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  • explainer
    Has the Earth run out of any natural resources?
    Brian Palmer
    Oct 20, 2010, 6:34 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • The Slatest
    The Slatest: Evening Edition
    Oct 20, 2010, 4:59 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • explainer
    What should you do if you're attacked by a mountain goat?
    Brian Palmer
    Oct 19, 2010, 3:46 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • Lean/Lock
    Play Lean/Lock and test your skills as a political pundit.
    Oct 20, 2010, 3:30 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • slate labs
    Welcome to Slate Labs: Experiments with multimedia journalism.
    Oct 19, 2010, 6:56 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • explainer
    What did dinosaur meat taste like?
    Brian Palmer
    Oct 18, 2010, 7:09 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • Polling
     Mad Men Poll: Did Joan go through with it? Did readers guess correctly?
    Oct 18, 2010, 5:09 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • slate business predicts
    Readers try to predict when the iPhone will be available on Verizon's network.
    Oct 20, 2010, 10:13 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • explainer
    Does anyone track the sex lives of porn stars?
    Christopher Beam
    Oct 14, 2010, 6:46 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • explainer
    Who's more powerful: Russian mobsters or Italian mobsters?
    Brian Palmer
    Oct 14, 2010, 6:32 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • explainer
    How does the military prove that Someone is gay?
    Brian Palmer
    Oct 13, 2010, 5:48 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • slate business predicts
    Readers try to predict the average consumer's daily spending.
    Oct 15, 2010, 7:06 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
News & Politics
  • politics
    How Republicans are forcing Democrats to spend money in previously "safe" districts.
    David Weigel
    Oct 20, 2010, 6:44 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • foreigners
    Will Britain's massive spending cuts drive Brits onto the streets?
    June Thomas
    Oct 20, 2010, 6:32 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    Why Ginni Thomas made that weird phone call to Anita Hill.
    Dahlia Lithwick
    Oct 20, 2010, 2:48 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • dispatches
    Southern Sudan's rivals reconciled last weekend—but can the unity last?
    Rebecca Hamilton
    Oct 20, 2010, 2:20 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • the hidden brain
    Americans distrust the GOP. So why are they voting for it?
    Shankar Vedantam
    Oct 20, 2010, 1:31 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • police state
    How to build a police department from scratch.
    Christopher Beam
    Oct 20, 2010, 10:17 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • doublex
    Krystal Ball, feminist hero and the left's answer to Mama Grizzlies?
    Noreen Malone
    Oct 20, 2010, 10:13 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • frame game
    Christine O'Donnell's cocky ignorance of the First Amendment.
    William Saletan
    Oct 20, 2010, 7:59 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • Lean/Lock
    Play Lean/Lock and test your skills as a political pundit.
    Oct 20, 2010, 3:30 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    How political prognostication can go wrong.
    Christopher Beam
    Oct 19, 2010, 9:56 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    The case against the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
    Timothy Noah
    Oct 19, 2010, 7:51 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • the best policy
    The most shocking discovery yet about how the banks hid their toxic mortgages.
    Eliot Spitzer
    Oct 19, 2010, 6:42 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • press box
    Why Time needs Newsweek: The codependency of America's two surviving newsweeklies.
    Jack Shafer
    Oct 19, 2010, 6:08 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    Politics claims another casualty in its war against clear language.
    John Dickerson
    Oct 19, 2010, 5:43 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    How Gov. Joe Manchin plans to become West Virginia's next senator.
    David Weigel
    Oct 19, 2010, 2:10 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • police state
    What happens when you ask soldiers in Afghanistan to be diplomats?
    Christopher Beam
    Oct 19, 2010, 7:01 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    Sometimes it's good news when candidates won't speak to the press.
    Jack Shafer
    Oct 18, 2010, 5:48 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • doublex
    The many new scripts for female candidates.
    Emily Bazelon
    Oct 18, 2010, 4:51 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    In Ohio, Barack and Michelle Obama try to rally the faithful.
