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The Russert to Judgment - kausfiles
McCain vs. The West Wing - trailhead
"Tough Districts" = White Districts - human nature
No More Underage Nipple Piercings - xx factor
Wake Me When It's Over - Convictions
John's Judges - fraywatch
"We Don't Shill for Anyone …" - chatterbox
Defending Hillary - the has-been
Candidate of Conviction
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- fraywatch
"We Don't Shill for Anyone …"
An exchange between Slate and the producers of The Infinite Mind.
Adam Christian
May 9, 2008, 8:16 PM ET - politics
White Voter Trap
Why Clinton wasn't intentionally playing the race card.
John Dickerson
May 9, 2008, 6:41 PM ET - explainer
How To Make a Skull Bong
A guide for the ultimate deadhead.
Arthur Delaney
May 9, 2008, 6:02 PM ET - today's blogs
The Next Somalia?
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Bidisha Banerjee
May 9, 2008, 5:46 PM ET - did you see this?
Backflipping Into Jeans
The best of Web video.
May 9, 2008, 5:40 PM ET - slate v
Summary Judgment for May 9
A daily video from Slate V.
May 9, 2008, 5:39 PM ET - trailhead
"Tough Districts" = White Districts
The demographics of Hillary Clinton's slide show for superdelegates.
May 9, 2008, 5:31 PM ET - video
Capitolio
A Magnum photo essay.
May 9, 2008, 4:40 PM ET - moneybox
Game Google, Help the World
Why search-engine optimization makes the Web a better place.
Chris Wilson
May 9, 2008, 4:02 PM ET - xx factor
Wake Me When It's Over
Lamenting the reality-show theatrics of primary coverage.
May 9, 2008, 3:58 PM ET - election scorecard
At the Foot of the Mountaineers
Obama may be the presumptive nominee, but he probably isn't going to win West Virginia.
Chadwick Matlin
May 9, 2008, 2:59 PM ET - other magazines
Break a Leg Like a Girl
The New York Times Magazine on high-school female athletes' alarming injury rates.
Morgan Smith
May 9, 2008, 2:39 PM ET - the spectator
A Real Nuclear Option for the Nominees
Averting "inadvertent" war in two easy steps.
Ron Rosenbaum
May 9, 2008, 2:33 PM ET - Deathwatch
The Hillary Deathwatch
A steady stream of endorsements for Obama hold Clinton at bay.
Chris Wilson
May 9, 2008, 2:32 PM ET - movies
Go, Speed Racer, Go Away!
The Wachowski brothers' high-tech failure.
Dana Stevens
May 9, 2008, 12:16 PM ET - human nature
Is Food Addictive?
The scientific case for regulating junk food like drugs.
William Saletan
May 9, 2008, 11:33 AM ET - map the candidates
Feeling Ducky
Obama and Clinton are both in Oregon, but Clinton continues on to Kentucky later in the day. McCain is in South Carolina and New York.
E.J. Kalafarski and Chadwick Matlin
May 9, 2008, 11:04 AM ET - Convictions
John's Judges
If you liked the judges picked by Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, you're going to love McCain's picks too.
May 9, 2008, 10:45 AM ET
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- gabfest
The Green Shirt Gabfest
Listen to Slate's weekly political show.
Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz
May 9, 2008, 10:37 AM ET - kausfiles
McCain vs. The West Wing
Is excitable Mark Salter the new Chris Lehane?
Mickey Kaus
May 9, 2008, 7:10 AM ET - gaming
Unjustifiable Carnage, Uneasy Alliances, and Lots of Self-Doubt
What Grand Theft Auto IV gets right about gangland and illegal economies.
Sudhir Venkatesh
May 9, 2008, 6:46 AM ET - well-traveled
Baseball, Dominican-Style
Smoking cigars with a major league MVP.
Bryan Curtis
May 9, 2008, 6:45 AM ET - corrections
Corrections
Slate's mistakes.
May 9, 2008, 4:58 PM ET - politics
Slate's Delegate Calculator
Obama now looking at 11-delegate pickup from Tuesday.
