Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMar 27, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including Nate Silver makes a prediction about gay marriage and North Dakota sticks it to women by enacting the nation's strictest abortion law. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 12, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including Nate Silver's warning to Karl Rove and the latest Republican threat against defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 7, 2013
The right-wing cable news channel, perhaps finally aware that Morris is no Nate Silver, has reportedly revoked the Republican cheerleader's conservative pollster's right to spew nonsense on its airwaves. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJan 14, 2013
Silver, who writes The New York Times' popular FiveThirtyEight blog, makes his living by predicting events. Oftentimes, he's right, like he was during the 2012 presidential election when he correctly forecast how every state would vote. But even experts are wrong occasionally. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJan 11, 2013
The statistician extraordinaire has correctly predicted presidential elections, baseball games and football rankings, which is why his Super Bowl picks warrant a close look. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJan 9, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including Gabrielle Giffords' new PAC, Elizabeth Warren admonishing AIG and Nate Silver talking politics and data analysis on Reddit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigDec 25, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including the late Sen. Daniel Inouye's last political wish and the worst pundit predictions of this year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 21, 2012
Technically minded people have always been primed to become unwitting accessories to corruption, especially when speaking on subjects beyond their expertise. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigDec 19, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including a serious female contender to become the next defense secretary and Nate Silver's analysis of gun ownership in America. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigDec 12, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including Stephen Colbert's response to a poll that shows South Carolina voters want him in the Senate and why the Koch brothers postponed a major meeting. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigDec 3, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including what a new analysis says about your tax rates today, the Kennedy Center Honors for 2012 will be awarded and Nate Silver responds to Politico's criticism. A look at the day's political happenings, including a new tax rate analysis, the Kennedy Center Honors and Nate Silver responds to Politico's criticism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigNov 22, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including a Democratic congressman's resignation and why Joe Scarborough is apologizing to Nate Silver. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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