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Trump’s Team Did Not Save Him From Himself

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What the refusals of Don McGahn and others to assist in obstructing justice really mean.

The Mueller Report Makes It Clear: Trump Is Off the Hook in SDNY as Well

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Where Rod Rosenstein Failed

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Trump Tweets That Millions Died in Sri Lanka and It Stays Up for 20 Minutes

Daniel Politi

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This Week’s Worst Person in Westeros: The Racist Girls of Winterfell

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John Oliver Recaps the Juiciest, Most Profane Bits From the Mueller Report

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Gentleman Jack Tells the Story of “the First Modern Lesbian”

Inkoo Kang

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Stop Saying We Have 12 Years Left to Address Climate Change

Myles Allen

Easter

In 1922, Dorothy Parker Roasted Everyone’s Hacky Easter Jokes

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The Conversation Starts Here

Introducing a story about an experiment in punishment and the people caught up in it.

Most Gun Owners Are White. Most Gun Court Defendants Are Black.

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When You Give Birth, Your Body … Rips

Emily Oster

That might suck a little less if we talked about it more.

Gay Culture Sure Is Trying to Make Jocks With Glasses Into Geeks

Zack Ford

Advice

My 6-Year-Old Lies All the Time

Nicole Cliffe

She doesn’t know the difference between “making up stories” and “lying.”

Should I Tell My Friend That the Man Pursuing Him Is Hiding That He’s HIV-Positive?

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My Dog Is Hopelessly Camera-Shy. How Can I Make Him Less Scared of the Spotlight?

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I got a text from her telling me I owe her hundreds of dollars because she hates the dress and deserves a new one.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Flirtatious Neighbor

Help! My Wife and I Agreed I Would Get Pregnant With Our Next Kid, but Now I Don’t Want To.

Help! I’m Sober Now, but Regret and Shame Keep Preventing Me From Moving Forward.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend Treats Me Like an Unpaid Therapist.

Care and Feeding

I’m a Gay Man, and My Student Is Homophobic. What Should I Do?

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James Holzhauer Could Be the Serena Williams of Jeopardy!

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He isn’t just winning the game. He’s changing it.

Quiz: Can You Match These Celebrity Donors With the Primary Candidate They’re Supporting?

Natalia Winkelman

John Oliver Recaps the Juiciest, Most Profane Bits From the Mueller Report

Marissa Martinelli

Unpacking Sally Rooney’s 19th-Century Influences

Claire Jarvis

This Week’s Worst Person in Westeros: The Racist Girls of Winterfell

Rachelle Hampton and Inkoo Kang

This Easter, Read Dorothy Parker Viciously Roasting Everyone Else’s Hacky Easter Jokes

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Stephen Colbert Pays a Heartwarming Tribute to Recently Deceased Late Show and Colbert Report Cameraman John Meiklejohn

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Technology

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How to Scan Your Airbnb for Hidden Cameras

Aaron Mak

It’s not as technically difficult as it might sound.

Stop Saying We Have 12 Years Left to Address Climate Change

Myles Allen

The Indica vs. Sativa Distinction Isn’t Real

Shannon Palus

Why There Won’t Be Any Expeditions to the North Pole This Year

Jane C. Hu

How a Futurist Sees AOC’s Video “A Message From the Future”

Aaron Mak

The Mueller Report Shows Just How Much Russia Trolled Americans in Real Life, Too

April Glaser

New Details From the Mueller Report About Don Jr.’s Interactions With WikiLeaks

April Glaser

Even Space Isn’t Safe From Ads

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When You Give Birth, Your Body … Rips. That Might Suck a Little Less if We Talked About It More.

Emily Oster

I Found an Even Better Butter-Spreading Knife

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Dear Care and Feeding: My 6-Year-Old Lies All the Time

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Should I Tell My Friend the Man Pursuing Him Is HIV-Positive—and Hiding It?

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Help! My Sister and I Planned to Share a Wedding Dress. Now She Hates It and Wants Me to Pay for It.

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How to Get Rid of (and Prevent) Red Wine Stains on Your Teeth, According to Dentists

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A Pulled Ancestry.com Ad on Interracial Love During Slavery Sells a Rosy View of Racial History

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Why Does It Always Take a Crisis to Get Something Fixed?

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Notre Dame was supposed to take 30 years to fix. After the fire, it could be rebuilt in a mere five.

The Inspecting Our Own Meat Edition

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Herman Cain Says He Is Not Actually Withdrawing His Name From the Fed Race

Jordan Weissmann

Some of the 2020 Dems Should Really Be Giving a Lot More to Charity

Jordan Weissmann

A Piece of Paris Goes Up in Flames

Henry Grabar

What Trump Should Have Passed Instead of The Tax Bill That Everyone Hates

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Women in Charge: Anna Allanbrook

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How Does It Feel to Be the First Black Woman to Lead the Harvard Crimson?

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News & Politics

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So Is Impeachment Plausible, Necessary, or Stupid?

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A semi-conclusive debate.

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The Failures of Rod Rosenstein

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What Are House Democratic Leaders So Scared Of?

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Florida Officer Under Investigation After Video Shows Him Punching, Slamming Black Teen’s Head Into Ground

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Comedian Known for Playing President on TV Easily Wins Ukraine’s Presidential Election

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