Chadwick Matlin
May 9, 2008, 6:40 AM ET - politics
Campaign Junkie
The election trail starts here.
May 9, 2008, 6:39 AM ET - political futures
Why Vote When You Can Bet?
Slate's guide to all the political markets.
May 9, 2008, 6:38 AM ET - today's pictures
Today's Pictures
Moms.
May 9, 2008, 6:37 AM ET - doonesbury
Doonesbury Flashback
From the sublime to the ridiculous.
May 9, 2008, 6:36 AM ET - today's cartoons
Today's Cartoons
Cartoonists' take on Hillary Clinton.
May 9, 2008, 6:35 AM ET - today's papers
Let My People In
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Daniel Politi
May 9, 2008, 6:20 AM ET
Thursday, May 8, 2008
- press box
The Russert to Judgment
So now the TV pundits tell us an Obama nomination is certain.
Jack Shafer
May 8, 2008, 6:32 PM ET - today's blogs
She Said What?
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Michael Weiss
May 8, 2008, 6:29 PM ET - explainer
Burma vs. Myanmar
Why can't the newspapers just pick a name and go with it?
Chris Wilson
May 8, 2008, 6:28 PM ET - war stories
Prison Break
Maybe the Army's not so hidebound after all.
Fred Kaplan
May 8, 2008, 6:07 PM ET - the chat room
Don't Let Your Girls Grow Up To Be Child Stars
Meghan O'Rourke takes readers' questions about Hannah Montana and the Miley Cyrus photos.
May 8, 2008, 5:46 PM ET - hot document
Watchdog, Watch Thyself
Did the Office of Special Counsel violate the very laws it enforces at other federal agencies?
Bonnie Goldstein
May 8, 2008, 5:10 PM ET - sports nut
87 Is the Loneliest Number
Hyping Sidney Crosby won't fix hockey's problems. Here's how the NHL will win over new fans.
Patrick Stack
May 8, 2008, 1:56 PM ET - hollywoodland
Steven Spielberg's Last Crusade?
The marriage between Paramount and DreamWorks might be coming to an end.
Kim Masters
May 8, 2008, 1:45 PM ET - Deathwatch
The Hillary Deathwatch
Dubious supporters and money woes drive Clinton's odds ever downward.
Christopher Beam
May 8, 2008, 1:12 PM ET - movies
Manhattan Without Car Alarms
Tim Robbins plays a sound-pollution vigilante in Noise.
Dana Stevens
May 8, 2008, 11:07 AM ET
- LINE of the DAY"The only way that Obama could possibly lose the nomination is if video of him punching a baby surfaced."Nick WilhelmyObama Doomsday Scenario Contest Results!
- well-traveled
Baseball, Dominican-Style
Loma del Sueño, José Rijo's mountain of dreams.
Bryan Curtis
May 8, 2008, 6:45 AM ET - family
I'm Talking to You, Corded!
The mismatch of technology and picture books.
Erica S. Perl
May 8, 2008, 7:08 AM ET - politics
It's 3 A.M. What's Your Ring Tone?
New from Slate: The Hillary laugh and more political sound bites for your phone.
May 8, 2008, 5:54 PM ET - dear prudence
A Play Date for Mommy
In honor of Mother's Day: indifferent mothers, neglected mothers, smothering mothers, and more.
May 8, 2008, 7:06 AM ET - today's papers
Her Fight Will Go On
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Daniel Politi
May 8, 2008, 6:30 AM ET
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
- chatterbox
Defending Hillary
Psst. Her cheap pander on OPEC is good policy.
Timothy Noah
May 7, 2008, 7:12 PM ET - explainer
Can a Campaign Go Bankrupt?
What happens to Hillary Clinton's debt when the primaries are over?
Jacob Leibenluft
May 7, 2008, 6:40 PM ET - moneybox
Corn Dogs
Fuel prices are at record highs, so why are ethanol producers struggling?
