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October 2014

Senate Update: Watching The Signal And Not The Noise
Reexamining Residency Requirements For Police Officers
Still No Recovery For U.S. Entrepreneurship
You’re Right To Complain About The Chaos Of MLB’s One-Game Playoffs
Can David Goffin Keep Winning?
Senate Update: Don’t Take These Poll Results At Face Value
A Farewell To Adam Dunn, Sabermetric Bellwether
Skeptical Football: Dynasties, Perfect Kickers And A Weird NFL Rule
More On The Rate Of Domestic Violence Arrests Among NFL Players
Yelp And Michelin Have The Same Taste In New York Restaurants
Senate Update: Democrats Wrapping Up In Michigan
The Herculean Effort Taken By One Group To Show Hollywood Is Sexist
In 126 Years, English Football Has Seen 13,475 Nil-Nil Draws
Ferguson’s Elections Look Like They Are About to Change
September’s Jobs Report Was Good, And August’s Got Better
Dear Mona, How Many Flight Attendants Are Men?
Carmelo Anthony Isn’t Underrated, But He’s Not Overrated Either
We’ve Added State-By-State Polling Detail To Our Senate Forecast Interactive
Senate Update: A Reality Check On The Polls And Our Forecast
How Abortion Access Has Changed In Texas
Ctrl + ← Traveling Salesmen, Kissing And Political Fan Fiction
Senate Update: Lots Of Polls But Little Change
Pollsters Predict Greater Polling Error In Midterm Elections
Why We Aren’t Talking About The Economy In 2014
Same-Sex Marriage Is Now Legal For A Majority Of The U.S.
Where Last Weekend Ranks Among College Football’s Craziest
Religiosity In Europe, The Glass Ceiling And Doctor Performance
Senate Update: Don’t Forget About Kentucky And Georgia
Z Is For Zebra — 90 Percent Of The Time
Slow Hiring Shows That The Job Market Isn’t Fully Healed
The Expansion Of Same-Sex Marriage Over Time
The IMF Models The Economic Spillover Of An Escalated Conflict In Iraq
The Voter Registration Report From Ferguson Was Impossible
Now Is When College Football Starts To Matter
Senate Update: What’s The Matter With South Dakota?
American Gymnasts Are Exceptional On The Vault
NFL Week 6 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
Senate Control Could Come Down To Whole Foods vs. Cracker Barrel
Home-Field Advantage Doesn’t Mean What It Used To In English Football
Orman Has His Largest Lead, But The Kansas Electorate Is More Fluid Than Elsewhere
What We Know About Sexual Assault in College — And What We Don’t
Senate Update: Don’t Go Crazy
The Conquests And Casualties Of The NHL’s Analytics Boom
Dear Mona, Does Living Together Before Marriage Increase The Risk Of Divorce?
Skeptical Football: DeMarco Murray Is Way Better At Running Than Alex Henery Is At Kicking
The ‘Maroon 6’: A Better Way To Look At The 2014 Senate Races
Senate Update: Republican Fortunes Rise In Alaska
Electing A Black Mayor Leads To More Black Police Officers
On Deck: A Sabermetric Broadcast
Apple And Google Have Huge Brands. The Rest Of Tech Is Stagnant.
Royals vs. Orioles Tops Our List Of Comeback Clashes In League Championship Series
How To Get Ahead
Senate Update: National And State Polls Are Starting To Show The Same Thing
Ctrl + ← Wages, Commuting and College Loans
Comic Books Are Still Made By Men, For Men And About Men
The Unaccompanied Minor Crisis Has Moved From The Border To The Courts
Nine Managerial Decisions That Helped Decide Game 2 Of The NLCS
Senate Update: What A Republican Win On Election Night Would Look Like
Which Diet Will Help You Lose The Most Weight?
Florida State’s Drop From No. 1 Wasn’t Unprecedented
We Still Can’t Predict Earthquakes
China’s Growth, Retirees’ Wealth And Medical Records
New Clinic Standards In Texas Won’t Make Abortions Safer
Senate Update: The Clock Is Ticking
The Polls Might Be Skewed Against Democrats — Or Republicans
NFL Week 7 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
Watch The Trailer For ‘The Man vs. The Machine’
Rating Chili Peppers On A Scale Of 1 To Oh Dear God I’m On Fire
An Important Indicator In The Fight Against Ebola
The Law Of Supply And Demand Suddenly Applies To Oil, Too
Senate Update: A Lot Has Changed — And Mostly Stayed The Same
Skeptical Football: The Aaron Rodgers Enigma
Voters Still Don’t Like The Guy, But Crist Is Now Leading In Florida
The Playoff Implications Of Every Game For Every NFL Team
How To Estimate When People Will Arrive At A Party
Dear Mona, Which Is The Fastest Check-Out Lane At The Grocery Store?
Who Will Advance From The CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifiers?
