This Is Not a Drill

The panic in Hawaii reminds us how unprepared
we are for a war with North Korea.

By Andrew Swick

What People in the Room and Outside It Are Now Saying About Trump’s “S---hole Countries” Remark

It’s Small, Brazen Acts Like This One That Will Move the Sexual Harassment Fight in the Right Direction

Vikings Beat Saints on Insane Final-Play TD, First in Playoff History

Cranberries Lead Singer Dolores O’Riordan Dies at Age 46

Interrogation

Enough With the Palace Intrigue

Media critic Margaret Sullivan says news readers don’t care about power moves within the White House.

By Isaac Chotiner

THE SLATEST SEE ALL

Gwendolyn Shared
Her Stash. Then Michael Died.

The law can charge opioid users who sell to fellow addicts with homicide. That doesn’t solve anything.

By Daniel Denvir

Is the Media Learning How to Cover Trump, or Is Trump Learning How to Play the Media?

A Short Blurb Helped Cause the Opioid Crisis. That’s Just the Start of Science’s Citation Woes.

Black Mothers Are Struggling Most From America’s Deteriorating Workplace Conditions and Benefits

By Roselyn Miller

GOP Majority Leader Had Staffer Pick Out Red, Pink Starbursts for Trump, Since They’re His Favorites

Chelsea Manning Is Running for U.S. Senate in Maryland

Hawaii Missile Scare Reactions: “This Is How You’re Going to Die—in a Place That’s a Paradise”

Four Ways We’ve Distorted the History of the Civil Rights Movement

Apr 24, 6:31 PM - SAM ADAMS - 3M to read Infinity War Suggests Thanos Is Right About There Being Too Many Avengers

Apr 24, 5:58 PM - OSITA NWANEVU - 1M to read The Toronto Van Killer Posted About Sexual Rejection Before Attack

Apr 24, 5:52 PM - OSITA NWANEVU - 1M to read What’s At Stake in Tonight’s Special Election in Arizona

Apr 24, 5:51 PM - REBECCA ONION - 1M to read Female Candidates, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Dangerous Work

Apr 24, 5:44 PM - MARK JOSEPH STERN - 6M to read A Newly Appointed Trump Judge Shows the President’s Court-Packing Strategy Is Working

Apr 24, 5:41 PM - MARISSA MARTINELLI The Casts of Hamilton Get Goofy While Lip-Syncing to Weird Al’s “Hamilton Polka”

Apr 24, 5:36 PM - FELIX SALMON - 5M to read Blaming Index Funds for Excessive CEO Pay Is As Ridiculous As the Pay Itself

Apr 24, 5:36 PM - HENRY GRABAR - 2M to read Jeff Bezos Is Renovating Two D.C. Mansions to Create a Party House With a Gazillion Toilets

Apr 24, 5:36 PM - BEN MATHIS-LILLEY - 1M to read Custody Litigation Between Two Ex-Trump Staffers Involves Allegation That NASA Faked the Moon Landing

Apr 24, 4:37 PM - JOSHUA KEATING - 3M to read Macron’s Plan to Keep Trump in the Iran Deal Might Involve a Lot More Conflict With Iran

Apr 24, 4:10 PM - BILAL ASKARYAR - 3M to read If the Supreme Court Needs Proof of the Muslim Ban’s Discriminatory Intent, Just Look at the Numbers

Apr 24, 4:10 PM - RACHEL WITHERS - 5M to read Kids Younger Than 13 Get Basic Data Protections Online. Why Not Extend Them to Adults?

Apr 24, 3:57 PM - MARISSA MARTINELLI - 1M to read Netflix’s Uncanceled Sense8 Finale Gets a Release Date

Apr 24, 3:17 PM - MOLLY OLMSTEAD - 1M to read The Fajita Bandit Who Stole $1.2 Million in Nine-Year Fajita Hustle Got 50 Years in Prison

Apr 24, 3:10 PM - CHRISTINA CAUTERUCCI - 5M to read Talking About Sexism Is Not a “Victim Trap” for Female Politicians

In Case You Missed It

Jurisprudence

The Innocence Deniers When convictions are clearly wrong, these prosecutors don’t just hinder justice—they actively work against it.

