Slate's most recent blog posts:
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Weigel:
posted by David Weigel
on September 2, 2010
Last Call: Climber
And here's Michael Gross, as seen by Alaskans: Read More
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Scocca:
posted by Tom Scocca
on September 2, 2010
Dead Shark Provokes Internet Readers Into Gnashing, Primal Frenzy
"Hey look, what a beautiful creature! Let's kill it!" Posted by: anonymous5 | September 2, 2010 12:40 PM Read More
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The XX Factor:
posted by DoubleX Staff
on September 2, 2010
Why Are People Googling "Abortion" in Red States?
This post originally appeared on TresSugar.com
A new study found more people search for the term "abortion" in red states ,
where policies are conservative or abortion options are limited, than
in bluer states. The immediate takeaway is the argument pro-choice
activists have been Read More
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Procrastinate Better:
posted by Slate Staff
on September 2, 2010
How Noir Was Born
From time to time, a Slate staffer or critic offers up a favorite cultural pick for Procrastinate Better readers. Today's endorsement is from Slate senior writer Tim Noah.
I have a weakness for noir—the bracingly cynical black-and-white Hollywood movies of the 1940s and 1950s and the Read More
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Moneyblog:
posted by James Ledbetter
on September 2, 2010
Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning To Strut Down the Catwalk
You've heard, no doubt, of the H-1B visa, the special immigration status given to highly skilled workers whom American businesses just can't live without. And when you think of an H-1B worker, you probably think of a software engineer, perhaps from Asia (where a plurality of H-1B recipients come from). Read More
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Brow Beat:
posted by Julia Felsenthal
on September 1, 2010
Who Is the Bearded Hippie in the September J.Crew Catalog?
Turn the corner in any major American city of late, and you're bound to bump into a man sporting a curiously un-summery combo of greasy, shoulder-length hair and a full, bushy beard. No, this hirsute fellow is not destitute, and he is not going to rob you or abduct your child; if you look Read More
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Human Nature:
posted by William Saletan
on August 29, 2010
Stem-Cell Throwback
The stem-cell ruling, issued Monday by U.S. District Chief Judge Royce Lamberth, says that federal funding of research using cells derived from destroyed embryos violates federal law. Pro-lifers are ecstatic. "Court Strikes Down Obama Administration Stem Cell Policy," crows Americans United for Read More
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The Wrong Stuff:
posted by Kathryn Schulz
on August 17, 2010
Reasonable Doubt: Innocence Project Co-Founder Peter Neufeld on Being Wrong
In terms of empirical studies, that's right. And 30 or 40 years ago, the Supreme Court acknowledged that eyewitness identification is problematic and can lead to wrongful convictions. The trouble is, it instructed lower courts to determine the validity of eyewitness testimony based on a lot of factors that are irrelevant, like the certainty of the witness. But the certainty you express [in court] a year and half later has nothing to do with how certain you felt two days after the event when you picked the photograph out of the array or picked the guy out of the lineup. You become more certain over time; that's just the way the mind works. With the passage of time, your story becomes your reality. You get wedded to your own version. Read More