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December 2017

Sexual Harassment May Be The Only Thing Party Leaders Can Agree On
The Tax Bill Process, However It Ends, Shows A GOP Struggling To Govern
Are You A Master Safecracker?
Significant Digits For Friday, Dec. 1, 2017
Three Lessons From How Congress Is Handling Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Beside The Points For Friday, Dec. 1, 2017
Michael Flynn’s Guilty Plea Is Bad For Trump In Lots Of Ways
Emergency Politics Podcast: Flynn Flips
Tiger Woods Never Really Left
The Bills’ Season Hinges On Beating The Patriots
Russia’s Group Is The Easiest In Modern World Cup History
The GOP Takes A Big Step Toward Passing A Big Policy Goal
Should Alabama’s Résumé Have Trumped Ohio State’s Conference Crown?
Lots Of Alabama Voters Care About Roy Moore’s Scandals
Mueller Is Moving Quickly Compared To Past Special Counsel Investigations
Significant Digits For Monday, Dec. 4, 2017
Beside The Points For Monday, Dec. 4, 2017
A Food Fight Has Broken Out Between The USDA And FDA
Can You Solve A Rubik’s Cube In Less Than Five Seconds?
Wichita State Is The Gonzaga Of The Midwest
Politics Podcast: Will Taxes Be A Pyrrhic Victory For The GOP?
The Christian Right Has A New Strategy On Gay Marriage
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017
Don’t Expect a Government Shutdown, But Don’t Rule It Out Either
Maybe You’d Exercise More If It Didn’t Feel So Crappy
Was Trump’s Endorsement Of Roy Moore A Mistake?
Russell Wilson Will Do It Himself, Thank You
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Sound Science’
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017
LeBron Is Still Getting Better
What The Last Winter Olympics Would Have Looked Like Without Russia
The Government Is Finally Processing Workplace Harassment Claims Online
Why Democrats Are Finally Pushing Franken To Resign
Doug Jones Is Just A Normal Polling Error Away From A Win In Alabama
Significant Digits For Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017
This Might Be James Harden’s Year
Why We Can’t Be Sure If Violent Crime Is On The Rise
Democrats Will Likely Hold Franken’s Seat, But Minnesota’s Not As Blue As It Seems
Shohei Ohtani’s Value Has No Precedent
Should Partisan Gerrymandering Be Illegal?
All Of A Sudden, The Rockets Are Dominant On Defense, Too
Beside The Points For Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017
A Better Way To Think About This Month’s Jobs Numbers
Shutting Down The Government Over DACA Is A Risky Bet For Democrats
How Quickly Can You Throw The Perfect Game Of Darts?
Significant Digits For Friday, Dec. 8, 2017
The Jobs Report Is Overhyped. Here’s Why That’s A Problem.
How The GOP Became A ‘Pro-Israel’ Party
Has Kareem Hunt Hit A Wall?
NFL Quarterbacks Are Leaning On The Short Pass — And It’s Not Working
How Much Should We Fear Giancarlo Stanton In Pinstripes?
Want To Win A Heisman? Follow These 8 Simple Steps
Trump Will Have A Hard Time Stopping The Russia Investigation — Even If He Fires Mueller
Significant Digits For Monday, Dec. 11, 2017
Beside The Points For Monday, Dec. 11, 2017
What The Hell Is Happening With These Alabama Polls?
The Mavericks May Be The NBA’s Most — And Least — Popular Team
Politics Podcast: The Alabama Election Is Here
The Three Epic, Early Champions League Showdowns
Everything You Need To Know About Alabama’s Senate Election
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017
More Terrorist Attacks Can Make People More Resilient
Will Nick Foles Be The Eagles’ Jeff Hostetler? Or Their Connor Cook?
What Went Down In The Alabama Senate Election
Emergency Politics Podcast: Doug Jones Wins In Alabama
Republicans Shouldn’t Assume Roy Moore Was An Outlier
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017
Can Teamwork Solve One Of Psychology’s Biggest Problems?
The Paul George And Carmelo Anthony Trades Are Looking Less One-Sided
The Warriors Are Blocking Shots At A Staggering Rate
Democrats Appear To Have Lost The DACA Fight For Now
Special Elections So Far Point To A Democratic Wave In 2018
The Steelers Have The Best Running Back-Receiver Duo. Ever.
Will Women In Low-Wage Jobs Get Their #MeToo Moment?
Significant Digits For Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017
Can The GOP Stop Running Toxic Candidates?
Doug Jones’s Win Gives The Senate’s Moderate Republicans Even More Power
Is Gerrymandering The Best Way To Make Sure Black Voters Are Represented?
The Raptors Changed Their Whole Offense. Is It Good Enough To Beat LeBron?
Beside The Points For Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017
The GOP’s Corporate Tax Cut May Not Be As Big As It Looks
Please Help Me — I Have A Number Problem
Significant Digits For Friday, Dec. 15, 2017
The Tax Bill Will Probably Pass Despite Republican Senators’ Rumblings
Russell Wilson Is Mr. Fourth Quarter
The Great NFL Passing Boom Is Over. Hope You Enjoyed It!
Will Passing The Tax Bill Help The GOP In 2018? Probably Not.
Significant Digits For Monday, Dec. 18, 2017
Beside The Points For Monday, Dec. 18, 2017
Kobe May Go Down As the NBA’s Last True Gunslinger
Every Color Of Every Lightsaber In ‘Star Wars,’ In One Chart
What Gronk Does For The Patriots Offense
Politics Podcast: Lessons From Alabama
Politics Moves Fast. Peer Review Moves Slow. What’s A Political Scientist To Do?
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017
The NHL Has Accomplished Its Goal(s)
How Many People Haven’t Seen ‘Titanic’?
The ‘Most Powerful Political Players Of 2018’ Draft Extravaganza!!
The Republican Tax Bill Doesn’t Actually Simplify The Tax Code
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017
Got A Flu Shot? Great. Wash Your Hands, Too.
The Goals Of The GOP’s Anti-Mueller Campaign And Their Likelihood For Success
Here Are The Most Absurd NFL Playoff Scenarios
This Season’s Bowl Games Are Less Terrible Than Usual
What Is Kirsten Gillibrand Up To?
Creating The Next Bechdel Test
Republicans Are Taking Voter Concerns About The Tax Bill Too Literally
Significant Digits For Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017
Want Competitive Elections? So Did Arizona. Then The Screaming Started.
The Sixers Still Have Growing Pains To Work Out
Why Coaches And QBs Should Divorce After Five Years Of Not Winning
How The Last-Place Bulls Became The Hottest Team In The East
Beside The Points For Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017
The Democrats’ Wave Could Turn Into A Flood
Hark! Two Holiday Puzzles
Significant Digits For Friday, Dec. 22, 2017
Can Trump’s Pick To Lead The Weather Service Really Be Independent Of His Family Business?
How The 6-8 Raiders Can Still Make The Playoffs
Politics Podcast: Which Democrats Will Run In 2020?
The Warriors Were Ready For LeBron
What Harry Got Wrong In 2017
Damn, We Wish We’d Done These 11 Stories
What If College Football Hadn’t Wasted Decades On Polls And Just Used A Stinking Playoff?
College Football Playoff Preview: This Is Not Last Year’s Clemson-Alabama Matchup
You Asked, We Answer: A Holiday Mail Bag From The Lab
Beside The Points For Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017
Legal Weed Isn’t The Boon Small Businesses Thought It Would Be
We Hope We Do This Much Cool Stuff In 2018
College Football Playoff Preview: Georgia’s Balance vs. Oklahoma’s Offense