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Brian Palmer
Brian Palmer is Slate's chief explainer. He also writes How and Why and Ecologic for the Washington Post. Email him at explainerbrian@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter.
Articles By Brian Palmer
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The World’s Most Indifferent Body
Do Senate debates ever change a senator’s mind?
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Weren’t We Supposed to Have Laser Guns by Now?
Explaining the delay in 21st-century warfare.
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How a Bill Becomes Not a Law
What happens to unconstitutional state laws? Can they just stay on the books forever?
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Seriously, How Do You Get to Sesame Street?
How professional puppeteers learn their trade.
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Capital Decision
James Holmes’ prosecutors will seek the death penalty. How do they decide that?
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When and Why Did We Stop Crucifying People?
The slow death of an ancient torture method.
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Won’t Somebody Think of the Children
Do opponents of marriage equality always claim that they’re merely worried about the kids?
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There Goes the Neighborhood
What happens to your home’s value when a registered sex offender moves in next door?
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Nothing a Coat of Paint Can’t Fix
Is it legal to wear nothing but body paint in public?
