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Barr Gave Trump the Kavanaugh Defense

Lili Loofbourow

For powerful men, volatility and victimhood equates to exoneration.

On the Border

A Right-Wing Militia Has Allegedly Been Holding Migrant Families at Gunpoint

Molly Olmstead

Adventure

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

Jane C. Hu

On Our Podcasts

Mueller’s Biographer Deciphers the Special Counsel’s Report

Mike Pesca

Dahlia Lithwick Lets a Former DOJ Spokesman Explain How “Disgraceful” Barr’s Presser Was

Dahlia Lithwick

The Political Gabfest Wonders What This Means for Impeachment

Emily Bazelon , John Dickerson , and David Plotz

What Next Looks Closely at Mueller’s Legal Case

Mary Harris

The Conversation Starts Here

Introducing Charged, 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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Who Is Patrick???

Nicole Cliffe

I invaded my 13-year-old’s privacy, but she’s planning to “be with” some guy soon. What now?

Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Future Tense Editor?

Ray Hamel

Find out with this week’s news quiz.

TV

The Serena Williams of Jeopardy!

Jeremy Samuel Faust

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

The One Death Game of Thrones Can’t Face

Sam Adams

The Rich, Haunting History of “In the Pines” Predates Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged

Studio 360

I don’t want to break our promise, but I can’t see how giving up the good life we have is worth it.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Flirtatious Neighbor

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.

Help! My Husband Uses Our Silverware to Feed Our Dog, and It’s Making Me Sick.

How to Do It

I Want to Buy My Dying Mom One Last Night With a Stud. Should I Tell Her I Paid?

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Daniel Hemel

What Congress Should Clearly Do Next With the Mueller Report

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Marissa Martinelli

Why Must Hollywood Deny Us the Pleasure of Seeing Lori Loughlin’s Latest Projects?

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Jeffrey Bloomer

When Did Slasher Movies Get So Respectable?

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Jeremy Samuel Faust

Jeopardy!’s Latest Champion Isn’t Just Winning the Game. He’s Changing It.

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Mark Joseph Stern

Why Robert Mueller Cited Antonin Scalia to Prove Trump’s Official Acts Might Have Been Obstruction

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Mike Pesca

Mueller’s Biographer Deciphers the Special Counsel’s Report

Fox News’ Shepard Smith Delivered the Best Burn I Heard All Day

Justin Peters

Mueller’s Report Proves Trump Obstructed Justice—and Asks Congress to Consider Impeachment

Mark Joseph Stern

One of My Students Uses Anti-Gay Slurs Around Me

How should I handle it?

Matthew Dicks, Brandon Hersey, and Cassy Sarnell

Who the Heck Is Patrick?

My 13-year-old wrote that she’ll “be with Patrick soon” … in a letter I shouldn’t have read. What now?

Nicole Cliffe

Culture

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Under the Silver Lake Is a Total Mess and Totally Worth It

Inkoo Kang

David Robert Mitchell’s follow-up to It Follows is a puzzle movie that satirizes the dudes who love puzzle movies.

Why Must Hollywood Deny Us the Pleasure of Seeing Lori Loughlin’s Latest Projects?

Marissa Martinelli

When Did Slasher Movies Get So Respectable?

Jeffrey Bloomer

Jeopardy!’s Latest Champion Isn’t Just Winning the Game. He’s Changing It.

Jeremy Samuel Faust

The Haunting Power of “In the Pines”

Studio 360

Getting Good at Being Wrong: Stacey Abrams on Why It’s OK to Make Mistakes

Politics and Prose

Slate Spoiler Specials: After

Rachelle Hampton, Marissa Martinelli, and Daniel Schroeder

Technology

How it’s changing us

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How to Scan Your Airbnb for Hidden Cameras

Aaron Mak

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

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

Why Was the Mueller Report Delivered to Congress on CDs?

Aaron Mak

Police Are Making Tone-Deaf Memes to Build Community Trust

April Glaser

Making Sense of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange

April Glaser and Siva Vaidhyanathan

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

Jane C. Hu

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Kim K Esq.

Mark Joseph Stern

Can Kim Kardashian actually become a lawyer with no law degree and a busy job playing herself on TV?

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

Rebecca Onion

Rabbit Holes: If “Listening to Your Body” Is the Highest Virtue on Wellness Instagram, I’m a Saint

Lily Puckett

Work Till You Die

Brigid Schulte

This $13, Olive-Derived Oil Gave Me the Best Skin of My Life

Strategist Editors

Dear Care and Feeding: Who the Heck Is Patrick?

Nicole Cliffe

I Want to Buy My Dying Mom One Last Night With a Stud. Should I Tell Her I Paid Him?

Stoya and Rich Juzwiak

Business

Where the money goes

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The Future of Unions Is White-Collar

Bret Schulte

Blue-collar jobs are disappearing. But a powerful new wave of organized labor is taking its place.

