Charles Franklin

Charles Franklin is a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, author of the blogPolitical Arithmetik, and a co-developer and contributor to Pollster.com. For comments and questions, please write to electionscorecard@gmail.com.

Election Scorecard

Nov. 6 2006 6:58 PMElection ScorecardWhere the midterm elections stand today.Mark Blumenthal and Charles Franklin

Election Scorecard

Nov. 6 2006 7:16 PMElection ScorecardWhere the midterm elections stand today.Mark Blumenthal and Charles Franklin

Election Scorecard

Oct. 31 2006 7:22 PMElection ScorecardWhere the midterm elections stand today.Mark Blumenthal and Charles Franklin

Election Scorecard

Oct. 17 2006 6:25 PMElection ScorecardWhere the midterm elections stand today.Mark Blumenthal and Charles Franklin

Election Scorecard

Oct. 23 2006 6:55 PMElection ScorecardWhere the midterm elections stand today.Mark Blumenthal and Charles Franklin

News & Politics

Politics

March 1 2015 4:22 PM Capital Punishment The anti-death penalty crowd has a tough sell at CPAC. Betsy Woodruff

#MuckReads: Air Marshals Behaving Badly and Other Investigative Reporting

What Does the DHS Funding Fiasco Mean for John Boehner?

Boris Nemtsov Was Brusque, Impatient, and Rejected Everything That Vladimir Putin Represents

Netanyahu’s Speech in Congress Is a Revolting and Dangerous Gamble

Scott Walker Didn’t Compare Unions to ISIS. He Just Said Something Foolish.

The Next Big Climate Fight Will Be About How Much Meat You Eat

Why It’s Hard for Republican Presidential Candidates to Speak Honestly About Income Inequality

Business

Business Insider

Feb. 28 2015 10:00 AM Snapchat's Ambitious Plan to Become More Powerful Than TV Nicholas Carlson

Venmo Issues Apology for Security Shortcomings

Looks Like Uber Got Hacked

Venmo’s Terrible Excuse for Not Telling You When Someone Steals Your Money

Drugs and Prostitutes Are a Surprisingly Large Chunk of Italy’s Economy

The Two Women Behind The Dress Definitively Reveal Its Color

The Enormous Black-White Wealth Gap Is Getting Even Wider

Barnes & Noble’s College Bookstores Are Becoming Their Own Business

Life

Atlas Obscura

March 2 2015 10:12 AM A Towering Legacy: The Massive Head of Chairman Mao Atlas Obscura

How to Make Foamed Milk Easily at Home

What Are Cultural Faux Pas When Working at Star Trek’s Starfleet?

What Happens When You Copy or Scan a Mirror?

Why Facebook’s Quest for Gender Sensitivity Is Doomed

This Bangkok Hotel Parking Lot Has an Impressive Fertility Shrine

This Brilliant Beehive Delivers Honey on Tap Without Stressing Out the Bees

A Tourist Map of Occupied Paris, Issued to German Soldiers During WWII

Double X

Doublex

Feb. 27 2015 4:15 PM The Hunting Ground The failures of a new documentary about rape on college campuses. Emily Yoffe

Todd Akin Is Thinking About Running for Senate. Legitimately.

This Drug for Binge-Eating Disorder May Be Shady. That Doesn’t Mean the Disease Isn't Real.

Why Do Women Vote Republican?

Women May Not Seek Help for Heart Attacks Because They Fear Being Seen as Hypochondriacs

Kim Gordon on Kurt Cobain, Breast Milk, and Discovering Thurston Moore’s Affair

Idaho Lawmaker Who Doesn’t Understand Female Anatomy Knows What’s Good for Women

The Gender Wage Gap Is Especially Terrible in Hollywood

Slate Plus

Television

March 2 2015 1:10 AM The Walking Dead Podcast Listen to an early release of Slate's recap of Episode 12, "Remember." Mike Vuolo and Chris Wade

A Spoiler-Filled Podcast on Downton Abbey Episode 9

Josh Keating on His Favorite Reads From Slate This Week

Slate’s Copy Desk Awards Its Redline of the Month

Why Adults Shouldn’t Read YA (Audio)

Arts

Brow Beat

March 2 2015 9:42 AM John Oliver Created a Summer Blockbuster to Make You Care About Our Infrastructure Forrest Wickman

Read a Just-Discovered Fairy Tale in Which the Princess Wields the Sword

Did Amazon Sink the Queen of Online Erotica?

This Essay About Tess of the D’Urbervilles Was Due 25 Years Ago. I Finally Wrote It.

Watch the Women of SNL Embrace Sara Bareilles and Say What They Want to Say

Carly Rae Jepsen Achieves the Impossible, Makes a Song Catchier Than “Call Me Maybe”

Watch Dakota Johnson Join ISIS in This Divisive SNL Sketch

Technology

Future Tense

March 2 2015 10:08 AM Striking the Balance on Artificial Intelligence We need to be cautious about A.I. But that doesn’t mean you should fear it. Cecilia Tilli

The Best Ways to Undermine Surveillance—Like Searching for Random People on Facebook

Google's Plan for a New Googleplex Could Not Be Googlier

Post-Adware Disaster, Lenovo Is Trying to Clean Up Its Act

When Tech Companies Betray Consumers, Why Don’t They Own Up to It?

California Is Finally Getting Its Hyperloop. No, It Won’t Help Your Commute.

How Your Fitness Tracker Could Increase Your Health Insurance Costs Someday

Health & Science

Bad Astronomy

March 2 2015 7:15 AM The Week in Political Buffoonery Phil Plait

Science Dorks Battle It Out on SciShow Quiz Show

Tickets to Space

How Do You Get Baby Llamas? It’s Ridiculously Complicated.