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What Won't You Do for Us Lately?
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- foreigners
In Name Alone
North Korea may be off the terror blacklist, but little has changed.
Oct. 13, 2008, 7:47 PM ET - explainer
Was Columbus Struck by Lightning?
What kept the Santa María from having its mainmast shivered?
Oct. 13, 2008, 6:25 PM ET - xx factor
Thoughts on Intellectuals and Anti-Intellectuals
How liberals treat conservatives.
Oct. 13, 2008, 5:36 PM ET - swingers
Have I Got the Candidate for You!
How the real-estate market could turn Florida for Obama.
Oct. 13, 2008, 5:14 PM ET - politics
Sit Down and Shut Up
How Bob Schieffer can make this year's final debate interesting.
Oct. 13, 2008, 4:58 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
Oct. 13, 2008, 4:00 PM ET - everyday economics
How the Bailout Auction Should Work
How much should the Treasury pay for distressed assets that nobody else wants? A Bils-Kremer auction could set a fair price.
Steven E. LandsburgOct. 13, 2008, 3:43 PM ET - trailhead
Swift Boat Watch: Service Employees International Union
Is McCain's health care plan bad for the middle class?
Oct. 13, 2008, 1:31 PM ET - how they do it
Europe Deals With Immigration
Germany's history shapes its future.
Oct. 13, 2008, 1:20 PM ET - The Big Sort
Why McCain Supporters Are So Angry
Or, what happens when 100 like-minded people gather.
Oct. 13, 2008, 3:32 PM ET - xx factor xxtra
Pro-Life and Pro-Obama
Women who are giving up on the GOP.
Oct. 13, 2008, 11:54 AM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Clingy Boyfriend
A daily video from Slate V
Oct. 13, 2008, 11:49 AM ET - election scorecard
Hispanics for Obama
Latinos in Colorado give Obama the edge.
Oct. 13, 2008, 11:48 AM ET - sports nut
It's the Thinking Man's Game, Stupid
What's with all the dumb baseball commentary on television?
Oct. 13, 2008, 11:35 AM ET - chatterbox
Firm Hand at the Tiller
John McCain on the economy.
Oct. 13, 2008, 11:27 AM ET - recycled
Baby-Sitting the Economy
The baby-sitting co-op that went bust teaches us something that could save the world.
Oct. 13, 2008, 11:24 AM ET
- DAILY VIDEO
FROM SLATE VHelp! Should I dump my really clingy boyfriend?
- DVD EXTRASWhat Red Dawn can teach us about the Iraq war.
- map the candidates
All Over the Map
Obama and McCain have calm schedules in Michigan and North Carolina, but the surrogates are running wild.
Oct. 13, 2008, 10:46 AM ET - fighting words
Vote for Obama
McCain lacks the character and temperament to be president. And Palin is simply a disgrace.
Oct. 13, 2008, 10:44 AM ET - moneybox
Fear Factor
How anxiety and terror are making the financial catastrophe worse than it needs to be.
Oct. 13, 2008, 10:25 AM ET - today's business press
Meet the New Top Bankers: You
A summary of what's in the major publications.
Oct. 13, 2008, 7:54 AM ET - books
A Dolphin or a Lonely Transvestite?
How best to talk about English in English.
Oct. 13, 2008, 7:32 AM ET - today's pictures
Today's Pictures
Hey there, sugar.
Oct. 13, 2008, 7:29 AM ET - doonesbury
Today's Doonesbury
Shots heard round the gym.
Oct. 13, 2008, 7:27 AM ET - today's cartoons
Today's Cartoons
Cartoonists' take on Sarah Palin.
Oct. 13, 2008, 7:25 AM ET - today's papers
Come Together, Right Now
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 13, 2008, 6:42 AM ET - kausfiles
Anti-Obama Boomerang?
Why more votes for McCain might mean more Dems in Congress.
Oct. 13, 2008, 4:52 AM ET
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
- politics
Track the Presidential Polls on Your iPhone
Introducing Slate's Poll Tracker '08: all the data you crave about the presidential race.
Oct. 12, 2008, 7:46 AM ET - today's papers
New World Order
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 12, 2008, 3:35 AM ET
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
- jurisprudence
Skategate
Sarah Palin could teach Alberto Gonzales a thing or two about avoiding political scandal.
Oct. 11, 2008, 7:18 PM ET - jurisprudence
Bringing Guantanamo Home
The lawlessness abroad was never very far from home.
Oct. 11, 2008, 7:32 AM ET
- today's papers
Worst. Week. Ever.
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 11, 2008, 6:03 AM ET - kausfiles
Next Stunt, Please!
