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The media loves a sex scandal, and the scandal cup of late runneth over: Maria Shriver and Arnold announce their divorce, John Edwards is indicted for covering up an affair with campaign funds, and Anthony Weiner tweets nude photos despite a pregnant new bride. It’s often accepted on its face that such behavior represents a lapse in some fundamental moral law. Indeed, above all else, such stories are catchy and popular because most Americans have fierce attachments to particular notions about marriage and the raising of children. Whether one rejoices in or bemoans the momentum gained by the gay marriage, one tends to do so passionately. When, in a recent profile of Dan Savage, Slate contributor Mark Oppenheimer explored Savage’s notion that monogamy isn’t necessarily the best indicator of marital or parental success, the comments section was abuzz with sound and fury.
Read MorePotterheads are in a tizzy over the world premiere of the final Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2." Daniel Radcliff and J.K. Rowling took the stage for the live-streaming event amid thousands of adoring fans crunched into London's Trafalgar Square. Rowling summed up her feelings about this celebration as "very, very emotional." The film opens in U.S. theaters on July 15. While fans feel bittersweet about the end of Harry Potter, many are excited about Rowling's new venture, Pottermore, an interactive website with extra Potter material Rowling has reportedly been "hoarding.".
Read MoreI asked Mike Lee about the "constitutional option" that would take the debt limit away from Congress; Lee's office decided to put the exchange on YouTube. So here it is. Lee's argument is basically that "it’s Article I, Section 8, Clause 2, that gives Congress the power to incur debt in the United States," which makes talk about the language of the 14th Amendment moot.
The About section on Jarobi White’s Wordpress blog reads: “My name is Jarobi. I cook. I perform. 1/4 of A Tribe Called Quest. I am.”
Read MoreYesterday's mauled hiker was the first fatal grizzly attack victim in Yellowstone since 1986: http://slate.me/nVHCtJ #scary
Gaza's first five-star hotel--PHOTOS: http://slate.me/oyJ8vs
Meet Switzerland's Anti-PowerPoint political party: http://bit.ly/oLZLWT