Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts

Cover Story

What Trump’s Team Must Be Thinking After the Dem Debates

Jim Newell

World Cup

The U.S. and France Both Got Stiffed by the Refs

Josh Levin

France’s Plan Was to Pick On One U.S. Defender. Bad Plan.

Eric Betts

SCOTUS

The Court’s Trumpiest Justice Is Having the Time of His Life

Mark Joseph Stern

Fox News

The Loudest Voice Is a Condemnation Roger Ailes Would Have Loved

Willa Paskin

How to Do It

My Boyfriend Tries to Have Sex With Me While He’s Asleep

Stoya and Rich Juzwiak

The Conversation Starts Here

Breaking free of social limits.

Why Men Resist Yoga

Listen Now

Cover Story

My Daughter Keeps Getting Excluded From Slumber Parties

Care and Feeding

I think these birthday sleepovers are tasteless. My husband says they’re no big deal. Am I overreacting?

Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Executive Editor?

Ray Hamel

Find out with this week’s news quiz.

Pride Month

“This Kind of Explosion Went Off in Me”

Chip Brownlee

An 86-year-old woman on discovering her sexuality at 50.

Rural Gay Men Are Also Turning to Sex Apps. But They’re Using Them Differently.

Kyle Mustain

The Historical Fight Over the Stonewall Riot Has Never Stopped

Rebecca Onion

She’s acting like taking pot every day is equivalent to parenting as an active alcoholic.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Pronoun Dilemma

Help! My In-Laws Are Trying to Tell Me How to Raise My Kids.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Husband Finally Admitted He’s a Sex Addict, but I Still Don’t Trust Him.

Help! My Sensitive Yogi Boyfriend Says His Racist Music Is Art.

Care and Feeding

Should I Buy My Son a Toy Gun?

7h ago

Mike Pesca

This Journalist Tracked Down (Nearly) Everyone Who’s Ever Encountered Kim Jong-un.

7h ago

Eric Betts

France’s Plan Was to Pick On One U.S. Defender. Bad Plan.

7h ago

Anime Classic Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Finally on Netflix. So Why Are Some Fans Upset?

8h ago

Taylor Mahlandt

Europe’s Extreme Heat Wave Just Gave France Its Hottest Day on Record

8h ago

Mark Joseph Stern

Clarence Thomas, the Court’s Trumpiest Justice, Is Having the Time of His Life

8h ago

Josh Levin

Because It’s the Women’s World Cup, the U.S. and France Both Got Jobbed by the Refs

The Post-Debate Presidential Candidate Power Rankings, From 1 to 20

Ben Mathis-Lilley

The Weirdest Three Minutes of the Second Democratic Debate

Ashley Feinberg

My Daughter Keeps Getting Excluded From “VIP” Birthday Slumber Parties

I think these sleepovers are tasteless, but my husband says they’re no big deal. Am I overreacting?

Nicole Cliffe

Here Are the Latest Soul-Crushing Things Trump Said While Ingratiating Himself With Vladimir Putin

Elliot Hannon

Culture

What’s worth your time

View all Culture

Spider-Man: Far From Home Takes a Cue From Its Teenage Hero

Sam Adams

This chaser to Avengers: Endgame shines in the everyday, ordinary moments.

France’s Plan Was to Pick On One U.S. Defender. Bad Plan.

Eric Betts

Anime Classic Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Finally on Netflix. So Why Are Some Fans Upset?

Because It’s the Women’s World Cup, the U.S. and France Both Got Jobbed by the Refs

Josh Levin

“Weird Al” Yankovic Is No Longer Performing Michael Jackson Parodies (For Now)

Marissa Martinelli

The Loudest Voice Is a Condemnation Roger Ailes Would Have Loved

Willa Paskin

Slate Spoiler Specials: Yesterday

Sam Adams, Inkoo Kang, and Chris Molanphy

Technology

How it’s changing us

View all Technology

Beta Blockers Were a Miracle Cure for My Stage Fright

Shannon Palus

Then they took over my life.

