With all the brouhaha and angst about Nate Silver, his departure from the New York Times and whatever effect he’s had on traditional journalism, I wanted to add a few points about just what he’s good at. There’s a great deal of focus on Silver’s final predictions going into election night. But while those were pretty much dead-on, they weren’t that remarkable. Read More

Like that woman on CNN yesterday, Tina Brown lauds Kate Middleton for doing the “perfect thing” by draw the boy card on her first try.