Andrew Flowers
FiveThirtyEight
Walpole, MA, United States
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Dear Mona, What’s The Most Common Name In America?
Dear Mona, What are the most common first- and last-name combinations in the United States? Is John Smith really the most common name? Kieron George, 21, North … → Read More
Stop Treating HUD Like A Second-Tier Department
UPDATE: Dec. 5, 7:30 a.m. — Donald Trump on Monday morning said he would nominate retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson as his secretary of housing and urban develop… → Read More
Stop Treating HUD Like A Second-Tier Department
Ben Carson apparently still hasn’t decided whether to accept Donald Trump’s alleged offer to appoint him secretary of Housing and Urban Development. If he does accept the position, it will mark a r… → Read More
How We Undercounted Evictions By Asking The Wrong Questions
Steve Williams is dogged — so dogged that he got bit by an actual dog. The dog attack happened while Williams was out doing his job: tracking down renters in t… → Read More
Why So Many Poor Americans Don’t Get Help Paying For Housing
“In 2013, everything crumbled all at once,” Makera Meng said. She and her husband ran a business — an international grocery store — in South Portland, Maine, … → Read More
Why So Many Poor Americans Don’t Get Help Paying For Housing
“In 2013, everything crumbled all at once,” Makera Meng said. She and her husband ran a business — an international grocery store — in South Portland, Maine, where they also owned a hom… → Read More
Most Welfare Dollars Don’t Go Directly To Poor People Anymore
Twenty years after President Bill Clinton fulfilled his vow to “end welfare as we know it,” it’s fair to say: mission accomplished. The old U.S. welfare system is dead. Whether the system that repl… → Read More
Global Terrorism Declined Last Year — But Not In The West
The number of worldwide terrorist attacks declined in 2015 from the previous year, as did the number of related fatalities, according to new data from the Global Terrorism Database. That may come a… → Read More
The National Parks Have Never Been More Popular
As the National Park Service prepares to celebrate its centennial in August, the national parks have never been more popular. Total recreational visits to all N… → Read More
The National Parks Have Never Been More Popular
As the National Park Service prepares to celebrate its centennial in August, the national parks have never been more popular. Total recreational visits to all NPS sites topped 300 million in 2015, … → Read More
What Would Happen If We Just Gave People Money?
Daniel Straub remembers the night he got hooked on basic income. He had invited Götz Werner, a billionaire owner of a German drugstore chain, to give an indepen… → Read More
What Would Happen If We Just Gave People Money?
Daniel Straub remembers the night he got hooked on basic income. He had invited Götz Werner, a billionaire owner of a German drugstore chain, to give an independent talk in Zurich, where Straub was… → Read More
The Miami Heat Are The Most Impressive Playoff Team So Far
With the first round of the NBA playoffs nearing its halfway point, much has played out according to pre-playoff expectations, and that’s been good news for the… → Read More
Russell Westbrook Is The Greatest Triple-Double Machine In Recorded History
Russell Westbrook is a force of nature. Westbrook has wreaked havoc on opposing NBA teams, piling up 17 triple-doubles so far this season, which ties Magic John… → Read More
Dads Are Big Winners In San Francisco’s Paid Family Leave Law
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has voted to mandate that employers offer six weeks of paid leave for new parents at 100 percent of an employee’s salary,… → Read More
Marco Rubio’s Paid Family Leave Plan May Not Work
Paid family leave is having a moment. Democrats and now some Republicans, including presidential hopeful Marco Rubio, want to give more workers the opportunity to take time off to care for a new ba… → Read More
Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About The Deficit Anymore?
Since the Great Recession, debate over government deficits has often dominated politics and was central to the 2012 campaign. But talk of the deficit has fallen… → Read More
Is Pre-K All It’s Cracked Up To Be?
Prekindergarten is extremely popular. President Obama made expanding pre-K a major policy goal. In the past few years, several states have launched pre-K progra… → Read More
Is Pre-K All It’s Cracked Up To Be?
Prekindergarten is extremely popular. President Obama made expanding pre-K a major policy goal. In the past few years, several states have launched pre-K programs, and large cities such as New York… → Read More
Mass Shootings Have Become More Common In The U.S.
The shooting that killed at least 14 people at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday is the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. this year but far from the first. It… → Read More