Watch the Hilarious Mars Attacks! on the Big Screen With Us

Facebook Issues Its Own Version of the Federalist Papers

Kate Klonick and Evelyn Douek

Why Reddit Finally Quarantined r/The_Donald—and Why It’s Probably Scared to Ban It

April Glaser

Future Tense Newsletter: Fully Automated Luxury Surveillance

Anthony Nguyen

Why the Wayfair Walkout Is Different

April Glaser

What a Monopoly Superfan Thinks About the New Cashless, Voice-Activated Edition of the Game

Taylor Mahlandt

It Is Your Duty to Learn How to Spot Deepfake Videos

Jane C. Hu

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

View all Human Interest

Our Stories

Christina Cauterucci

How Instagram accounts like @lgbt_history and @h_e_r_s_t_o_r_y are weaving queer history into everyday life.

Interview With an Old LGBTQ Person: Anne Jarman, Age 86, on Finding the Love of Her Life After 50

Chip Brownlee

My Boyfriend Tries to Have Sex With Me While He’s Asleep

Stoya and Rich Juzwiak

I Am the Person Who Brings This $16 Bag Clip With Me to Restaurants

Strategist Editors

Dear Care and Feeding: My Daughter Keeps Getting Excluded From “VIP” Birthday Slumber Parties

Nicole Cliffe

Rural Gay Men Are Turning to Sex Apps Just Like Everyone Else. How They’re Using Them Is Entirely Different.

Kyle Mustain

My Cat Tries to Escape Whenever I Open the Door. How Can I Make Her Stay Put?

Nick Greene

Business

Where the money goes

View all Business

Bernie Sanders Wants to Forgive All Student Debt. His Plan Doesn’t Make a Lot of Sense.

Jordan Weissmann

Nobody Actually Knows What Forgiving Everyone’s Student Debt Would Cost

Jordan Weissmann

What’s It Like to Run an Aquarium?

Jordan Weissmann

Slate Money: The Literally Making Money Edition

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

Elizabeth Warren Announced a Plan to Ban Private Prisons. Then Their Stocks Tanked.

Jordan Weissmann

Who Elizabeth Warren’s Child Care Plan Really Helps

Jordan Weissmann

Berlin’s City Government Agrees to Freeze Rents for Five Years

Jordan Weissmann

Only Two Democrats Onstage Said They Support Single Payer. That’s Telling.

Jordan Weissmann

News & Politics

What really matters

View all News & Politics

The Best People

Fred Kaplan

Thanks to Trump’s incompetence, there’s no one in charge at the Pentagon in the midst of multiple national security crises.

This Journalist Tracked Down (Nearly) Everyone Who’s Ever Encountered Kim Jong-un.

Mike Pesca

Europe’s Extreme Heat Wave Just Gave France Its Hottest Day on Record

Taylor Mahlandt

Clarence Thomas, the Court’s Trumpiest Justice, Is Having the Time of His Life

Mark Joseph Stern

The Angle: What Should We Take Away From the First Democratic Debates?

Slate Copy Desk

Why Didn’t the Democrats Talk About Minority Voting Rights During the Debates?

Gowri Ramachandran

Here’s Why Right-Wingers Can Be “Pro-Life” Yet Still Be Fine With Child Detention at the Border

Rebecca Onion

Notable topics

What Trump’s Team Must Be Thinking After the Dem Debates

Why “Pro-Life” People Aren’t Horrified About Child Detention

John Roberts Played This Supreme Court Term Perfectly

The Post-Debate Presidential Candidate Power Rankings

World Cup

The U.S. and France Both Got Stiffed by the Refs

France’s Plan Was to Pick On One U.S. Defender. Bad Plan.

SCOTUS

The Court’s Trumpiest Justice Is Having the Time of His Life

Fox News

The Loudest Voice Is a Condemnation Roger Ailes Would Have Loved

How to Do It

My Boyfriend Tries to Have Sex With Me While He’s Asleep

Breaking free of social limits.

My Daughter Keeps Getting Excluded From Slumber Parties

Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Executive Editor?

Pride Month

“This Kind of Explosion Went Off in Me”

Rural Gay Men Are Also Turning to Sex Apps. But They’re Using Them Differently.

The Historical Fight Over the Stonewall Riot Has Never Stopped

She’s acting like taking pot every day is equivalent to parenting as an active alcoholic.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Pronoun Dilemma

Help! My In-Laws Are Trying to Tell Me How to Raise My Kids.