Books

Fire and Flimsy Michael Wolff’s shoddy journalism manages to indict both his tactics and the media as a whole.

Critics Debate the Movies of 2017

Why the Globes #MeToo Protest Fell Flat

Politics

Oprah 2020? Really? The same political malaise that produced Donald Trump is now threatening to give us candidate Winfrey.

Podcasts

The Gist Ronan Farrow on the Hollowing of America’s State Department
Hang Up And Listen The Reclusive NFL Draft Guru Who Became Bill Belichick’s Best Friend
Slate Money The Post-Authenticity of Brands
The Gist Why the Raids on Trump’s Personal Lawyer Get Us Closer to the Truth About Trump’s Dirty Business
VIEW ALL

“Award shows are like ocean liners: The seas may be rocky, but save a few spilled drinks and a speech by Meryl Streep, they are plodding, steady, and likely to dock just 10 minutes late.” The Post-#MeToo Golden Globes Were Electric

“Unless flirtation is limited to an unexpected lashing-out of limbs and mouths, in which case I’ve been doing it wrong for 20 years.” For God’s Sake, New York Times, #MeToo Is Not Going to End Flirting And Fun Sex

“Which stage of capitalism is it when ordinary consumers beg a multinational corporation to insult them?” @Wendys Is Negging You

Willa
Paskin

Christina
Cauterucci

Inkoo
Kang

News & Politics

The Slatest

April 24 2018 2:41 PM Watch Trump’s Rambling Remarks About Ronny Jackson and Decide for Yourself Whether Jackson Is Still His VA Nominee Ben Mathis-Lilley

Kris Kobach Left a Note to Himself in an Official Court Filing

Muslims and Christians Are Afraid of Marrying Each Other. 33 Years Ago in Small-Town Iowa, These Two Did.

The State Department Is Being Wiped Out, and the Army Is Taking Diplomats’ Place

Convicted Coal Baron Don Blankenship’s Understated Assault on the GOP Establishment

Report: Michigan State Kept Ties to Youth Volleyball Coach Accused of Sexual Abuse

Did Trump Run in 2016 Mostly to Boost His Brand? Adam Davidson Says Yes.

Why the Supreme Court Will Probably Uphold Trump’s Travel Ban

Business

Moneybox

April 24 2018 2:23 PM Republicans Gutted the Mortgage Interest Deduction. Democrats Should Finish It Off. Jordan Weissmann

Hannity’s Real Estate Empire Is Hypocritical. It’s Also the New Normal for Wealthy Investors.

A California Politician Proposed a Common-Sense Fix to the Housing Crisis. Here’s Why (Almost) Everyone Hated It.

Donald Trump Did Something Smart Today. It Involved Oil.

Could This Berkeley Website Have Found a New Model for Sustainable Local News?

The Democrats Keep Coming Up With New Health Care Plans. That’s a Good Sign.

Why the Starbucks Racial Bias Training Is More Than Just Good PR

Why Are Credit Card Numbers on the Back Now?

Life

Dear Prudence

April 23 2018 12:00 PM Dear Prudence Live Chat For April 23, 2018. Mallory Ortberg

Slate Plus Extra: Help! My Soon-to-Be Ex-Husband Cares More About His Dogs Than His Kids.

Part-Time Work Isn’t the Solution to Mothers’ Work-Life Woes

Help! My Husband Is Embarrassed by Our Infertility.

Help! Will Becoming a Foster Parent Ruin My Love Life?

What’s a Male Ally to Do? Try These Five Things.

Why Equal Access to Health Care May Be the Key to Lasting Peace in Colombia

Help! I Know My Boyfriend Loves Me—but He Won’t Say It.

