Embracing Fear on Election Day
It’s inevitable — but if we confront it with courage and creativity, we’ll be stronger and better for it. By…
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Could Clinton’s Coattails Cut Both Ways?
New research finds a popular presidential candidate can help elect members of Congress — unless the election is seen as…
A Comprehensive List of All the Times Pop Culture Has Totally Predicted Donald Trump
Movies, television, books, and comics: They’re so prescient!
One-Fifth of Americans Can’t Understand Election Predictions
And their ignorance might keep them from voting. By Nathan Collins FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver. (Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty…
An Interview With the Founder of PolitiFact, During a Season of Distorted Reality
Has fact-checking been rendered obsolete by the post-fact carnival of American electoral politics? Bill Adair says: not yet.
The Radical Cheek of ‘Chapo Trap House’
Inside the strangest, silliest, most principled podcast you probably haven't heard of yet.
Why Are Donald Trump’s Lawyers Making Such a Big Deal Over His Tweets?
Earlier this week, plaintiffs in one of the presidential candidate’s three ongoing Trump University lawsuits mocked Trump’s law team’s attempt to remove his own campaign statements from the court room.
California Voters Can’t Take ‘Ballot Selfies’ This Election
Bummer, smartphone fans: Amid concerns over voting rights ahead of next week’s election, a judge just blocked one…
The Numbers Behind Trump’s Repeal and Replace Proposal
This week, Trump’s focused once again on the Affordable Care Act. By Dwyer Gunn Donald Trump delivers remarks…
Why We Whitewash Trump’s Transgressions
Psychological research suggests people more easily excuse ethical lapses when they’re committed by someone who is perceived as…