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August 2014

What’s The Song Of The Summer?
The Job Market’s Steady As It Grows
Dear Mona, How Many Kids Break A Bone?
That Weird Jon Lester Trade Wasn’t That Weird
Get Ready For Round 2 In Our Search For America’s Best Burrito
Pacers And George Still Have Plenty To Play For
Ctrl + ← Lacrosse Bros, Cats And The Tea Party
Inflation Isn’t Rising Yet, But The Fed Is Watching Closely
The Football Hall Of Fame Has A Receiver Problem
Republicans Remain Slightly Favored To Take Control Of The Senate
The Decline Of New York City As An NBA Talent Generator
Our Correspondent Laments The Burrito That Got Away
In The Papers: Cash For Clunkers, Affirmative Action, Oil And Water
In Science, It Matters That Women Come Last
We’re More Likely To See A Senator Ousted In Tennessee Than In Kansas
How Wide Receivers Are Like College Football Teams
Are Female Scientists Hiding?
The Political Conversation Isn’t About Terrorism Anymore
Don’t Blame Age For Declining U.S. Entrepreneurship
The Odds Of Winning The Indianapolis Colts’ Weather Challenge
Eli Manning Isn’t Likely To Complete 70 Percent Of His Passes, Nor Should He Try
What Happens To Injured NBA Stars Like Paul George?
What’s The Best Age To Be?
Republicans Have More Reason Than Ever To Worry About Primary Challenges
When A Flight Vanishes From The Sky, Amateur Trackers Know It Instantly
Home Prices Are Now More Reliant On Jobs Growth
With LeBron And Love, The Cavs Have About 65 Wins On Their Roster
Why American Opinion Is Split On The Child Migrant Crisis
The Patriots’ Opponents Won’t Let Spygate Die, But Did It Really Matter?
Democrats Face A Steep Climb In Montana Senate Race
The Difficult Work Of Measuring Anti-Semitism In Europe
Corporate America Hasn’t Been Disrupted
What Makes Nigel Richards The Best Scrabble Player On Earth
Racial Voting Lines In Hawaii Senate Primary Leave Pollsters Mostly Clueless
Dear Mona, How Many People Have Never Drunk Alcohol?
These Cavs Could Be LeBron’s Best Supporting Cast Ever
Ctrl + ← Ebola, Verbal Pauses And Prostitutes
Are Bad Pollsters Copying Good Pollsters?
Baseball Scouts Use Numbers, Too
Rory McIlroy Could Be A Bigger Threat To Jack Nicklaus Than Tiger Woods
In The Papers: The 9/11 Dust Cloud, Stock Prices And Lead Exposure
Is Sunscreen A Lifesaver Or A Poison?
An Unlikely Burrito Is The First To Make It To The Finals
By Any Measure, The Job Market Is Getting Better
The Bengals Don’t Have A Better Option Than Andy Dalton
The NFL’s New Defensive Rules Probably Aren’t Going To Make A Difference
It Makes Plenty Of Sense For Some People To Subscribe To AOL
Here’s What Happens When A Pitcher Throws A Meatball
Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Have A Problem On Her Left
Summer Jobs Are Slowly Disappearing
FiveThirtyEight Is Adding Part-Time Roles For Journalists
Stephen Curry Isn’t Better Than LeBron On Offense — But He’s As Close As Anybody
Dear Mona Followup: Where Do People Drink The Most Beer, Wine And Spirits?
The Scrabble King Is Dead, Long Live The Scrabble King
Geograph’s Quixotic Effort To Get Photos Of Every Square Kilometer Of Great Britain And Ireland
Democratic Senators Shouldn’t Count On Money To Save Them In November
The Most Blah Governors In The United States
How Bullpens Took Over Modern Baseball
Thousands Of Pictures Are Worth The World
Preseason Football Isn’t Totally Meaningless (If Your Team Has A New QB)
How Will Being Indicted Affect Rick Perry’s 2016 Presidential Hopes?
The English Premier League Starts Today; Here’s One Reason To Watch
Ctrl + ← Incongruous Police, Poverty And Poker
The Countries Where You’re Surrounded By Tourists
Will Iraq See Its First Peaceful Transition Of Power In ‘Modern History’?
In The Papers: Skills Gap, Organ Donation And Parental Politics
How Often Do College Football Teams Finish No. 1, Then Start At No. 1?
How Rafael Nadal’s Absence From the U.S. Open Helps Roger Federer
Why States Should Aim For 100 Percent Vaccination
Nobody Knows How Many Americans The Police Kill Each Year
The ‘Rand Paul Will Win Over Young Voters’ Myth
Police In England And Wales Went Two Years Without Fatally Shooting Someone
Can The Denver Broncos And Seattle Seahawks Possibly Be As Good As They Were Last Year?
‘Da Gi Po Te’ Isn’t Baby Talk; It’s A Key To Scrabble Success
Six Consistently Close Races Will Probably Decide Control Of The Senate
Most Police Don’t Live In The Cities They Serve
Where Beans And Cheese Are All It Takes
I Went To A Psychic And Then Found Out How Right She Really Was
Dear Mona, How Many Kids Have Trust Funds?
Is Global Instability Making Urban Life Tougher?
Stop Paying Attention To Johnny Manziel (And All Preseason QB Battles)
Where Have All The Elephants Gone?
It’s In The Cards: I Should Be Drinking, Boating And Feeling Anxious
It Only Seems Like Politics Is More Corrupt
Don’t Be So Quick To Call The New Hampshire Senate Race A Tie
If A Computer Can Diagnose Cancer, Will Doctors Become Obsolete?
Why It Took So Long To Update the U.N.-Sponsored Syria Death Count
Ctrl + ← Racial Segregation, 320 Phone Calls And Sleep
2014 NFL Preview: The Once-Proud NFC East
The Unheralded Usefulness Of Thaddeus Young
Is The Polling Industry In Stasis Or In Crisis?
Another (Much Higher) Count Of Homicides By Police
There Are Millions Of Michael Browns In America
Recent Breakthroughs In Women’s Tennis Have Yet To Stick
The Poorest Corner Of Town
In The Papers: Chinese Imports, Affirmative Action And Foreign Aid
2014 NFL Preview: The Top-Heavy NFC West
A Dear Mona Follow-up: Who Inherits?
What Happens To The Human Brain If You Try To Watch Every ‘Simpsons’ Ever
The Number Of Homeless Veterans Really Is Falling
How Good Is Team USA?
2014 NFL Preview: Great Players And Gambling Problems In The NFC North
Mary Poppins Was Right. Go Ahead And Feed The Birds, Michael
Can A Southern Burrito Overtake One Of California’s Finest?
Why The Napa Earthquake Damage Alerts Keep Changing
Another Way To Measure The NFL’s Fastest Teams (And More Evidence It Doesn’t Matter)
One Record That Federer’s Chasing Doesn’t Really Count
It’s Really Hard To Measure The Effects Of Abortion Restrictions In Texas
2014 NFL Preview: Can Cam Newton Overtake Rob Ryan In The NFC South?
Burger King Might Save $8.1 Million By Moving To Canada. What’s The Whopper Equivalent?
Half Of The NHL’s Rumored Expansion Cities Don’t Make Sense
When Abortion Was Only Legal In 6 States
Despite A Strange Poll, Scott Walker’s Still The Favorite To Win In Wisconsin
The NFL’s Uneven History Of Punishing Domestic Violence
Migration Isn’t Turning Red States Blue
How Good Are We At Predicting The Best Fantasy Football Running Backs?
When Should You Show Up To A Party?
Ctrl + ← Texas, Toilets and Terror