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January 2022

Why The President’s Party Almost Always Has A Bad Midterm
5 Things To Watch Going Into The Midterms
Why The Republican Party Isn’t Concerned With Popularity
Who’s In, Who’s Out And Who Has Us Worried As We Barrel Toward The NFL Playoffs
Why Jan. 6th Was Not A Turning Point
Politics Podcast: Why Jan. 6 Was Not A Turning Point
How Healthy Is U.S. Democracy One Year After Jan. 6?
College Football’s Coaching Carousel Has Been Dizzier Than Usual
Some Early Clues About How The Midterms Will Go
Reflections On The Insurrection
DeMar DeRozan Is Calling Game
White Backlash Is A Type Of Racial Reckoning, Too
How Omicron Has Reshaped Sports
Why Many Americans Might Be Increasingly Accepting Of Political Violence
How Jan. 6 Enabled Greater Interference In Our Elections
We’re Misunderstanding What Caused Jan. 6
Why More Republicans Aren’t Outraged By Jan. 6
Michigan’s Naz Hillmon Plays Bigger Than Her Size
Biden’s Vaccine Mandates Could Be In Trouble At The Supreme Court
The Buffalo Bills Got The Least Bang For Their Schedule’s Buck This Season
Why Republicans Take Jan. 6 Less Seriously Than Other Americans
Can You Trek The Triangle?
The Ben Simmons-Less Sixers Are Still A Work In Progress
Polls Policy And FAQs
What Might Democrats’ Voting Rights Bill Entail?
Who Has The Edge In Alabama vs. Georgia, Round 2?
Why Democrats Keep Bringing Up Voting Rights
Do You Buy That … Jan. 6 Strengthened Trump’s Hold On The Republican Party?
The NFL Regular Season Ended As It Started: In Absolute Chaos
How The 2022 Midterms Might Play Out
Politics Podcast: Will Exhausted Americans Tune Out From Politics?
How The 2022 Midterms Might Play Out
What Happened To The Eviction Tsunami?
Toronto Rolled The Dice On Scottie Barnes. It’s Paid Off.
The Big Lie’s Long Shadow
‘Back Alley’ Advice Is Making The Pandemic Worse
Georgia’s Defense Lived Up To Its Billing As One Of The Best Ever
What To Watch For In The NFL’s Wild-Card Weekend
The Supreme Court’s Right Turn Goes Way Beyond Guns And Abortion
The WNBA Free Agents Who Might Be On The Move
The Steelers And Raiders Shouldn’t Still Be Playing. How Long Can They Keep This Up?
The Bengals May Be The Real Winner Of ‘The Tie That Wasn’t’
How Likely Is Another Civil War?
Politics Podcast: How Likely Is Another Civil War?
Why An Expert In Political Violence Is Worried About Civil War In The U.S.
One year In, Biden Has The Second-Lowest Approval Rating Of Any President
When Should You Break Up With A Quarterback? Asking For The Cleveland Browns.
When The Riddler Met Wordle
Why You Can’t See The Most Important Omicron Hot Spots In The U.S. On A Map
Ohio’s Overturned Congressional Map Shows How Lawsuits Might Scramble Redistricting
The Colorado Avalanche Are The Greatest Show On Ice
What Does It Mean If Republicans Won’t Debate?
Why The Supreme Court Almost Overturned Roe v. Wade in 1992 — But Didn’t
In The 1990s, The New York Knicks Fought Everyone — Even David Stern
The NFL’s Wild-Card Weekend Was Weirder And Dumber Than It Had Any Right To Be
Don't Pay Attention To That Outlier Poll You Saw
Politics Podcast: Don’t Pay Attention To That Outlier Poll You Saw
Why Democrats Keep Bringing Up Voting Rights Legislation
The Countless, Confusing, Sometimes Contradictory Takeaways Of The 2021-22 Redistricting Cycle
Why 28 House Democrats Aren’t Running Again
Why Great Tennis Players Don’t Always Make Great Coaches
How Omicron Upended What We Thought We Knew About Natural Immunity
What To Watch For In The NFL’s Divisional Round
Why A Failed Voting Rights Push Is A Setback For Democracy — And Democrats
The Packers Need A Receiver Who Can Do It All. Good Thing They Have Davante Adams.
Who Gets Abortions In America
The NBA’s Best Supporting Cast, Best Level-Up, And More Of Our Midseason Awards
Americans Feel Burnt Out
Hey, NFL Coaches: Stop Wasting Your Timeouts
Can You Design The Perfect Wedding?
The Rams Are A Matchup Nightmare For The Buccaneers
The Miami Heat Are Back — Or Maybe They Never Left
Did Redistricting Commissions Live Up To Their Promise?
Why More Inexperienced Candidates Are Running — And Winning
Do You Buy That … Omicron Dooms Democrats In The Midterms?
David Ortiz Can Start Writing His Hall Of Fame Speech
Nothing Will Top The NFL’s Greatest Playoff Weekend Ever
Why Politicians — Like Manchin And Sinema — Go Rogue
Politics Podcast: Why Politicians — Like Manchin And Sinema — Go Rogue
Let’s Talk About Biden’s Take On The Polls
The 6 House Races Where Incumbents Are Likely To Face Another Incumbent
We Taught Computers To Play Chess — And Then They Left Us Behind
Baylor Is Firing From Everywhere — Including, At Long Last, Beyond The Arc
Why Older Athletes Are Thriving In Wheelchair Tennis
Is Trump’s Hold On The GOP Still Strong?
Our Guide To The NFL’s Conference Championships
The 7 Races That Will Likely Decide Control Of The Senate
‘Versatile’ Doesn’t Do Justice To Deebo Samuel
Stephen Breyer Tried to Compromise On An Increasingly Uncompromising Supreme Court
Emergency Podcast: Justice Breyer Is Retiring
Emergency Politics Podcast: Justice Breyer Is Retiring
How The Supreme Court Will Change Without Breyer
36 States Are Electing Governors This Year. Here Are 16 That Could Flip.
Why Manchin And Sinema Will Probably Vote For Biden’s Supreme Court Pick
Would Gonzaga’s Playbook Work In A Major Conference? Just Ask Arizona.
The Kansas City Defense Is Looking Like Its Old Self. That Could Be Bad News.
War With Russia Has Pushed Ukrainians Toward The West
Which Of The Final Four QBs Has The Best Defensive Matchup?
Can You Tune Up The Truck?
The Banged-Up Bulls Need The Nikola Vučević They Traded For
Mikaela Shiffrin Is On Top Of The Skiing World Again. Will She Win Gold In Beijing?
What Will Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee Mean For Democrats — And The Midterms?
Do You Buy That … Democrat Retirements Will Give The GOP A Midterm Advantage?
New York’s Proposed Congressional Map Is Heavily Biased Toward Democrats. Will It Pass?
Confidence Interval: Will Biden Make Kamala Harris His Supreme Court Nominee?
We Finally Have A Super Bowl Matchup, And It’s Exactly* What We Expected
The 7 Most Important Senate Races, Ranked
Politics Podcast: Are There More Republicans Than Democrats In America?