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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
  • explainer
    Secret Muslims
    Are Muslims allowed to hide their faith?
    Juliet Lapidos
    July 2, 2008, 6:57 PM ET
  • jurisprudence
    Telling Doctors What To Think
    South Dakota's unbelievable new abortion law.
    Emily Bazelon
    July 2, 2008, 6:43 PM ET
  • jurisprudence
    Le Trainwreck
    The Christie Brinkley divorce is a lesson in how not to cure a broken heart.
    Dahlia Lithwick
    July 2, 2008, 6:37 PM ET
  • television
    Summer TV
    Celebrity Circus, Celebrity Family Feud, Wipeout, Monkids—the mind reels …
    Troy Patterson
    July 2, 2008, 6:18 PM ET
  • culture gabfest
    The Culture Gabfest, Community Standards Edition
    Listen to Slate's show about the week in culture.
    Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, John Swansburg, and Julia Turner
    July 2, 2008, 6:02 PM ET
  • trailhead
    Is a War Room Really a Room?
    Yes, from Churchill to Clinton.
    July 2, 2008, 5:34 PM ET
  • fraywatch
    Insults, Hopes, and the Future
    Searching for the good in humanity.
    Moira Redmond
    July 2, 2008, 4:55 PM ET
  • movies
    Superbad
    Hancock's failed superhero satire.
    Dana Stevens
    July 2, 2008, 4:22 PM ET
  • politics
    Barack in the Middle
    Keeping tabs on Obama's shifts toward the center.
    Christopher Beam
    July 2, 2008, 4:18 PM ET
  • recycled
    How To Plan a Fireworks Show
    Those big fireworks displays don't choreograph themselves.
    Daniel Engber
    July 2, 2008, 2:22 PM ET
  • history lesson
    Waving the Flag
    How the Republicans claimed the "patriotism" mantle in presidential politics.
    David Greenberg
    July 2, 2008, 11:09 AM ET
  • five-ring circus
    Summer Olympics Disaster Guide
    What could go wrong in Beijing? Everything.
    Lucy Morrow Caldwell, Kara Hadge, Nayeli Rodriguez, and Derek Thompson
    July 2, 2008, 1:15 PM ET
  • Obamamania
    Nirbama
    The latest addition to Slate's dictionary of Obamaisms.
    Chris Wilson
    July 2, 2008, 11:35 AM ET
  • slate v
    Calories on the Menu
    A daily video from Slate V.
    July 2, 2008, 11:33 AM ET
  • food
    Husbands and Knives
    Can a book teach my husband to dice onions, slice bagels, and core strawberries?
    Sara Dickerman
    July 2, 2008, 6:31 AM ET
  • architecture
    Buckminster Fuller
    Inventor, tireless proselytizer, inspirational cult figure, something of a flimflammer.
    Witold Rybczynski
    July 2, 2008, 6:30 AM ET
  • moneybox
    Super-vise Me
    It's OK to feel guilty about eating fast food, but is it the government's job?
    Christopher Flavelle
    July 2, 2008, 6:28 AM ET
  • medical examiner
    The Sex Difference Evangelists
    Empathy queens.
    Amanda Schaffer
    July 2, 2008, 7:18 AM ET
  • today's papers
    My Friend, the Spy
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Daniel Politi
    July 2, 2008, 6:15 AM ET
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
  • chatterbox
    John McCain, Prisoner of Cash
    How GOP fat cats will bring a Republican maverick to heel.
    Timothy Noah
    July 1, 2008, 6:25 PM ET
  • explainer
    The Spam Superhighway
    What's "Port 25," and what does it have to do with Internet junk mail?
    Chris Wilson
    July 1, 2008, 6:03 PM ET
  • war stories
    The Grunt vs. the Flyboy
    The real reason for Wesley Clark's ill-advised comments about John McCain's military record.
    Fred Kaplan
    July 1, 2008, 4:45 PM ET
  • other magazines
    Pity the Oil Speculators
    The Weekly Standard and Newsweek defend the much-maligned group.
