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June 2017

The ‘Most Powerful Political Players’ Draft, Do-Over Edition
Significant Digits For Thursday, June 1, 2017
The Warriors Aren’t A Small-Ball Team Anymore
The Paris Agreement Would Have Been Less Partisan 30 Years Ago
The Diamondbacks Are Turning Back The Clock
We Gave You A Spelling Quiz, And It Didn’t Go Great
How Food Tastes To Me Is Totally Different From How It Tastes To You
TrumpBeat: If You Don’t Like The Officiating, Fire The Refs
Significant Digits For Friday, June 2, 2017
How Much Should You Bid For That Painting?
This Is How Scary The Warriors Are With Kevin Durant
Was Trump’s Paris Exit Good Politics?
Don’t Worry About The Job Market Yet, But Pay Attention
Three Reasons ‘Wonder Woman’ Has Already Made History
Andrew Miller Doesn’t Have Any Saves, And He’s The Best Reliever In Baseball
The Players Who Will Decide The Champions League Final
Are The U.K. Polls Skewed?
Democrats Are Overperforming In Special Elections Almost Everywhere
Significant Digits For Monday, June 5, 2017
Are Democrats Or Republicans Winning The Race For Congress?
Are Democrats Or Republicans Winning The Race For Congress? — 2018
Steph Curry Finally Looks Like Steph Curry Again
Here’s The Best Tool We Have For Understanding How The Midterms Are Shaping Up
The Mets Pitching Staff Went From Great To Garbage In The Blink Of An Eye
Politics Podcast: Pittsburgh vs. Paris
Leaving Social Media Taught Me How Broken The News Cycle Is
Significant Digits For Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Math Has No God Particle
Chris Christie’s Legacy Likely Won’t Include A GOP Successor
Ryan Howard’s Career Is Dead. The Shift Killed It.
The Warriors’ Fast-Break Machine Slows On The Road
How The Cavs Can Push Back In Game 3
Is Celebrities Running For President A Thing Now?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Are The Warriors Ruining Basketball?
Scooter Gennett Is Somehow Not The Most Random Player To Hit Four HRs
The Warriors Are Making The Cavs Beat Themselves
The Predators’ Comeback Is No Fluke
How Trump’s Least Enthusiastic Voters Feel About Him Now
What To Expect From James Comey’s Congressional Testimony
Trump Is Right: Russia Is A Cloud Over His Administration
The Bingo Card Guide To The Comey Testimony
Emergency Politics Podcast: Comey’s Prepared Testimony
The Three Scenarios For The U.K. Election
Significant Digits For Thursday, June 8, 2017
What Went Down In Comey’s Testimony
Kevin Durant Closes The Door On LeBron
The Blue Jays Are Getting Hot, But It May Already Be Too Late
The Questions Comey Wouldn’t Answer
Emergency Politics Podcast: Comey’s Testimony
The Kansas Experiment Is Bad News For Trump’s Tax Cuts
The U.K. Election Wasn’t That Much Of A Shock
Significant Digits For Friday, June 9, 2017
Can You Crack This Square’s Hidden Code?
If The Warriors Sweep, Are They The Best NBA Team Ever?
Emergency Politics Podcast: The U.K. Election
The Great American Soccer Hope Is Here (For Real, This Time)
Everything Clicked For The Cavs In Game 4. Can It Happen Again?
Democrats Have A Slight Edge In The Georgia 6 Runoff
Significant Digits For Monday, June 12, 2017
Facts Alone Won’t Convince People To Vaccinate Their Kids
People Who Email Me Keep Assuming I’m A Man. How Do I Tell Them I’m Not?
Moneyball’s Draft Advice Has Outlived Its Usefulness
LeBron Raises Everyone’s Game When Facing Elimination
Sidney Crosby’s Penguins Are The Best Penguins
Politics Podcast: Who Makes Up The Base?
What To Watch For In Virginia’s Gubernatorial Primaries
Significant Digits For Tuesday, June 13, 2017
They Are Kevin Durant’s Warriors Now
The Warriors Duped The NBA
The Warriors Are In The GOAT Debate, But They Blew Their Chance To End It
The Warriors Are Not Necessarily The Greatest NBA Team Of All Time
Why Some Conservatives Don’t Like The House Health Care Bill
Donald Trump Is Making Europe Liberal Again
Significant Digits For Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Only A Superteam Could Stop LeBron
Refugees May Be Good For The Economy
The Warriors Are Great, But Are They Better Than The 1939 Yankees?
There’s A Team That Can Beat The Warriors — It Just Doesn’t Exist Yet
Five People Are Facing Manslaughter Charges Because Of Flint’s Water Crisis
What Would A Real GOP Break From Trump Look Like?
Significant Digits For Thursday, June 15, 2017
Why The GOP Is So Hell-Bent On Passing An Unpopular Health Care Bill
Imagining President Pence
Two Government Agencies. Two Different Climate Maps.
