Dispatches
The Implacable BomberDuring a day of grisly testimony, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears unperturbed.
Jurisprudence
Red States Will SufferIf the Supreme Court disrupts Obamacare, conservatives will harm citizens of their own states.
History
Red SummerIn 1919, white Americans visited awful violence on black Americans. So black Americans decided to fight back.
Politics
Ferguson’s True CriminalsThe city’s police, city, and courts unjustly targeted blacks with a violation of their most basic rights.
Supreme Court Dispatches
High Drama for Obamacare at the High CourtScalia and Kagan are feisty; Kennedy gives hope to people who care about affordable care.
Crime
Stop Calling Children’s Gun Deaths “Accidental”They’re the fault of criminally negligent parents and guardians—who must be prosecuted.
Jurisprudence
Why the Feds Can’t Charge Darren WilsonThey should, but the Supreme Court gutted the civil rights law he violated when he killed Michael Brown.
Politics
Command, Control, DeleteHow Clinton’s team responds to questions about her private email account will tell us a lot about how the Clinton White House would operate.
War Stories
Netanyahu’s Deadly GambitThe Israeli prime minister is insincere. The only outcomes that would please him are Iranian regime change or outright war.
Foreigners
The Gross Hypocrisy of Benjamin NetanyahuDon’t pretend Bibi didn’t mean to offend Obama. He is a bully and a liar.
Politics
Cleveland’s WorstIn the Tamir Rice shooting and other travesties, why do good police officers stand behind their reckless colleagues?
View From Chicago
Exchanges No One Can Use?We rely on courts to interpret laws impartially. When it comes to Obamacare, they don’t always oblige.
Crime
Cops and ConservativesCould the DOJ’s Ferguson report lead the right to abandon its love of law enforcement?
Politics
Scott Walker’s Secret WeaponWisconsin’s governor wouldn’t be a conservative superstar without his state’s Legislature.
Plus Roundups
What We Like Right NowOur favorite picks for the week of March 2, curated by Slate writers and editors.
Dispatches
“It Was Him”During opening statements, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s defense attorney admits his guilt and looks toward sparing his life.
Politics
Will Kennedy Save Obamacare?If he does, it will be in deference to a conservative principle that could reshape American jurisprudence and lawmaking.
Crime
OK, So Who Gets to Go Free?Everyone wants to reduce America’s prison population. Now comes the hard part.
Frame Game
Slate Voice: “Shag the Dog”Listen to Will Saletan read his 2001 essay about the merits of zoophilia.
Politics
The Clinton CurseHillary Clinton’s private email use is a scandal because people always suspect she is up to no good.
Foreigners
Netanyahu Just Did Obama a Big FavorBibi’s speech inadvertently proved that the current negotiations are our best strategy for dealing with Iran.
Supreme Court Dispatches
Power to the PartisansThe Supreme Court’s conservatives think democracy is overrated.
Politics
The Ex-Im Cash-InJeb Bush just denounced the obscure federal institution that helped his business 20 years ago.