    Morgan Smith
    July 1, 2008, 3:40 PM ET
  • moneybox
    Why We Need Movie Reviewers
    Despite popular belief, critically acclaimed movies actually sell better.
    Erik Lundegaard
    July 1, 2008, 7:07 PM ET
  • slate v
    Sex Differences: The Science
    A daily video from Slate V.
    July 1, 2008, 10:45 AM ET
  • Obamamania
    Barackyogenesis
    The latest addition to Slate's dictionary of Obamaisms.
    Chris Wilson
    July 1, 2008, 10:11 AM ET
  • human nature
    Animal-Rights Farm
    Ape rights and the myth of animal equality.
    William Saletan
    July 1, 2008, 7:52 AM ET
  • medical examiner
    The Sex Difference Evangelists
    Meet the believers.
    Amanda Schaffer
    July 1, 2008, 7:18 AM ET
  • the green lantern
    Nature's Air Conditioning
    Does it really save gas to roll down your windows instead of flipping on the AC?
    Brendan I. Koerner
    July 1, 2008, 7:48 AM ET
  • poem
    "When in the Uterine Empyrean They Told Me"
    A weekly poem, read by the author.
    Patrick Donnelly
    July 1, 2008, 7:46 AM ET
  • today's papers
    Patriot Games
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Joshua Kucera
    July 1, 2008, 7:30 AM ET
Monday, June 30, 2008
  • foreigners
    Citizen Athletes
    How did a guy who can't speak Polish end up scoring Poland's only goal of Euro 2008?
    Anne Applebaum
    June 30, 2008, 8:02 PM ET
  • bushisms
    Bushism of the Day
    The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
    Jacob Weisberg
    June 30, 2008, 7:21 PM ET
  • politics
    This Means War
    Democrats attack McCain's war record. McCain rejoices.
    Christopher Beam
    June 30, 2008, 7:16 PM ET
  • dvd extras
    Mirandize This
    Was Dirty Harry a right-wing fantasy of swift justice—or a cautionary tale about vigilantism?
    Mark Harris
    June 30, 2008, 6:18 PM ET
  • explainer
    Hostage Rescue for Tots
    What was a 3-year-old doing at a paramilitary simulation exercise?
    Jacob Leibenluft
    June 30, 2008, 6:04 PM ET
  • did you see this?
    Pulp McCain
    The best of Web video.
    June 30, 2008, 5:21 PM ET
  • slate v
    Dear Prudence: Outsourced Pregnancy
    A daily video from Slate V.
    June 30, 2008, 11:07 AM ET
  • Obamamania
    Obamnipresent
    The latest addition to Slate's dictionary of Obamaisms.
    Chris Wilson
    June 30, 2008, 11:09 AM ET
  • books
    What's in a Name?
    Everything, according to an amazing book about America.
    Matt Weiland
    June 30, 2008, 7:17 AM ET
  • fighting words
    Book Drive for Iraq
    How you can do your bit to build democracy.
    Christopher Hitchens
    June 30, 2008, 7:15 AM ET
  • kausfiles
    Obama's Katrina
    Plus: Does McCain want a convention fight?
    Mickey Kaus
    June 30, 2008, 6:46 PM ET
  • today's papers
    Operation Cannonball
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Arthur Delaney
    June 30, 2008, 5:48 AM ET
Sunday, June 29, 2008
    Saturday, June 28, 2008
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      How To Speak Obamamania
      Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.
      June 28, 2008, 10:33 AM ET
    • moneybox
      Presidential Impotence
      Why Obama or McCain won't be able to cure the ailing economy.
      Daniel Gross
      June 28, 2008, 7:06 AM ET
    • the undercover economist
      Likely Bedfellows
      How much do Republican-leaning corporations benefit from Republican political success? A lot!
      Tim Harford
      June 28, 2008, 7:04 AM ET
    • reading list
      Independent Reading
      The best books and Web sites about the birth of America.
      Jacob Weisberg
      June 28, 2008, 7:04 AM ET
    • today's papers
      Vote or Die
      A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
      Roger McShane
      June 28, 2008, 5:58 AM ET
    Obama-mania!
    Obama-mania!