PoliticsJune 1 2017 9:12 PMThe Planet’s Loss Is Trump’s GainPulling America out of the climate accord serves his short-term needs. To him, that’s all that matters.Susan Matthews
ScienceApril 30 2017 10:52 AMBret Stephens’ First Column for the New York Times Is Classic Climate Change DenialismIt doesn’t outright reject the facts—which makes it all the more insidious.Susan Matthews
MoneyboxApril 11 2017 12:51 PMA Surprising Number of People Think United Is Not the Villain. Here Are the Worst Takes.Will Oremus and Susan Matthews
ScienceMarch 28 2017 3:36 PMTrump’s Environmental Executive Order Is As Stupid As It Is DamagingHis move to roll back regulations will harm our health and won’t grow the economy.Susan Matthews
The SlatestMarch 21 2017 7:20 PMGosh, Golly, Goodness: Neil Gorsuch Sure Does Avoid Answering Questions in a Folksy WayTatiana Flowers and Susan Matthews
The XX FactorMarch 20 2017 4:02 PMNice Piece New York, but Kellyanne Conway Is Not the First LadySusan Matthews
ScienceFeb. 13 2017 9:13 AMI Can’t Stop Looking at Naked BirdsYou should try it.Susan Matthews
The SlatestJan. 18 2017 3:15 PMScott Pruitt’s Answer on Lead in Water Wasn’t As Egregious As Critics ClaimSusan Matthews
ScienceDec. 16 2016 7:22 PMI Am Glad the Harlem Deer Is DeadAnd you should be, too.Susan Matthews
The SlatestNov. 9 2016 4:01 PMTrump’s Pick to Lead the EPA Transition Team Is a Proud Climate SkepticSusan Matthews
Medical ExaminerOct. 26 2016 5:15 AMWe’ve Misdiagnosed the Problem With Donald TrumpIt’s not what’s in his head that matters. It’s what’s in ours.Susan Matthews
ScienceOct. 3 2016 2:46 PMWe Don’t Know Whether Roller Coasters Cure Kidney StonesBut we do tend to accept even the smallest, most preliminary studies as fact. We should stop. Susan Matthews
The SlatestSept. 15 2016 2:51 PMEveryone Says Trump Is 6-Foot-2. So Why Does Trump’s Doctor Say He’s 6-Foot-3? A Theory.Susan Matthews
Future TenseSept. 1 2016 11:21 AMSpaceX Rocket Explodes During Test-Fire, No Casualties ReportedSusan Matthews
ScienceJune 24 2016 9:33 AMAre Bridge Players Subconsciously Changing Their Game Strategy in Response to Trump?A small amount of nonsense research suggests so. But it’s statistically significant so let’s take it extremely seriously.Susan Matthews
ScienceMay 31 2017 4:57 PMThe World Is Better Off if We Leave the Paris AgreementWill America finally realize that we are no longer the world leader we think we are?Susan Matthews
Brow BeatApril 13 2017 7:02 AMWhy John B.’s Climate Change Obsession in S-Town Is So UnsettlingSusan Matthews
ScienceMarch 30 2017 4:03 PMThe New York Times’ Coal Miner Interview Is Why We Won’t Stop Climate ChangeJournalists must serve facts, not emotions. Susan Matthews
The SlatestMarch 23 2017 5:34 PMWatch a Gorsuch Defender Say a Dead Victim of Gun Violence Would Support GorsuchMark Joseph Stern and Susan Matthews
The SlatestMarch 21 2017 6:27 PMFranken to Gorsuch: “I Had a Career in Identifying Absurdity, and I Know It When I See It”Susan Matthews
AwakeFeb. 24 2017 4:17 PMThe First Thing You Should Do When You Wake Up? Share Your Dreams.Susan Matthews
ScienceJan. 27 2017 3:56 PMScientists Are About to Be Censored. They Shouldn’t Censor Themselves.Don’t make the Trump administration’s job any easier.Susan Matthews
Medical ExaminerJan. 10 2017 5:35 PMDonald Trump and RFK Jr. Are Vaccine-Skeptical SoulmatesThey present their skepticism of established science as reasonable. And that makes their views even scarier.Susan Matthews
Cover StoryDec. 11 2016 11:07 PMIt’s Not OverStanding Rock was never just about the pipeline. It’s about an existential fight against the corporate interests who would sacrifice people and the planet on the altar of short-term gain.Susan Matthews and Christian Hansen
OutwardNov. 1 2016 11:06 AMAIDS’ “Patient Zero” Has Already Been Exonerated. Why Do Scientists Keep Debunking the Myth?Mark Joseph Stern and Susan Matthews
The XX FactorOct. 7 2016 6:07 PMTrump Says Misogynistic Things All the Time. The Lewd Video Is Still Sickening.Susan Matthews
NormalOct. 3 2016 11:00 AMAre You Eating Cereal the Right Way?Susan Matthews
Medical ExaminerSept. 12 2016 4:06 PMMedical Records Won’t Tell Us Anything Useful About the Candidates’ HealthThe “concern” over Clinton’s pneumonia is about politics, not medical precision.Susan Matthews
Five-ring CircusAug. 19 2016 6:04 PMShould We Feel Bad for Ryan Lochte?An Olympics debate.Christina Cauterucci and Susan Matthews
The Anti-MarathonJune 5 2016 8:00 AMLet the Slate Anti-Marathon Begin!Here’s what participating Slatesters plan to train for in the coming months. Susan Matthews