Senate Fundraising Totals Are A Bad Sign For Democrats
Senate Update: Georgia On My Mind
You See Sneakers, These Guys See Hundreds Of Millions In Resale Profit
When To Pay Attention To The Stock Market (And When To Ignore It)
Catholics Are More Progressive Than The Vatican, And Almost Everyone Else
America’s Favorite Sandwich Fillings
Gay Marriage Is Now Legal In 31 States And For Almost 200 Million Americans
Why An Ebola Flight Ban Wouldn’t Work
Senate Update: Democratic Hopes Dim in Kentucky
New Scrabble Dictionary Disrepects The Game
Ctrl + ← Rebounds, Runners And Kim Kardashian
Senate Update: Do We Have Enough Polls?
U.S. High School Dropout Rates Fall, Especially Among Latinos
Natural Gas Is Leaking And Warming The Climate — And You’re Paying For It
In A Star-Dominated Sport, There’s Still A Place For Unselfish Basketball
Pollsters Say They Follow Ethical Standards, But They Aren’t So Sure About Their Peers
The Seattle Seahawks Are Now Underdogs To Make The Playoffs
The U.S. Is Almost Definitely Going To Next Year’s Women’s World Cup
Senate Update: Yellow Flags For Democrats In North Carolina
No One Can Tell You How Much Snow We’ll Get This Winter — At Least Not Yet
I Played The New Words With Friends Bot And C‑R‑U‑S‑H‑E‑D It
We’ve Stopped Talking About Domestic Violence And The NFL
So What If These Aren’t The Two Best Teams In Baseball?
Is The Ebola Crisis Affecting The Midterm Elections?
Foreclosures, Asthma Prevention And Restaurant Inspectors
Are Corporate Jets More Dangerous Than Commercial Aircraft?
Senate Update: There’s A 47 Percent Chance The 2014 Midterms Will Go To Overtime
Exploring The Epic Chess Match Of Our Time
NFL Week 8 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
NFL Week 8 Playoff Implications: If The Seahawks Lose, The NFC Gains
What Jobs Your City Is Most Known For
Estimates Of Ebola-Infected Air Passengers Include Big Assumptions
Senate Update: Colorado Polling Is Probably Right. Udall Is Losing.
Rage Against The Machines
The Democrats’ Path Of Last Resort Is Georgia
Skeptical Football: Matthew Stafford Is Gunning For Peyton Manning’s Throne
2014 NBA Preview: The Lakers Are Even Worse Than They Were Last Year
Senate Update: It Could All Come Down To Iowa
Is 21 Days Long Enough For Ebola Quarantine?
New Crackdowns On Breeding Won’t Mean Your Pet Isn’t From A Puppy Mill
Dear Mona, Which State Has The Worst Drivers?
2014 NBA Preview: The Rise Of The Warriors
Why Did A Rasmussen Reports Poll Disappear?
How Prepared Is New York City For An Ebola Outbreak?
The World Series Games That Each Team Can Least Afford To Lose
The U.S. and Mexico Meet Again In The CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifiers
Senate Update: There’s A 70 Percent Chance Georgia Will Go To A Runoff
The Average Cost Of World Series Tickets Has Gone Up
Ctrl + ← Disenfranchised Voters, Peyton Manning And Online Harassment
Senate Update: The Republican Advantage Is Consistent But Not Decisive
Another Michigan Republican Appears Headed For Defeat
2014 NBA Preview: The Sixers Are Going Nowhere Fast
Chat With Nate Silver And Harry Enten About The Midterm Elections
The Royals May Come To Regret Everything That Happened After This Moment
Background Checks For Gun Sales Look Likely To Pass In Washington
Inequality, Youth Unemployment And Retirement Incentives
Senate Update: The Swing States That Never Swung
2014 NBA Preview: Key Offseason Pickups Should Give The Cavs A Boost
Why The Senate Polling In Alaska Is Making Us Sweat
Data Visualizations Help A Hawaiian Community Deal With The Puna Lava Flow
The BCS Wasn’t Any Worse Than A College Football Playoff Will Be
One Reason Bruce Braley Still Has A Chance in Iowa
Senate Update: The Momentum Mirage
Being An Incumbent Isn’t As Fun As It Used To Be
Watch Game 7 Of The World Series With FiveThirtyEight (By Reading Our Live Blog)!
NFL Week 9 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds
NFL Week 9 Playoff Implications: A Crucial Week For The Saints And Panthers
You Asked About The Midterm Elections. We Answered.
Low Inflation Doesn’t Scare The Fed
World Series Game 7 Live Blog
Senate Update: Exit To Recountland
Send Alex Gordon!
Election Day Could Bring Raises To 680,000 Low-Wage Workers
Dear Mona, What Percentage Of Women Have Breast Implants?
Skeptical Football: Stafford Redux, Murray Revisited and 26,099 vs. Roethlisberger
The Scariest Halloween Costume Is A Cockroach That Performs Root Canals
Senate Update: With 4 Days Left, Here’s The State Of The Races
Voter ID Laws Are Now In 17 More States Than They Were In 2000
Even Pollsters Don’t Know All The Details Of How Their Polls Are Made
Marijuana’s Chances On Election Day
What To Make Of The Cavs’ Disappointing Debut