    John Dickerson
    Oct 18, 2010, 10:57 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • fighting words
    How Hezbollah became Lebanon's most powerful faction.
    Christopher Hitchens
    Oct 18, 2010, 10:53 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • police state
    The soldiers of the 372nd MP Company have one of the toughest jobs in Afghanistan: fixing the Afghan National Police.
    Christopher Beam
    Oct 18, 2010, 8:14 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • the hive
    American classrooms are outdated. Slate seeks your great ideas for how to modernize them.
    Linda Perlstein
    Oct 20, 2010, 3:32 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • foreigners
    In Lebanon, Israel and Iran are fighting on our land.
    Hanin Ghaddar
    Oct 16, 2010, 9:18 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • the big idea
    Hyper-libertarian Facebook billionaire Peter Thiel's appalling plan to pay students to quit college.
    Jacob Weisberg
    Oct 16, 2010, 7:49 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • press box
    Why the U.K. media deserves Rupert Murdoch: Somebody has to teach them how to compete.
    Jack Shafer
    Oct 15, 2010, 7:43 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    The four kinds of political debates this campaign season.
    Christopher Beam
    Oct 15, 2010, 7:06 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    Michael Bennet's appeal to Colorado Democrats: I feel your pangs of regret.
    David Weigel
    Oct 15, 2010, 1:27 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    Harry Reid and Sharron Angle have a lackluster debate
    John Dickerson
    Oct 15, 2010, 1:22 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • moneybox
    The FCC's new "bill shock" rule for cell phones doesn't go far enough.
    Timothy Noah
    Oct 14, 2010, 6:52 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • explainer
    Does anyone track the sex lives of porn stars?
    Christopher Beam
    Oct 14, 2010, 6:46 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • jurisprudence
    Your right to personal privacy is shrinking even as Corporate America's is growing.
    Dahlia Lithwick
    Oct 14, 2010, 6:42 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • explainer
    Who's more powerful: Russian mobsters or Italian mobsters?
    Brian Palmer
    Oct 14, 2010, 6:32 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    What's the point of disclosing campaign donations? Let's review.
    Richard L. Hasen
    Oct 14, 2010, 4:06 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • doublex
    How the conservative women's movement is using social networks.
    Noreen Malone
    Oct 14, 2010, 10:15 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • war stories
    A new plan for Afghanistan: Less counterinsurgency, more killing and capturing.
    Fred Kaplan
    Oct 13, 2010, 6:39 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • press box
    Extreme ethical hygiene: New York Times opinion columnist Joe Nocera isn't always entitled to his opinion.
    Jack Shafer
    Oct 13, 2010, 6:11 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    President Obama makes an unforced error, and Republicans take advantage.
    John Dickerson
    Oct 13, 2010, 6:03 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • dispatches
    Ahmadinejad goes to Lebanon and is greeted as a conqueror and a heartthrob
    Ruthie Ackerman
    Oct 13, 2010, 4:53 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    Why Tom Tancredo's supporters think he can be Colorado's next governor.
    David Weigel
    Oct 13, 2010, 1:43 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • books
    Justice Breyer's Making Our Democracy Work just might do that.
    Dahlia Lithwick
    Oct 13, 2010, 10:27 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • politics
    Carl Paladino is right about gay pride parades, and wrong about gay marriage.
    William Saletan
    Oct 13, 2010, 8:22 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • doublex
     Rebecca Traister, Hanna Rosin, and others on why you can't own feminism.
    DoubleX Staff
    Oct 8, 2010, 1:57 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
Arts
  • culturebox
    My Slatearticle on Rajinikanth was plagiarized by India Today.
    Grady Hendrix
    Oct 20, 2010, 4:38 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • tv club
     Mad Men, Week 13: Was a shark jumped?
    Michael Agger, John Swansburg, and Julia Turner
    Oct 20, 2010, 3:47 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • television
    Uncouth single fatherhood can be funny on Raising Hope.