Plus--Can I vote for McGovern?
Oct. 11, 2008, 8:38 PM ET
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
- politics
Putting Off Ayers
How Obama benefits from the cynicism he decries.
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:56 PM ET - explainer
What's Up With ACORN?
How a community-organizing group became Republican cause célèbre.
Oct. 10, 2008, 6:47 PM ET - politics
How Race Can Help Obama
And why an Obama win wouldn't be a victory over racial prejudice.
Oct. 10, 2008, 6:37 PM ET - other magazines
Kosher Wars
The New York TimesMagazine examines the battle over food and religion.
Oct. 10, 2008, 6:00 PM ET - press box
Good News From the Coming Depression
Journalists are already finding it!
Oct. 10, 2008, 5:17 PM ET - gabfest
The Hand on the Till Gabfest
Listen to Slate's review of the week in politics.
Oct. 10, 2008, 5:04 PM ET 
day to dayThe Truth About Body of Lies
Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.
Oct. 10, 2008, 4:37 PM ET- television
Turkey Shoot
Throwing darts at a bunch of new shows with a bunch of friends.
Oct. 10, 2008, 4:26 PM ET - hot document
Watching the Detective
How Sarah Palin dug up dirt on her ex-brother-in-law.
Oct. 10, 2008, 3:51 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
Oct. 10, 2008, 3:00 PM ET - low concept
The Conservative's Canada
Where can Republicans threaten to move if Obama wins?
Oct. 10, 2008, 2:51 PM ET
- jurisprudence
"One Dollar for Every West Virginian"
The crazy judicial corruption case that the Supreme Court should hear.
Oct. 10, 2008, 2:41 PM ET - moneybox
People Who Live in Glass Häuser
Europeans were gloating about the American financial crisis. Not anymore.
Oct. 10, 2008, 2:17 PM ET - war stories
Is Petraeus "Beyond Naive"?
He thinks we should negotiate with our enemies—just like Obama.
Oct. 10, 2008, 11:56 AM ET - fraywatch
Sentences to Nowhere
Readers ponder the speech of Sarah Palin.
Oct. 10, 2008, 11:12 AM ET - movies
Glossy Torture
Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies.
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:11 AM ET - politics
Barack, Bill, and Me
The Bill Ayers that Barack Obama and I worked with was no "domestic terrorist."
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:10 AM ET - green room
The Big Necessity
Can excrement solve the energy crisis?
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:08 AM ET - medical examiner
Womb Raider
Do future health problems begin during gestation?
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:06 AM ET - corrections
Corrections
Slate's mistakes.
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:06 AM ET - today's papers
Seven Days' Battle
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 10, 2008, 6:25 AM ET
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008
- politics
A Republican Mob Scene
John McCain's supporters are madder (and scarier!) than he is.
Oct. 9, 2008, 7:37 PM ET - chatterbox
Fun With Bailout Numbers
The financial pages discover the word quadrillion.
Oct. 9, 2008, 6:50 PM ET - explainer
Is the European Credit Crisis Our Fault?
Not really—they were dumb enough to buy the mortgages.
Oct. 9, 2008, 6:13 PM ET - technology
The Daily Beast's Burden
Can Tina Brown show me everything that's great on the Web today?
Oct. 9, 2008, 5:28 PM ET - the audio book club
The Audio Book Club on The Night of the Gun
Our critics discuss David Carr's memoir.
Oct. 9, 2008, 3:54 PM ET - the chat room
Knock, Knock!
It's Christopher Beam, taking readers' questions about the most effective kinds of political volunteering.
Oct. 9, 2008, 1:56 PM ET - movies
Happy Happy Happy
Mike Leigh's new movie actually needed more sadness and woe.
Oct. 9, 2008, 1:35 PM ET - slate v
MSM ISO GOP Love
Dana Milbank pleads for mainstream media affection from Republicans outside a McCain/Palin rally.
Oct. 9, 2008, 12:59 PM ET
- the spectator
The Bloomberg Syndrome
The New York mayor's power grab is a symptom of a national problem.
Oct. 9, 2008, 12:28 PM ET - culturebox
Emily Dickinson's Secret Lover!
Why the big news is being ignored.
Oct. 9, 2008, 11:43 AM ET - webhead
Measuring the Palin Effect
Is the Alaska governor responsible for record Web traffic in September?
Oct. 9, 2008, 11:26 AM ET - family
Mom, What's a Credit Default Swap?
Books to read your children during a financial crisis.
Oct. 9, 2008, 7:06 AM ET - green room
The Big Necessity
The untouchable world of latrine rights in India.
