I\u2019ve never even heard of the BS Report with Bill Simmons from ESPN radio. I have no idea how he got Nate Silver to open up like he did (they are both sports numbers guys and talk like they are friends), but this interview was amazing. For one thing, Silver went off about Politico<\/em>, (without mentioning Dylan Byers). His long quote is below. It\u2019s a similar critique to what John Stewart always makes of 24 hour cable news, but still it was fun to hear Silver make it.<\/p>\n I always think that what is so unique about Silver\u2019s commentary is that he comes at politics (and I think at life), from such a completely different angle. As a statistician he doesn\u2019t look through the same lenses as everyone else. He is not beholden to ideologies from the left or the right. He makes people on both sides of the aisle mad at him. This is part of why I think Silver is such an interesting case, because I think this is how Christians should be. Silver\u2019s allegiance is to the numbers and analysis. The Christian\u2019s allegiance is to the gospel and the Kingdom of God. If you are doing this well, it will make people on both sides of the aisle mad at you.<\/p>\n During the last few weeks of the election, Silver was being attacked daily for his predictions. (Just read the comments section here at Paperback Theology in the days leading up to the election.) There\u2019s one fascinating exchange when he says that he doesn\u2019t really respect the apologies that came after the election from those who slammed his method and called him a fake.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m kinda not big on apologies. I mean I think apologies make sense \u2026under two circumstances, right? If you really have some one off mistake\u2026 I went to Vegas and some x and y happened. I\u2019m sorry honey, it will never happen again, and you are sincere about that. Or you\u2019ve had a repeated mistake, and you really change in your philosophy, in your outlook on how you are doing things. But these guys are going to be making the same partisan kind of comments four years later.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Silver\u2019s critique of politico was interesting as well.<\/p>\n