Politics

Lethal Force as First Resort

Tamir Rice’s death is what happens when we don’t require police to accept risk.

By Jamelle Bouie

The Legal Confusion That Enabled the Officers in the Tamir Rice Case to Avoid Indictment

GOP: Whatever Happens in Iowa Doesn’t Matter (Unless Trump Does Terribly)

I Like Hillary Clinton’s Personality

And I’m not afraid to admit it.

By Sady Doyle

Colin Farrell Deserves More Praise for His True Detective Performance

Jurisprudence

The Worst
Civil Liberties Betrayals of 2015

Ten injustices that made us less free.

By Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

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Politics

Ben Carson Needs to Get Over Himself

He can blame his staff, but his campaign’s problems have always run much deeper.

By Jim Newell

The Worst Civil Liberties Betrayals of 2015

Ben Carson Needs to Get Over Himself

Missouri Attorney General Candidate’s “Religious Liberty” Pledge Makes Absolutely No Sense

By Mark Joseph Stern

Now States Need to Legalize Pot-Smoking in Public

By Michael Thomsen

How One Hateful Eight Scene Takes Tarantino’s Sexualized Violence to a New Level

Rian Johnson Has the Potential to Take Star Wars in a Truly Unique Direction

Lemmy’s Six-Decade Rock and Roll Journey, in Extremely Loud Videos

Dec 29, 11:17 AM - JACOB BROGAN - 4M to read Slate’s Seven Favorite Twitter Bots of 2015

Dec 29, 11:00 AM - JUNE THOMAS - 2M to read Shiri Appleby on UnReal Was One of the Year’s Breakout Performances

Dec 29, 10:55 AM - JORDAN G. TEICHER - 1M to read Beautiful, Fleeting Moments of the World’s Best Dancers in Action

Dec 29, 10:50 AM - JOSHUA KEATING - 1M to read The Ebola Outbreak Is Finally Over in Guinea, but It Did Horrendous Damage

Dec 29, 10:23 AM - JEREMY STAHL - 2M to read Criminals Are Confusing Sikhs for Muslims in Their Hate Acts

Dec 29, 10:15 AM - MARGARET LYONS - 2M to read How Many Episodes Is the Right Length for a TV Season?

Dec 29, 9:45 AM - ALAN SEPINWALL - 2M to read Fargo’s Patrick Wilson Gave Us a Totally New Kind of Male Protagonist

Dec 29, 9:30 AM - PHIL PLAIT - 2M to read A Lovely Portrait of a Saturn Moon and Backlit Rings

Dec 29, 8:45 AM - JOSEF ADALIAN - 4M to read What Will the Future of TV Networks Look Like?

Dec 29, 8:33 AM - KEVIN LINCOLN - 4M to read Rian Johnson Has the Potential to Take Star Wars in a Truly Unique Direction

Dec 29, 8:15 AM - MARK OBBIE - 18M to read The Unlikely Rise of Restorative Justice in a Conservative Upstate New York County

Dec 29, 8:10 AM - MALLORY ORTBERG - 7M to read Help! My Ex’s New Wife Got Me Through a Difficult Time, and Now I’m Resentful.

Dec 29, 8:03 AM - AISHA HARRIS - 5M to read How One Hateful Eight Scene Takes Tarantino’s Sexualized Violence to a New Level

Dec 29, 5:45 AM - WILLA PASKIN - 3M to read Colin Farrell Didn’t Get Enough Credit for His Performance in True Detective

Dec 29, 12:40 AM - TOM MAXWELL - 2M to read Lemmy’s Six-Decade Rock and Roll Journey, in Extremely Loud Videos

See All Video Every Single Special Guest Taylor Swift Brought Onstage for Her 1989 Tour, in One Two-Minute Video

Every Single Special Guest Taylor Swift Brought Onstage for Her 1989 Tour, in One Two-Minute Video

It’s a Wonderful Life Recut Trailer for 2015

How Do I Explain to My Friends That My Dad Is Now a Woman?

Farewell Lindsey Graham, A Slate Tribute

President Obama's War on Christmas

How to Test if Your Eggs Are Still Fresh

Donald Trump’s Debate Strategy Is Stolen From 8-Year-Olds and Cicero

Watch Lindsey Graham Suffer Through the Undercard Debate

This Is Why Russian Leaders All Have the Same Weird Walk

In Case You Missed It

There Once Was a Girl We need to reject romanticized narratives of anorexia. I can start by telling my story.

Something Good Happened Every Day Amid the war, strife, and violence of 2015, there were hundreds of things to cheer about. We collected them all.