Daniel Gross
May 7, 2008, 6:23 PM ET - television
Farmer Wants a Wife
Gets Carrie Bradshaw wannabes instead.
Troy Patterson
May 7, 2008, 6:22 PM ET - today's blogs
Hill Street Blues
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Michael Weiss
May 7, 2008, 5:02 PM ET - Deathwatch
The Hillary Deathwatch
McGovern, loans, and superdelegates all continue to sink the ship.
Chadwick Matlin
May 7, 2008, 4:53 PM ET - moneybox
Obama-nomics
Barack and Michelle are very cautious with their newfound wealth.
Sam Grobart and Tara Siegel Bernard
May 7, 2008, 3:44 PM ET
- foreigners
What Does It Mean To Be "Pro-Israel"?
The election, and the creation of a new dovish Jewish lobby group, brings the question to the fore.
Shmuel Rosner
May 7, 2008, 1:23 PM ET - slate v
Interviews 50 Cents: Blitzing Mother
A daily video from Slate V.
May 7, 2008, 11:58 AM ET - food
Meatless Like Me
I may be a vegetarian, but I still love the smell of bacon.
Taylor Clark
May 7, 2008, 11:51 AM ET - culture gabfest
The Culture Gabfest Summer Movie Bonanza
Listen to Slate's new show about the week in culture.
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner
May 7, 2008, 11:39 AM ET - well-traveled
Baseball, Dominican-Style
A tripleheader with Juan Marichal.
Bryan Curtis
May 7, 2008, 6:45 AM ET - today's papers
The Beginning of the End?
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Daniel Politi
May 7, 2008, 6:27 AM ET - politics
Obama Wins Split Decision
Clinton survives, but barely.
John Dickerson
May 7, 2008, 1:16 AM ET
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
- Deathwatch
The Hillary Deathwatch
A big loss in North Carolina and a small win in Indiana doom Clinton's chances.
Christopher Beam
May 6, 2008, 11:21 PM ET - press box
Salvia Divinorum Hysteria
The press helps fuel the next "drug menace."
Jack Shafer
May 6, 2008, 7:11 PM ET - today's blogs
Are We There Yet?
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Michael Weiss
May 6, 2008, 5:55 PM ET - explainer
Who Owns a Suicide Note?
How the D.C. Madam's last words made it into the newspaper.
Juliet Lapidos
May 6, 2008, 5:40 PM ET - hot document
Can't Help Loving
Remembering the woman who defeated anti-miscegenation laws.
Bonnie Goldstein
May 6, 2008, 4:48 PM ET - fraywatch
Thesis My Words: Religion, Separatism, and Elitism
Listening with a blue-collar ear.
Moira Redmond
May 6, 2008, 3:37 PM ET - other magazines
Return to the Frey
Vanity Fair revisits one of the publishing industry's biggest fake-memoir scandals.
Morgan Smith
May 6, 2008, 2:21 PM ET - slate v
Attack-Ad Fodder on a Silver Platter
A daily video from Slate V.
May 6, 2008, 1:59 PM ET - Deathwatch
The Hillary Deathwatch
And, lo, on the election day, Deathwatch rested.
Christopher Beam
May 6, 2008, 1:31 PM ET
- medical examiner
Stealth Marketers
Are doctors shilling for drug companies on public radio?
Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer
May 6, 2008, 8:16 PM ET - map the candidates
Clinton Outworks Obama
In Indiana and North Carolina, Hillary holds more events than Barack.
E.J. Kalafarski and Chadwick Matlin
May 6, 2008, 12:22 PM ET - dvd extras
Pop Culture
Do boys today still have time for red balloons?
David Haglund
May 6, 2008, 11:54 AM ET - well-traveled
Baseball, Dominican-Style
Meet the D.R.'s version of the Yankees and Red Sox.
Bryan Curtis
May 6, 2008, 6:45 AM ET - shopping
Getting Steamed
What's the best handheld fabric steamer—and can it replace your iron?
Laura Moser
May 6, 2008, 7:38 AM ET - the green lantern
Thou Shalt Sort Thy Plastics
How bad is it to mix your soda bottles with your yogurt cups?
