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Trump Is Still Working to Undermine America

William Saletan

Arizona’s GOP-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Jeremy Stahl

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

Rebecca Onion

Liz Cheney Failed the Only Republican Purity Test That Matters

Jim Newell

War

It’s Possible the Whole World Won’t Blow Up if the U.S. Steps Back a Bit

Fred Kaplan

The Forever War Won’t End Until Congress Ends It

Joshua Keating

Big Tech

Trump Is “Tweeting” Again (on His Sad, Sad Knockoff Platform)

Aaron Mak

What the Facebook Oversight Board Ruling Really Means for Trump

Aaron Mak

Crypto

Dogecoin Is Surging Again, Because Elon Musk Is Going on SNL, and It’s Glorious

Jordan Weissmann

Care and Feeding

My Nonbinary Teen’s Bathroom Choice Makes Me Uncomfortable

Nicole Chung

My Stingy Friend Just Revealed a Jaw-Dropping Financial Secret

Pay Dirt

Introducing Slate’s new money advice column.

Pfizer Snobs Are Wrong. Johnson & Johnson Is the Coolest Vaccine.

Dan Kois

Screen Time

I’m genuinely worried she is going to get severely or fatally injured.

Help! I Can’t Stand Working With My Ex.

Help! My Sister Needs Way Too Much Emotional Support From Me.

Help! My White Colleagues Have Made Diversity and Inclusion My Job.

Help! My Roommate Didn’t Come Home One Night. So I Told Her Family She Was Missing.

How to Do It

My Wife’s Jealousy Has Forced Me Into a Secret Life

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Allegra Frank, Daniel Schroeder, and Heather Schwedel

You Can Still Love The Circle After Lockdown

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Jeremy Stahl

Arizona’s Republican-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

2h ago

Rebecca Onion

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

2h ago

Jim Newell

Liz Cheney Failed the Only Republican Purity Test That Matters

3h ago

Joshua Keating

The Forever War Won’t End Until Congress Ends It

5h ago

Fred Kaplan

Saudi Arabia and Iran Are Starting to Solve Their Differences Without America

Why Bill and Melinda Gates’ Divorce Is Such a Shock

Heather Schwedel

Donald Trump Is “Tweeting” Again (on His Sad, Sad Knockoff Platform)

Aaron Mak

I Just Found Out My Incredibly Cheap Friend Is Heir to a Massive Fortune

Introducing Pay Dirt, Slate’s new money advice column.

Elizabeth Spiers

The Constitution Requires the U.S. to Offer Vaccine Passports

Kevin L. Cope and Alexander Stremitzer

Culture

What’s worth your time

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Mr. Bailey’s Class

Josh Levin, Susan Matthews, and Molly Olmstead

Before he was Philip Roth’s biographer, Blake Bailey taught the eighth grade. His students say he made them feel special. They worshipped him. They trusted him. He used it all against them.

You Can Still Love The Circle After Lockdown

Allegra Frank, Daniel Schroeder, and Heather Schwedel

The French Dramedy Americans Can’t Stop Watching

Culture Gabfest

The Price of Fan Fiction

ICYMI

Welcome to the Ray Romanoissance

Matthew Dessem

Your Pokémon Snap Photos Probably Suck, but That’s OK

Karen Han

Is the Pitcher’s Mound Too Close to Home Plate?

Hang Up and Listen

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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The Supreme Court Is “Frightened to Death” by the Case of a Foul-Mouthed Cheerleader

Mark Joseph Stern

Indian Government to 1.4 Billion People: Want a Vaccine? Learn How to Code.

Chandni Doulatramani

Dogecoin Is Surging Again Because Elon Musk Is Going on SNL, and It’s Glorious

Jordan Weissmann

What the Facebook Oversight Board Ruling Really Means for Trump

Aaron Mak

Some Very Simple Ways Platforms Could Better Protect Journalists From Harassment

Caroline Sinders and Vandinika Shukla

My Stingy Friend Just Revealed a Jaw-Dropping Financial Secret

Elizabeth Spiers

Donald Trump Is “Tweeting” Again (on His Sad, Sad Knockoff Platform)

Aaron Mak

The Facebook Oversight Board Did the Best It Could on the Trump Decision

Rebecca MacKinnon

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Vanished From the Earth

Joshua Rivera

As an evangelical kid, I was terrified of the rapture—and so was everyone I knew. Years after I left the faith, I wanted to understand the power it held over us all.