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July 2021

Marcus Semien Bet On Himself. It’s Paying Off.
More People Are Buying Guns. Fewer People Are Getting Background Checks.
The Supreme Court Just Made It Harder To Overturn Voting Restrictions
This Year’s NBA Champion Will Bring A Title To A Cursed Sports City
It’s A ‘Shot Girl Summer.’ But America Is Still Not Fully Back To Normal.
How The Pandemic Changed The Sex Work Industry
Who Will Win ‘Riddler Jeopardy!’?
Can The Phoenix Suns Cap Off A Magical Season?
The Supreme Court’s Conservative Supermajority Is Just Beginning To Flex Its Muscles
What We Learned From This Supreme Court Term
Politics Podcast: What We Learned From This Supreme Court Term
How A 6-3 Conservative Majority Shaped The Supreme Court This Term
After This Weird NBA Season, We Have A Better Idea Of How Much Fans Matter
After Nine Seasons Apart, Chris Paul And Monty Williams Are On The Cusp Of A Title
What The Electorate Looked Like In 2020
Politics Podcast: What The Best 2020 Post-Mortem Tells Us About The Electorate
How Can The Bucks Win Without Giannis?
Eric Adams’s Lead In The New York Mayoral Primary Was Just Too Big To Overcome
We Have A Lot Of Data From The 2020 Election. Here’s What It Means For Democratic And Republican Strategies.
New Laws Let Americans With Disabilities Vote Online. They’ve Also Resurrected The Debate About Voting Access vs. Election Security.
What Did New York’s Mayoral Primary Tell Us About Ranked-Choice Voting?
The Rockies Have Their Worst Coors Field Hangover Yet
How Science Moved Beyond Peer Review During The Pandemic
Whether Republicans Get Vaccinated Has A Lot To Do With If They Watch Fox News … Or OANN
How The Tampa Bay Lightning Won Another Stanley Cup — And Made History
Why The Conspiracy Theories Behind Jan 6 Haven’t Gone Away
Politics Podcast: Why The Conspiracy Theories Behind Jan. 6 Haven’t Gone Away
The Most Valuable Soccer Player In America Is A Goalkeeper
Why The Gender Gap May Have Shrunk In The 2020 Election
Can You Solve This Astronomical Enigma?
Does A Star Point Guard Really Need A Former Point Guard As His Coach?
Even Students Who Aren’t Athletes Think The NCAA Is A Problem
First It Was Sex Ed. Now It’s Critical Race Theory.
Nate Silver’s Takeaways From NYC’s Ranked-Choice Primary Election
These MLB Players Are All-Stars On Bad Teams
CPAC Emphasized Republicans’ Obsession With 2020
A Record Number Of Americans Are "Thriving." What Does That Mean?
Politics Podcast: A Record Number Of Americans Are ‘Thriving.’ But What Does That Mean?
Can The U.S. Women’s Swim Team Make A Gold Medal Sweep?
Presidents Used To Be The Faces Of Their Political Parties. Is That No Longer The Case?
Can’t Wait For The Midterms? Here’s What To Pay Attention To Until 2022.
The Suns’ Rotation Doesn’t Have A Weak Link
Who Needs Hot Takes With A Finals This Fun?
The Senate Primary Races We’re Watching So Far
Who Said Small Ball Is The Only Way To Win A Title?
The Seattle Kraken Have An Expansion Blueprint. Can They Follow Vegas And Build A Winner?
Pandemics Don’t Really End
The Bucks And Suns Didn’t Build Like Recent NBA Finalists
Americans And Experts Agree That Democracy Is Struggling
Politics Podcast: Americans And Experts Agree That Democracy Is Struggling
Giannis’s LeBron-Like Block Stole All The Momentum
How Long Can Texas Democrats Hold Out?
Can You Win The Penalty Shootout?
We’re Hiring A Senior Politics Reporter
This Trade Deadline Could Break Up The Cubs’ Almost-Dynasty
What The Latest Debate Over Voting Rights Means For American Democracy
Changing How Primaries Work Probably Won’t Make Politics Less Divisive
How An Armless Archer Trains His Brain To Win Olympic Medals
Do You Buy That … President Biden’s Current Approval Rating Should Comfort Democrats?
Jrue Holiday’s Defense May Have Saved The Bucks’ Title Dreams
Are There Really Five Political Parties In America?
Politics Podcast: Are There Really Five Political Parties In America?
Where Trump’s Conspiracy Theory About Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Came From
How To Watch Olympic Skateboarding
New Sports And Old Problems At The Olympics
The Fast And Physical Basketball Debuting At The Olympics
The Governor And House Primary Races We’re Watching So Far
How The Bucks Stormed Back And Won A Title
The Best All-Time Performance In Olympic Softball Belongs To An American Pitcher
What If America Had A Lot More Political Parties?
Every Olympic ‘Sport,’ In One Chart
Why Biden’s Approval Rating Has Barely Budged In His First 6 Months
How To Watch Olympic Surfing
Giannis Antetokounmpo Has Gone Where Few Players Have Before
The Great Inflation Debate
Politics Podcast: The Great Inflation Debate
We’re Looking For A Politics Intern
We’re Looking For A Data Visualization Intern
How The World Feels About Holding The Tokyo Olympics Amid COVID-19
How We’re Projecting Each Country’s Medal Count In Tokyo
Can You Hop Across The Chessboard?
Caeleb Dressel Isn’t Just The Next Michael Phelps. He Might Be Even Better.
Are You A Gen-Z Republican? A Democrat In A Rural State? If So, You Might Be A Political Anomaly, And We Want To Hear From You.
Are Americans’ Concerns Over Inflation Inflated?
Cities That Reduced Arrests For Minor Offenses Also Saw Fewer Police Shootings
The Black Women Who Forged New Paths And Set Records At The Olympics
Hideo Nomo Paved The Way For A Generation Of Damn Good Japanese Ballplayers
What If Chasing Rivals Keeps Aaron Rodgers In Green Bay? We Made A Metric For That.
Does Running For President Always Help Your Career?
Politics Podcast: Does Running For President Always Help Your Career?
How A Special Election In Texas’s 6th District Tested Trump’s Influence On The GOP
Time For The End Of The Teen Gymnast
One Conference To Rule Them All
The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Has A World Cup Hangover
Will A Pro-Vaccination Push By GOP Leaders Change The Minds Of Unvaccinated Americans?
The Mysterious Case Of 2020’s Polling Error
Where Marjorie Taylor Greene’s False Claim About COVID-19 And Obesity Came From
NBA Teams Love Young Lottery Picks. These 3 ‘Old’ Players Might Change Their Minds.
Gavin Newsom Has Reason To Worry
No One Can Catch Katie Ledecky In The Mile
How An Olympic Climber Uses Color Breathing To Get In The Zone
What Americans Think About Vaccines, Masks And Shutdowns As Covid Cases Spike
Politics Podcast: What Americans Think About Vaccines, Mask Mandates And Shutdowns As COVID-19 Cases Spike
Partisanship Isn’t The Only Reason Why So Many Americans Remain Unvaccinated
How To Watch Olympic Sport Climbing
Will Riddler Nation Win Gold In Archery?
Why It’s Not Surprising That Simone Biles Cheered For Angelina Melnikova