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November 4, 2020
Alex Shephard
Never Trust the Polls Again!
The polling industry has squandered the public’s trust for the last time.
December 14, 2016
Nicole Narea
After 2016, Can We Ever Trust the Polls Again?
Data was a rare source of clarity in the 2008 and 2012 elections. In 2016, it failed catastrophically.
March 30, 2014
Danny Vinik
Stop Beating Up on Nate Silver!
March 19, 2014
Leon Wieseltier
The Emptiness of Data Journalism
Nate Silver could learn a lot from those op-ed columnists he maligns
March 17, 2014
Marc Tracy
Nate Silver’s Not As Foxy As He Thinks He Is
July 23, 2013
Alec MacGillis
All Aboard the Nate Silver Bandwagon!
July 22, 2013
Marc Tracy
Nate Silver Speaks—and Reveals His Real Plan
December 21, 2012
Paul Starr
Nate Silver and the Future of Prediction

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