where his colleagues had it.

The forecasts offer an account of how the current Fed chair, who has been reluctant to spell out how he reads the economy, approached a period of upheaval.

https://t.co/WOpnRxIoyY

[Vera Bergengruen @VeraMBergen]

Since the start of his second term, Trump—with the help of staff—has posted at least 8,800 times on Truth Social, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

Here’s what those posts, many of them posted in late-night bursts, show (via @anthonydb @AnnieLinskey) https://t.co/2YuyCh5Oce

[Practical SQL @practicalsql]

Today's release of pgAdmin 4 version 9.15 appears to rectify a number of security issues--good time to upgrade. https://t.co/KnRCsHfeor

[Ken Thomas @KThomasDC]

A majority of President Trump-endorsed Indiana state Senate candidates prevailed Tuesday in closely watched Republican primaries, w/ @anthonydb https://t.co/aimV3SIifd

[Anthony DeBarros @anthonydb]

Charts! The quarterly @WSJ economic forecasting survey for April in detail -- plus a report card on how our panel of economists fared in 2025. With my colleague @pswsj.

https://t.co/FunRWONQQw

[Anthony DeBarros @anthonydb]

Recent months have been marked by slower growth, stubborn inflation and a weaker job market. Economists worry the war in Iran could exacerbate all three. https://t.co/oFcE8Ghtbj

[Anthony DeBarros @anthonydb]

U.S. birthrates continued to hit new lows in 2025 as the number of children born hovered around roughly 3.6 million for the sixth straight year. My latest with colleagues @poverberg and @andreaapetersen.

https://t.co/Xon7ULaP19

[Mark Zuckerman @MarkZuckerman]

So much about the 2026 Nationals is going to be different from the 2025 Nationals. Here’s one thing that may not be so different: They don’t appear to be very good.

https://t.co/bj6NXwNYKK

[Ken Thomas @KThomasDC]

Trump has used his favorite platform—Truth Social—to cajole allies, berate adversaries, reassure embattled Gulf states and conduct his own unique form of online diplomacy. Latest w/ @AnnieLinskey @anthonydb https://t.co/YHIg1tSLWW

[Annie Linskey @AnnieLinskey]

Trump is narrating
the war in Iran via social media offering his war-making thoughts in real time. He has posted about it nearly 90 times which has consumed a quarter of the president’s feed. W @KThomasDC @anthonydb

https://t.co/Em3Zm89vuE

[Anthony DeBarros @anthonydb]

In our latest economic survey for @wsj, the average recession probability has ticked up to 32% but the consensus is that the economy is resilient enough to weather the oil supply disruption—provided crude doesn't rise above above $138/barrel for weeks.
https://t.co/WLnaweUAlE

[John McCormick @McCormickJohn]

The first batch of primary results offer midterm clues before a full summer of contests starts in May, by @anthonydb with some help from me: https://t.co/b8lJjKo6UL