Oct. 9, 2008, 7:08 AM ET - dear prudence
Our Pigskin Anniversary
Hubby would rather sit on the 10 yard line than celebrate 10 years of marriage.
Oct. 9, 2008, 7:05 AM ET - today's papers
National Bank
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 9, 2008, 6:57 AM ET
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008
- politics
Professor and Pastor
Obama finds his voice on the economy.
Oct. 8, 2008, 6:48 PM ET - swingers
As Goes Omaha …
Could Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District swing the presidential election?
Oct. 8, 2008, 6:33 PM ET - explainer
Can Paulson Fire Naughty Executives?
How much control does the Treasury have over personnel at AIG?
Oct. 8, 2008, 5:14 PM ET - sports nut
A Prayer for the Tampa Bay Rays
Sure, Cubs supporters have been suffering longer, but Rays fans have it much, much worse.
Oct. 8, 2008, 4:02 PM ET - foreigners
Enough About Israel, Already
How constant attention from the candidates hinders the Jewish state.
Oct. 8, 2008, 4:01 PM ET - food
Eat Your Spherified Vegetables!
Trying out molecular gastronomy on my picky son.
Oct. 8, 2008, 11:43 AM ET - culture gabfest
The Culture Gabfest, Sore-Loser Edition
Listen to Slate's show about the week in culture.
Oct. 8, 2008, 11:17 AM ET
- slate v
C'mon, Move to Canada!
A daily video from Slate V
Oct. 8, 2008, 11:03 AM ET - dvd extras
Red Dawn
Its portrait of Russia is dated. Its portrait of America is timely—and terrifying.
Oct. 8, 2008, 6:55 AM ET - green room
The Big Necessity
From toilet to tap.
Oct. 8, 2008, 7:08 AM ET - today's business press
Dow: How Low Can You Go?
A summary of what's in the major publications.
Oct. 8, 2008, 6:51 AM ET - today's papers
Nothing Personal
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 8, 2008, 6:34 AM ET - politics
The Winner: "That One"
McCain needed a knockout, and he didn't get it.
Oct. 8, 2008, 12:48 AM ET
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
- war stories
Obama Won the Foreign-Policy Questions
McCain was vague and contradicted himself during the debate.
Oct. 7, 2008, 11:52 PM ET - twitterbox
McCain: Vote Petraeus/Lieberman '08
The latest from Slate's presidential-debate Twitter feed.
Oct. 7, 2008, 10:26 PM ET - explainer
What a Boy Wants
How do you know whether an adolescent really wants a circumcision?
Oct. 7, 2008, 5:38 PM ET - other magazines
Getting Bitter All the Time
The New Republic on Sarah Palin's class resentment.
Oct. 7, 2008, 5:21 PM ET - the has-been
What Won't You Do for Us Lately?
The next president doesn't have to solve everything at once.
Oct. 7, 2008, 5:01 PM ET 
politicsThe Really Busy Person's Guide to Political Activism
Life-hacking for partisans.
Oct. 7, 2008, 4:43 PM ET- chatterbox
The New Complacency
Democrats relearn how to take the presidency for granted.
Oct. 7, 2008, 4:36 PM ET - press box
Bogus Trend of the Week: Dudes With Cats
The New York Times' Sunday Styles section detects a new craze.
Oct. 7, 2008, 2:59 PM ET
- moneybox
Subprime Suspects
The right blames the credit crisis on poor minority homeowners. This is not merely offensive, but entirely wrong.
Oct. 7, 2008, 2:08 PM ET - slate v
Interviews 50 Cents: Voters Are Like Snowflakes
A daily video from Slate V
Oct. 7, 2008, 11:26 AM ET - faith-based
The Anti-Semite's Favorite Jewish Prayer
The centuries-long controversy over Yom Kippur's Kol Nidre.
Oct. 7, 2008, 6:56 AM ET - green room
The Big Necessity
Why I wrote a book about human waste.
Oct. 7, 2008, 7:08 AM ET - shopping
Show Me My Money
What's the best software for keeping track of your personal finances?
Oct. 7, 2008, 6:47 AM ET - the green lantern
What the Heck Is "Clean Coal"?
It depends whom you ask.
Oct. 7, 2008, 6:44 AM ET - poem
"On Love, on Grief"
Why Walter Savage Landor's classic epigram is a lesson in economy.
Oct. 7, 2008, 6:41 AM ET - today's papers
Drowned World Tour
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 7, 2008, 6:29 AM ET
- today's papers
Come Together, Right Now - today's business press
Meet the New Top Bankers: You - other magazines
Kosher Wars - explainer
Was Columbus Struck by Lightning?
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