It Looks Like The Baseball Is Behind MLB’s Power Surge
Emergency Politics Podcast: Trump Is Under Investigation
Lee Westwood Inherits Sergio’s Title: Best Golfer Without A Major
Why Is Trump Causing Chaos In Washington But Not In The Stock Market?
Significant Digits For Friday, June 16, 2017
How Long Will Chaos Reign In This Game Of Tag?
Trump Has A Solution, But It’s Not Clear That There’s A Problem
Fidget Spinners Are Over
The Art Of Cherry-Picking Polls
The Warriors Didn’t Need Kevin Durant To Be This Good
Why The Georgia Special Election Matters
Significant Digits For Monday, June 19, 2017
The U.S. Has Made Huge Strides Against Heart Disease — But Not Everywhere
Aaron Judge Is The Most Out-Of-Nowhere MVP Candidate Since Ichiro
Politics Podcast: The Most Special Special Election
The Special Election In Frank Underwood’s District Also Matters
Significant Digits For Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Georgia 6 Is All About The Voters Who Reluctantly Backed Trump
What Makes Markelle Fultz An NBA Draft Favorite
Republicans’ Obamacare Repeal Would Cut Taxes — But Mostly In Blue States
Each NHL Team’s Trash Is Vegas’s Treasure
Georgia And South Carolina Special Elections: Live Coverage
Significant Digits For Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Where Can Democrats Win?
Emergency Politics Podcast: The Results In Georgia And South Carolina
The Sixers Finally Made A Move To Compete
Baseball’s Mediocre Teams Are Disappearing
Let’s Play The Democratic Blame Game!
The NHL MVP’s Big, Bearded Snub
Chances Are Your Team Is Not Picking The Best Player In The NBA Draft
Does It Matter That Senate Republicans Wrote Their Health Care Bill In Secret?
40 Years From Now, The U.S. Could Look Like Las Vegas
Significant Digits For Thursday, June 22, 2017
The Senators Who Could Take Down The Health Care Bill
To Beat The Warriors, You Gotta Draft Like The Warriors. (Good Luck With That.)
The Knicks Would Be Crazy To Trade Kristaps Porzingis
What The Senate GOP Plan Would Mean For Health Insurance
What Went Down In The NBA Draft
Significant Digits For Friday, June 23, 2017
Can You Drink More Coffee Than Your Co-workers?
Will The Senate Pass Its Health Care Bill?
The Bulls Made The Right Decision But The Wrong Trade
Breaking Down The Jimmy Butler Trade
We’re Hiring A Copy Editor
Seattle’s Minimum Wage Hike May Have Gone Too Far
Significant Digits For Monday, June 26, 2017
What Americans Don’t Like About Obamacare
Clayton Kershaw Might (Might!) Not Be The Best Pitcher In Baseball Anymore
Neil Gorsuch Is Paying Off For Trump So Far
The NBA Haters’ Ball
The ‘Resistance’ Lost On Health Care In The House. Can It Win In The Senate?
Politics Podcast: The Health Care Episode
The New CBO Report On Health Insurance Didn’t Do Republicans Any Favors
Mitch McConnell Isn’t Playing 13-Dimensional Chess
Significant Digits For Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Tim Tebow Is Failing Up
Which GOP Senators Might Resurrect The Health Care Bill?
Few Teams Have Done Less With More Than The Clippers
The Health Care System Is Leaving The Southern Black Belt Behind
Significant Digits For Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Serena Williams Is Not The 700th-Best Tennis Player On The Planet
At Least Phil Jackson Didn’t Leave The Knicks In Ruins
In MLB’s New Home Run Era, It’s The Baseballs That Are Juicing
Can Chris Paul And James Harden Play Together?
Chris Paul And James Harden Are A Rare Duo
Phil Jackson’s Legacy With The Knicks Isn’t All Bad
Maybe Trump Didn’t Remake The Political Map
Significant Digits For Thursday, June 29, 2017
Data On Drug Use Is Disappearing Just When We Need It Most
Anthony Young Pitched Like A Winner, Even When He Lost
Should Republicans Even Want The Senate Health Care Bill To Pass?
What’s New In Our NBA Player Projections For 2017-18
Wait, Is Lonzo Ball The Next Russell Westbrook?
Why Republicans Might Be Forced To Oppose Tax Cuts
Significant Digits For Friday, June 30, 2017
Who Steals The Most In A Town Full Of Thieves?
Paul George’s Legacy Could Be Dr. J’s … Or Danny Granger’s
The Jagrsaurus Is Not Extinct
Michael Bay’s Transformers Are Rendering Leading Men Obsolete
Next Season’s NBA Heavyweights: Warriors, Cavs, Spurs, Rockets … Timberwolves?