Movies The Top 10 Movies of 2015

Television The 10 Best TV Shows of the Year

Star Wars Is a Postmodern Masterpiece How George Lucas mashed up Westerns, samurai flicks, war movies, and more into a world-conquering collage.

Podcasts

Hang Up And Listen Inside the Legendary Fake Boxing Match Between Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali
The Gist Let’s Skip the Eggnog This Year
Live at Politics & Prose Coates, MacFarquhar, and Nguyen Discuss Their Acclaimed Works
Lexicon Valley 2015: A Year of Pictographs and Identity Politics in Our Language
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“Concussion is a movie that wants to have its cake, eat it too, and then lecture us about how bad the cake is while its mouth is still full.” Hands to the Face

“When asked about the comment, Cruz lectured that he would not be tricked into playing ‘pundit,’ a political archetype best embodied by a dyad of snarky Muppets.” Ted Cruz Is the Consummate Political Pundit

“Bill O’Reilly’s longstanding horrified fascination with pedophiles and other sex criminals—a frequent theme on his TV show—finds luscious nourishment in his book.” Bill O’Reilly Makes a Killing

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Hamilton

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Newell

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Miller

News & Politics

Foreigners

Dec. 25 2015 7:00 AM The Ghosts of Christmas Past The holiday sometimes brings us decisive moments. And sometimes it doesn’t. Anne Applebaum

The Deadliest Scourge You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

How Trump Beats Cruz

Ted Cruz Is the Counter-Establishment Candidate

Canada Recognizes Donald Trump. He’s the American Rob Ford.

President Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy Is Hanging in the Balance

Ted Cruz Is the Consummate Political Pundit

How Police, Prosecutors, and the Likely Killers May Have Framed a Man for Murder

Business

Moneybox

Dec. 28 2015 3:35 PM The New York Times Makes a Weak Argument for a National $15 Minimum Wage Jordan Weissmann

Oops: Someone Just Leaked the Release Date of the Highly Anticipated Samsung Galaxy S7

Could the Once-Dinky Snapchat Soon Eclipse Twitter?

Fitbit is the Top App After Everyone Apparently Got a Fitbit for Christmas

The Pharma Firm That Martin Shkreli’s Company Bought Is Officially Imploding

Obamacare Got Some Really Good News This Week

It’s Time for Apple to Kill the Headphone Jack

These Employees of a Silicon Valley Unicorn Thought Their Company Shares Would Make Them Rich. Nope.

Life

Dear Prudence

Dec. 28 2015 3:29 PM Helicopter Family Prudie counsels a letter writer whose family has become manipulative after helping end an abusive marriage. Mallory Ortberg

The X-Ray Images That Showed Midcentury Scientists How Radiation Affects an Ecosystem

Devil's Kettle: Half of This Minnesota Waterfall Disappears Into a Hole Never to Be Seen Again

Will Coding Still Be Relevant in a Decade?

How Do I Become a Best-Selling Writer?

Will India Ever Become a Superpower?

Kwanzaa Is Made Up, but It’s Also Useful

What’s So Special About Netflix’s Jessica Jones?

Double X

The XX Factor

Dec. 28 2015 3:08 PM IVG Represents a Long-Overdue Shift in Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Parents Elissa Strauss

The Long, Glistening History of Presidential Candidate Erotica

Today, We Are All This Poe Dameron Doll

The Word Vagina Is Kryptonite for the Right

When Did You First Fall in Love With Oscar Isaac?

Bill Would Prevent Georgia Residents From Buying a Gun During Divorce

Why Wrestling Porn Fills an Important Sexual Niche in Our Lives

Illinois Is Dropping Citation Against Mom Who Let Her Sons Go to a Playground Alone

Slate Plus

Working

Dec. 28 2015 5:41 PM How Does a Realtor Work? Read what L.V. Anderson asked realtor Vanessa Pollock about buying and selling homes—from the broker open house to a final offer. L.V. Anderson

Do Life Hacks Actually Save You Time?

Dear Prudence Answers More Reader Questions—Only for Slate Plus Members

“One Person, One Vote?” Dahlia Lithwick Discusses District Lines and Eligible Voters.

“Do You Hear What I Hear?” The Culture Gabfest Plays the Worst Christmas Songs in History.

Arts

Brow Beat

Dec. 28 2015 8:08 PM Soothe Your X-Files Anxiety With This 20-Minute, Behind-the-Scenes Preview Sharan Shetty

Why Do Dogs Sing Along to Music?

How a Pixar Short Is Born

What’s Become of New York’s Great Cultural Spaces?

Homeland Had the Most Impressive Turnaround of 2015

This Genius Creamed Spinach Has No Cream (but Yes, Jalapeños)