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    40 Percent of the Buildings in Manhattan Could Not Be Built Today

    In Manhattan alone, roughly two out of every five buildings are taller, bulkier, bigger or more crowded than current zoning allows. And often that can actually be a good thing.

  2. Economic View
    Are You Successful? If So, You’ve Already Won the Lottery
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    People tend to underestimate the role sheer luck plays in guiding our career trajectories, and recognizing this can have implications for public policy.

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    Which Buildings in Manhattan Couldn't Be Built Again Today?

    Over the last century, changes in zoning have created a unique predicament for nearly 40 percent of buildings in Manhattan. Find out which of Manhattan's 43,000 buildings defy their zoning restrictions.

  4. The 2016 Race
    Big Picture for Trump vs. Clinton? It’s All in the Framing

    In times of gains, people tend to be risk-averse. (Advantage, Clinton). In times of loss, they tend to be risk-accepting. (Advantage, Trump.)

  5. The 2016 Race
    Donald Trump and Conspiracy Theories: What a Poll in 2011 Signaled

    Mr. Trump led a G.O.P. poll five years ago, showing a willingness and ability to mine the anger and resentments of Republicans.

  6. An Age of Miracles
    Readers’ Turn: The Inventions That Mattered Most

    Stone arrowheads? Birth control? The bicycle?

  7. The 2016 Race
    Is Traditional Polling Underselling Donald Trump’s True Strength?

    He is doing better in online general election polls, but there’s no reason to assume those polls are better than live-interview ones.

  8. Education Inequality
    Why There’s an Uproar Over Trying to Increase Funding for Poor Schools

    Rich schools within districts tend to receive more government funds, and the secretary of education has angered entrenched interests in trying to change that.

  9. The Electoral Map Looks Challenging for Trump

    Current polls show an uphill battle for Donald Trump should he and Hillary Clinton face off in the general election.

  10. The 2016 Race
    Could Elizabeth Warren Have Beaten Hillary Clinton?

    A weekly Upshot conversation leads off with a hypothetical: Given Bernie Sanders’s strong run, could Ms. Warren have done even better?

  11. The New Health Care
    You Mean I Don’t Have to Show Up? The Promise of Telemedicine

    Remote care can bring services to rural locations, and studies show the care is not worse than in-person treatment.

  12. Public Health
    A Single-Payer Plan From Bernie Sanders Would Probably Still Be Expensive

    To match the costs in other countries would require paying doctors and nurses far less and using fewer new and high-tech treatments.