Ben Joravsky offers predictions for the 2018 midterm elections—including those for both houses of Congress.
Tag: Nate Silver
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Chapo Trap House and the burden of the ‘dirtbag left’
The political comedy podcast has become a flash point in a larger fight between mainstream liberals and leftists.
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After a rape story unravels, a disgraced reporter heads home
Calamity West’sRolling imagines the aftermath of a real-life media scandal.
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Obama picks blogger Nate Silver to chair Federal Reserve
Just another task for FiveThirtyEight.
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The only good tip on writing: Don’t read tips on writing
Does anyone write wisely about writing?
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Rich and Famous and ridiculous and devastating
Jackalope Theatre Company stages John Guare’s Rich and Famous.
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Once again, baseball writers cover themselves choosing Hall of Famers
Should ‘roids be allowed in the Hall of Fame? Baseball writers are putting themselves in their answers.
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Corpus reviver: Google unveils a new tool for looking at language
The Ngram Viewer! Less boring than it sounds
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How close is the presidential race?
The popular vote looks tight. The vote that matters, not so much
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The invasion of the Chicago Humanities Festival
The Chicago Humanities Festival presents its fall schedule of lectures, panels, and performances
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On criminalizing a failure to communicate
The Italian earthquake verdict and its lesson for journalists.
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Screw this election—let’s talk about past elections all week
This week’s Variations on a Theme: elections of years past
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The odds on Emanuel’s budget
According to local bookies, the chances of Rahm’s budget passing are roughly 100 percent.
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Obama’s reelection chances
To win a second term, Obama needs the economy to be improving, especially if he has to face Mitt Romney, says statistician Nate Silver.
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They are the 50 percent(ile)
In the city of the big coin flip, President Obama, the Bears, and the Northwestern Wildcats are right in the middle of things.