Brendan I. Koerner
May 6, 2008, 7:34 AM ET - poem
"A Place in Maine"
A weekly poem, read by the author.
Sherod Santos
May 6, 2008, 7:29 AM ET - today's papers
Burma Nightmare
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Daniel Politi
May 6, 2008, 6:30 AM ET
Monday, May 5, 2008
- foreigners
What's Going on in Abkhazia?
The Russians are meddling in Georgia, and America can't do much about it.
Anne Applebaum
May 5, 2008, 7:59 PM ET - explainer
The Unpopular President
Why was Harry Truman as unloved as George W. Bush?
Jacob Leibenluft
May 5, 2008, 6:47 PM ET - chatterbox
Clinton-Wallace Mix 'n' Match
Match the quotation with the angry white male!
Timothy Noah
May 5, 2008, 6:27 PM ET - today's blogs
Deal, Er, No Deal
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Noreen Malone
May 5, 2008, 5:57 PM ET - war stories
The Army's Math Problem
We don't have any more soldiers to send to Afghanistan unless we take some out of Iraq.
Fred Kaplan
May 5, 2008, 4:56 PM ET
the highbrow'Tweenyboppers at Work
The Miley Cyrus controversy.
Meghan O'Rourke
May 5, 2008, 5:46 PM ET- moneybox
Yahoo-bris!
A company with a history of overpaying lost a great deal when it couldn't force Microsoft to overpay. Now what?
James Ledbetter
May 5, 2008, 3:06 PM ET - Deathwatch
The Hillary Deathwatch
With Indiana within reach, Clinton's chances inch up.
Christopher Beam
May 5, 2008, 2:12 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: My Friend's Husband is Cheating!
A daily video from Slate V.
May 5, 2008, 2:10 PM ET
- well-traveled
Baseball, Dominican-Style
To the Caribbean in search of the old ball game.
Bryan Curtis
May 5, 2008, 6:45 AM ET - jurisprudence
Little Sudan
What should Israel do with its thousands of Christian and Muslim African refugees?
Emily Bazelon
May 5, 2008, 12:51 PM ET - juicy bits
Bill Clinton's Post-Presidential Life
The juiciest bits from a new bio.
Juliet Lapidos
May 5, 2008, 12:49 PM ET - fighting words
Are We Getting Two for One?
Is Michelle Obama responsible for the Jeremiah Wright fiasco?
Christopher Hitchens
May 5, 2008, 11:24 AM ET - politics
Clinton's Final Full Day in Indiana
Plus, Obama shows he's patriotic and personable.
John Dickerson
May 5, 2008, 10:20 AM ET - human nature
Not Black and White
Rethinking race and genes.
William Saletan
May 5, 2008, 8:03 AM ET - books
Pop Goes Christianity
The deep contradictions of Christian popular culture.
Hanna Rosin
May 5, 2008, 7:43 AM ET - today's papers
Out of Sight
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Daniel Politi
May 5, 2008, 6:32 AM ET
Sunday, May 4, 2008
- recycled
Why Did Eight Belles Have To Be Euthanized?
The reason a broken leg is such bad news for a horse.
Daniel Engber
May 4, 2008, 3:57 PM ET
- today's papers
No Deal
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Ben WhitfordMay 4, 2008, 7:59 AM ET
Saturday, May 3, 2008
- kausfiles
Hillary: Mutnemom Forever?
She's always on the ropes now.
Mickey Kaus
May 3, 2008, 3:47 PM ET - the undercover economist
It's Like Money, but With No Dead Presidents
Do "local currencies" really help the communities that use them?
Tim Harford
May 3, 2008, 7:33 AM ET
- reading list
Three A.M. Reading
Still can't get enough of the campaign? Here are the most interesting Web sites, books, and magazines about American politics.
Bruce Reed
May 3, 2008, 7:32 AM ET - today's papers
Recession Lessened
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Arthur Delaney
May 3, 2008, 5:44 AM ET
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