    Troy Patterson
    Oct 20, 2010, 11:46 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • dvd extras
    Revisiting The Black Cauldron, the movie that almost killed Disney animation.
    Dan Kois
    Oct 19, 2010, 11:24 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • poem
    How can poetry that doesn't rhyme be so pleasing to the ear?
    Robert Pinsky
    Oct 19, 2010, 6:58 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • books
    The Sturm und Drang moralism of Lynd Ward's amazing Six Novels in Woodcuts.
    Sarah Boxer
    Oct 17, 2010, 8:01 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • movies
     Jackass 3-D: Boys will be inscrutable, disgusting boys.
    Dana Stevens
    Oct 15, 2010, 1:44 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • television
    How was that live episode of 30 Rock?
    Troy Patterson
    Oct 15, 2010, 1:23 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • doonan
    The futility of critiquing Sarah Palin's wardrobe.
    Simon Doonan
    Oct 15, 2010, 11:45 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • doublex
    The scarier side of Helen Mirren.
    Maud Lavin
    Oct 15, 2010, 7:18 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • movies
     Red = retired, extremely dull.
    Dana Stevens
    Oct 14, 2010, 6:20 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • architecture
    Bing Thom's audacious expansion of Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage.
    Witold Rybczynski
    Oct 14, 2010, 7:17 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • culturebox
    Christina Hendricks on an endless loop: The glorious GIF renaissance.
    Jonah Weiner
    Oct 14, 2010, 7:15 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • the spectator
    The best Rosanne Cash song ever.
    Ron Rosenbaum
    Oct 13, 2010, 12:29 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • doublex
    An appreciation of film editor Sally Menke.
    Sasha Watson
    Oct 13, 2010, 10:24 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • dvd extras
    The film career of David Bowie.
    Jessica Winter
    Oct 13, 2010, 6:59 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • the hive
    American classrooms are outdated. Slate seeks your great ideas for how to modernize them.
    Linda Perlstein
    Oct 20, 2010, 3:32 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • creative pairs
     How the couple behind the Idiots books really collaborate.
    Joshua Wolf Shenk
    Oct 1, 2010, 7:13 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
Life
  • the hive
    What do the best classrooms in the world look like?
    Amanda Ripley
    Oct 20, 2010, 3:33 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • the hive
    American classrooms are outdated. Slate seeks your great ideas for how to modernize them.
    Linda Perlstein
    Oct 20, 2010, 3:32 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • sports nut
    The return of the soccer rioters.
    Brian Phillips
    Oct 19, 2010, 4:34 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • friend or foe
    Advice for a woman whose friend says threatening things.
    Lucinda Rosenfeld
    Oct 19, 2010, 7:00 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • dear prudence
    Dear Prudence chats live with readers at Washingtonpost.com.
    Oct 18, 2010, 3:03 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • the hive
    Innovative school design is hard, but it doesn't have to be.
    Ronald E. Bogle
    Oct 14, 2010, 4:04 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • low concept
    More college sex slides revealed!
    Troy Patterson
    Oct 14, 2010, 2:02 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • sports nut
    The other Blind Sides: The Michael Oher story may have been amazing, but was it unique?
    Josh Levin
    Oct 14, 2010, 10:20 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • dear prudence
    My sister and I fought, and now I'm being blamed for ruining our relationship.
    Oct 14, 2010, 7:14 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • well-traveled
     A Civil War road trip.
    John Swansburg
    Oct 8, 2010, 7:20 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • culturebox
     We're all scandal addicts now. And that's a good thing.
    Laura Kipnis
    Sep 15, 2010, 7:24 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • sports nut
     NFL 2010: I still love football, but I'm no longer a football fan.
    Stefan Fatsis
    Sep 10, 2010, 7:11 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • culturebox
    Roger Clemens, James Frey, and the thrill of watching the overly ambitious fall.