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

Jordan Weissmann

Women in Charge: Anna Allanbrook

Allison Benedikt

How Food52 Uses Customer Insights to Design Products and Recipes

Seth Stevenson

Sometimes It Takes a Horrible Fire to Raise a Billion Dollars

Henry Grabar

News & Politics

What really matters

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“100 Days of Success”

Jim Newell

Democratic leaders are absolutely positive that everything’s perfect. Why do you ask?

What Congress Should Clearly Do Next With the Mueller Report

Daniel Hemel

Why Robert Mueller Cited Antonin Scalia to Prove Trump’s Official Acts Might Have Been Obstruction

Mark Joseph Stern

Mueller’s Biographer Deciphers the Special Counsel’s Report

Mike Pesca

This Week in Brexit: Who Wants to Be Prime Minister?

Joshua Keating

A Right-Wing Militia Has Allegedly Been Holding Migrant Families at Gunpoint After They Cross the Border

Molly Olmstead

There Might Be More Mueller-Related Prosecutions After All

Joel A. Cohen

Notable topics

Barr Gave Trump the Kavanaugh Defense

Fox News’ Shepard Smith Delivered the Best Burn I Heard All Day

This Is the Clearest Case of Trump’s Corruption

Mueller Cited Scalia to Prove Trump’s Official Acts Might Have Been Obstruction

Why Mueller Documented Trump’s Lies So Meticulously

Sanders Tries to Walk Back Her Admission That She Lied About Comey

On the Border

A Right-Wing Militia Has Allegedly Been Holding Migrant Families at Gunpoint

Adventure

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

On Our Podcasts

Mueller’s Biographer Deciphers the Special Counsel’s Report

Dahlia Lithwick Lets a Former DOJ Spokesman Explain How “Disgraceful” Barr’s Presser Was

The Political Gabfest Wonders What This Means for Impeachment

What Next Looks Closely at Mueller’s Legal Case

Who Is Patrick???

Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Future Tense Editor?

TV

The Serena Williams of Jeopardy!

The One Death Game of Thrones Can’t Face

The Rich, Haunting History of “In the Pines” Predates Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged

I don’t want to break our promise, but I can’t see how giving up the good life we have is worth it.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Flirtatious Neighbor

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.

Help! My Husband Uses Our Silverware to Feed Our Dog, and It’s Making Me Sick.

I Want to Buy My Dying Mom One Last Night With a Stud. Should I Tell Her I Paid?

What Congress Should Clearly Do Next With the Mueller Report

Why Must Hollywood Deny Us the Pleasure of Seeing Lori Loughlin’s Latest Projects?

When Did Slasher Movies Get So Respectable?

Jeopardy!’s Latest Champion Isn’t Just Winning the Game. He’s Changing It.

Why Robert Mueller Cited Antonin Scalia to Prove Trump’s Official Acts Might Have Been Obstruction

Mueller’s Biographer Deciphers the Special Counsel’s Report

Fox News’ Shepard Smith Delivered the Best Burn I Heard All Day

Mueller’s Report Proves Trump Obstructed Justice—and Asks Congress to Consider Impeachment

One of My Students Uses Anti-Gay Slurs Around Me

Who the Heck Is Patrick?

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Under the Silver Lake Is a Total Mess and Totally Worth It

Why Must Hollywood Deny Us the Pleasure of Seeing Lori Loughlin’s Latest Projects?

When Did Slasher Movies Get So Respectable?

Jeopardy!’s Latest Champion Isn’t Just Winning the Game. He’s Changing It.

The Haunting Power of “In the Pines”

Getting Good at Being Wrong: Stacey Abrams on Why It’s OK to Make Mistakes

Slate Spoiler Specials: After

How to Scan Your Airbnb for Hidden Cameras

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

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

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

Why Was the Mueller Report Delivered to Congress on CDs?

Police Are Making Tone-Deaf Memes to Build Community Trust

Making Sense of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange

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

Kim K Esq.

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

Rabbit Holes: If “Listening to Your Body” Is the Highest Virtue on Wellness Instagram, I’m a Saint

Work Till You Die

This $13, Olive-Derived Oil Gave Me the Best Skin of My Life

Dear Care and Feeding: Who the Heck Is Patrick?

I Want to Buy My Dying Mom One Last Night With a Stud. Should I Tell Her I Paid Him?

The Future of Unions Is White-Collar

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

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

A Piece of Paris Goes Up in Flames

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

Women in Charge: Anna Allanbrook

How Food52 Uses Customer Insights to Design Products and Recipes

Sometimes It Takes a Horrible Fire to Raise a Billion Dollars

“100 Days of Success”

What Congress Should Clearly Do Next With the Mueller Report

Why Robert Mueller Cited Antonin Scalia to Prove Trump’s Official Acts Might Have Been Obstruction

Mueller’s Biographer Deciphers the Special Counsel’s Report

This Week in Brexit: Who Wants to Be Prime Minister?

A Right-Wing Militia Has Allegedly Been Holding Migrant Families at Gunpoint After They Cross the Border

There Might Be More Mueller-Related Prosecutions After All

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