Ben Mathis-Lilley

Ben Mathis-Lilley is Slate’s chief news blogger. Follow the Slatest on Twitter.

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It’s Official: The U.S. Screwed Up Coronavirus So Badly That It Ruined College Football Season

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Aug 11, 2020 5:39 PM
The NBA Season Feels Abnormally Normal
Podcast Episode Hang Up and Listen Aug 10, 2020 5:46 PM
Football Players and Donald Trump Are Both Demanding a College Football Season

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Aug 10, 2020 5:39 PM
Is the Trump Post Office Slowdown Political Sabotage, or Just Regular Business-Guy “Disruption”?

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Aug 07, 2020 3:30 PM
Someone Must Have Told Trump Who Lives in Florida, Because He Supports Mail-In Voting There Now

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Aug 04, 2020 4:56 PM
Trump Does Not Seem to Know What a Suburb Is

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July 29, 2020 4:14 PM
Caught Lying About Baseball Invite, President Calls Twitter Criticism “Illegal” and Endorses Demon-Sperm Doctor

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July 28, 2020 4:40 PM
Thirteen Miami Marlins Test Positive for COVID-19, Which Is Bad News for Baseball, Football, and Having School in the Fall

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July 27, 2020 2:38 PM
Trump Vincibility Watch: How the Horrifying Comeback Could Unfold

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July 21, 2020 1:11 PM
Police Would Treat John Lewis Today the Same Way They Treated Him in 1965

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July 19, 2020 4:35 PM
Republican Spokesman, for Some Reason, Mocks Photo of Biden Holding Young Son

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July 13, 2020 9:27 PM
Trump Vincibility Watch: Uh-Oh, Cycling at Random Through All-Caps Twitter Slogans Isn’t Working Anymore

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July 09, 2020 3:43 PM
The Case for Stacey Abrams for Vice President

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July 08, 2020 10:50 AM
What Was Trump Doing on the Day His Advisers Tried to Brief Him About the Russian Bounties?

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June 30, 2020 2:41 PM
Introducing the Trump Vincibility Watch: Do White Power and Potential Treason Make for a Good Campaign Pitch?

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June 29, 2020 5:38 PM
Don’t Bring Back Sports

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June 26, 2020 4:28 PM
White House Official: Americans Will “Just Have to Live With” Massive Coronavirus Surge

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June 25, 2020 1:42 PM
Joe Biden Can’t “Heal” the Country by Picking the Right Running Mate

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June 23, 2020 2:18 PM
Trump Is, at the Moment, Trailing in Michigan by, Like, a Ton

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June 16, 2020 1:12 PM
Florida and Texas, Please Put On Your Masks

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June 15, 2020 5:19 PM