    Laura Kipnis
    Sep 15, 2010, 7:24 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
Business & Tech
  • moneybox
    Why most economists are not hopeful about "quantitative easing," the Fed's latest idea to help the economy.
    Annie Lowrey
    Oct 20, 2010, 6:39 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • moneybox
    A new study pinpoints just how valuable inside information is to traders.
    Ray Fisman
    Oct 20, 2010, 12:55 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • technology
    The war between broadcasters and cable companies has spilled over to the Web.
    Farhad Manjoo
    Oct 19, 2010, 5:44 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • the hive
    American classrooms are outdated. Slate seeks your great ideas for how to modernize them.
    Linda Perlstein
    Oct 20, 2010, 3:32 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • transport
    The end of the parking meter.
    Tom Vanderbilt
    Oct 19, 2010, 7:03 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • little-guy economy
    Why women start biotech firms at higher rates than they start other kinds of high-tech firms.
    Jill Priluck
    Oct 18, 2010, 2:24 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • technology
    Blogs and Web magazines are looking more and more alike. What's the difference?
    Farhad Manjoo
    Oct 15, 2010, 6:43 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • moneybox
    A new study demonstrates just how important bureaucracy and paperwork really are.
    Ray Fisman
    Oct 13, 2010, 1:05 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • slate business predicts
    Readers try to predict the average consumer's daily spending.
    Oct 15, 2010, 7:06 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • slate labs
    Welcome to Slate Labs: Experiments with multimedia journalism.
    Oct 19, 2010, 6:56 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
Science
  • explainer
    Has the Earth run out of any natural resources?
    Brian Palmer
    Oct 20, 2010, 6:34 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • medical examiner
    Do you really need to ask your doctor whether you're healthy enough for sexual activity?
    Craig Bowron
    Oct 20, 2010, 10:14 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • Elements
     Blogging the Periodic Table: Boron.
    Sam Kean
    Oct 19, 2010, 11:34 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • the green lantern
    How much trash do hospitals produce?
    Nina Shen Rastogi
    Oct 19, 2010, 10:03 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • explainer
    What did dinosaur meat taste like?
    Brian Palmer
    Oct 18, 2010, 7:09 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • human nature
    The health police attack food stamps for soft drinks.
    William Saletan
    Oct 18, 2010, 8:39 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • green room
    Can biodiversity conservation reduce poverty?
    Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
    Oct 18, 2010, 7:09 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • the hidden brain
    Finding your inner bigot.
    Shankar Vedantam
    Oct 14, 2010, 2:01 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • doublex
     Inviting raffish scientists to the party.
    Annie Murphy Paul and Amanda Schaffer
    Sep 30, 2010, 10:29 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
Podcasts & Video
  • slate v
    Video: The mother of all egg and cheese sandwiches.
    Oct 20, 2010, 3:47 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • culture gabfest
     Slate's Culture Gabfest on Jackass 3-D, dueling profiles of Gawker's Nick Denton, and how to handle celebrity sightings.
    Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner
    Oct 20, 2010, 12:10 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • hang up and listen
     Slate 's sports podcast on helmet-to-helmet hits, Death to the BCS, "Confessions of an Agent," and the NBA's new anti-whining policy.
    Stefan Fatsis
    Oct 18, 2010, 4:12 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • slate v
    Dear Prudence: resemblance envy.
    Oct 18, 2010, 12:35 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • gabfest
    The Political Gabfest for Oct. 15, 2010.
    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz
    Oct 15, 2010, 11:37 AME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • slate v
    Video: Up in Your Business.
    Oct 14, 2010, 2:43 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
  • culture gabfest
     Slate 's Culture Gabfest on the It Gets Better campaign, a newly unearthed Ted Hughes poem, and HBO's Bruce Springsteen documentary.
    Stephen Metcalf, Jody Rosen, Dana Stevens, June Thomas, and Julia Turner
    Oct 13, 2010, 12:23 PME-mail This ArticlePrint This ArticleRead This ArticleSave This Article
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