Double X

The XX Factor

Jan. 11 2018 2:51 PM How the Evangelical Culture of Forgiveness Hurts Victims of Sexual Abuse Ruth Graham

For God’s Sake, New York Times, #MeToo Is Not Going to End Flirting And Fun Sex

Hollywood’s Official Response to #MeToo Is Off to a Rocky Start

A Close Look at the Many Times We’ve Anointed “The Year of the Woman” Before

The Best, Most Searing Writing on Sexual Harassment This Year

Evangelical Women, Long Acculturated to Shun “Negative” Topics, Are Speaking Out About #MeToo

USA Gymnastics Paid McKayla Maroney $1.25 Million to Stay Silent About Her Alleged Sexual Abuse

Democrats Should Follow the Doug Jones Playbook on Abortion Rights

Slate Plus

Slate Extra

March 21 2018 8:00 AM The Cambridge Analytica Mess Reveals That Even Careful Policies Can’t Protect Our Data Slate’s April Glaser on the data-sharing scandal and why shutting down Facebook won’t solve all our problems. Chau Tu

Answering Your Watergate Questions

What’s It Like to Be a Gender and Sexuality Journalist? A Working Podcast Transcript.

What’s It Like to Be an ACLU Attorney? A Working Podcast Transcript.

The President of the United States Was Too Profane for Slate’s Comment Section This Week

Arts

Brow Beat

Jan. 15 2018 12:52 AM Eliza Dushku’s Agent and On-Set Legal Guardian Both Back Her Account of Sexual Assault During the Filming of True Lies Matthew Dessem

SNL’s Steve Bannon Finally Takes off His Grim Reaper Mask and He Looks a Lot Like Bill Murray

Want to Watch a Man With the Head of a Dog Eat a Sandwich? SNL Has You Covered

Mark Wahlberg Donates His All the Money in the World Reshoot Money to Time’s Up

Eliza Dushku Accuses Stunt Coordinator Joel Kramer of Sexually Assaulting Her When She Was 12

Ashley Judd Thinks James Franco’s Response to Allegations Against Him Has Been “Terrific”

Why Academy Voters Shouldn’t Overlook Get Out’s Daniel Kaluuya

Samantha Bee on the Maternal Mortality Rate: America Loves Babies, Just Not the Women Who Incubate Them

Technology

Medical Examiner

April 24 2018 2:09 PM “Killer Nanny” Sought Psychological Help Just Days Before Murdering Two Children. What Went Wrong? Our mental health care system is so fragmented and difficult to navigate that even those who know they need help often don’t get it. Susan Kruglinska

There’s a New Bill to Regulate Facebook and Google’s Data Collection

There Is One Emoji That the Founder of Emojipedia Will Never Use

How Facebook Decides What Content to Remove

How YouTube Ruined the Long and Honorable Tradition of Filming Yourself Doing Dumb Stuff

Facebook’s Ties With Kogan and Cambridge Were Even Cozier Than We Thought

Amazon Is Reportedly Building a Mobile Home Robot

Health & Science

Science

Jan. 12 2018 5:09 PM Did Ryan Zinke Give Florida an Offshore Drilling Exemption Because of Mar-a-Lago? Everything Zinke says to justify Florida’s exemption applies to every other coastal state. Except one thing. Neel V. Patel

Facebook’s Revamp Is Also an Effort to Fight Fake News. Will It Work?

It’s Surprisingly Easy to Lose a Satellite, Even One Worth Millions

Is Watching the News Actually Bad for Your Health?

How Oprah Winfrey Helped Create Our Irrational, Pseudoscientific American Fantasyland

What Doctors Suggest You Do About the Flu This Winter

Will Puerto Rico’s Official Death Count From Maria Ever Be Accurate?

Sports

Sports Nut

Nov. 17 2017 5:30 PM The Boston Celtics Are Athlete’s Foot Can they annoy their way to an NBA title? Nick Greene

Divisions Are Ruining College Football, and There’s Nothing We Can Do About It

NFL Coaches Are Making Better Fourth-Down Decisions. They Still Have a Long Way to Go.

What the Orlando Magic Tell Us About the NBA’s Crazy Start

The World’s Best Three-on-Three Basketball Player Is a Serbian Nicknamed Mr. Bullutproof

The Houston Astros’ Players Are Easy to Love. Their Front Office Is Not.

This Is the Best World Series in a Half-Century. You’d Be Crazy Not to Watch It.