Podcast Episode Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Husband Finally Admitted He’s a Sex Addict, but I Still Don’t Trust Him.

Help! My Sensitive Yogi Boyfriend Says His Racist Music Is Art.

Should I Buy My Son a Toy Gun?

Podcast Episode This Journalist Tracked Down (Nearly) Everyone Who’s Ever Encountered Kim Jong-un.

France’s Plan Was to Pick On One U.S. Defender. Bad Plan.

Anime Classic Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Finally on Netflix. So Why Are Some Fans Upset?

Europe’s Extreme Heat Wave Just Gave France Its Hottest Day on Record

Clarence Thomas, the Court’s Trumpiest Justice, Is Having the Time of His Life

Because It’s the Women’s World Cup, the U.S. and France Both Got Jobbed by the Refs

The Post-Debate Presidential Candidate Power Rankings, From 1 to 20

The Weirdest Three Minutes of the Second Democratic Debate

My Daughter Keeps Getting Excluded From “VIP” Birthday Slumber Parties

Here Are the Latest Soul-Crushing Things Trump Said While Ingratiating Himself With Vladimir Putin

Support Slate’s Journalism

Spider-Man: Far From Home Takes a Cue From Its Teenage Hero

France’s Plan Was to Pick On One U.S. Defender. Bad Plan.

Anime Classic Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Finally on Netflix. So Why Are Some Fans Upset?

Because It’s the Women’s World Cup, the U.S. and France Both Got Jobbed by the Refs

“Weird Al” Yankovic Is No Longer Performing Michael Jackson Parodies (For Now)

The Loudest Voice Is a Condemnation Roger Ailes Would Have Loved

Podcast Episode Slate Spoiler Specials: Yesterday

Beta Blockers Were a Miracle Cure for My Stage Fright

Watch the Hilarious Mars Attacks! on the Big Screen With Us

Facebook Issues Its Own Version of the Federalist Papers

Why Reddit Finally Quarantined r/The_Donald—and Why It’s Probably Scared to Ban It

Future Tense Newsletter: Fully Automated Luxury Surveillance

Why the Wayfair Walkout Is Different

What a Monopoly Superfan Thinks About the New Cashless, Voice-Activated Edition of the Game

It Is Your Duty to Learn How to Spot Deepfake Videos

Our Stories

Interview With an Old LGBTQ Person: Anne Jarman, Age 86, on Finding the Love of Her Life After 50

My Boyfriend Tries to Have Sex With Me While He’s Asleep

I Am the Person Who Brings This $16 Bag Clip With Me to Restaurants

Dear Care and Feeding: My Daughter Keeps Getting Excluded From “VIP” Birthday Slumber Parties

Rural Gay Men Are Turning to Sex Apps Just Like Everyone Else. How They’re Using Them Is Entirely Different.

My Cat Tries to Escape Whenever I Open the Door. How Can I Make Her Stay Put?

Bernie Sanders Wants to Forgive All Student Debt. His Plan Doesn’t Make a Lot of Sense.

Nobody Actually Knows What Forgiving Everyone’s Student Debt Would Cost

Podcast Episode What’s It Like to Run an Aquarium?

Podcast Episode Slate Money: The Literally Making Money Edition

Elizabeth Warren Announced a Plan to Ban Private Prisons. Then Their Stocks Tanked.

Who Elizabeth Warren’s Child Care Plan Really Helps

Berlin’s City Government Agrees to Freeze Rents for Five Years

Only Two Democrats Onstage Said They Support Single Payer. That’s Telling.

The Best People

Podcast Episode This Journalist Tracked Down (Nearly) Everyone Who’s Ever Encountered Kim Jong-un.

Europe’s Extreme Heat Wave Just Gave France Its Hottest Day on Record

Clarence Thomas, the Court’s Trumpiest Justice, Is Having the Time of His Life

The Angle: What Should We Take Away From the First Democratic Debates?

Why Didn’t the Democrats Talk About Minority Voting Rights During the Debates?

Here’s Why Right-Wingers Can Be “Pro-Life” Yet Still Be Fine With Child Detention at the Border

We Need to Talk About Your Ad Blocker

Want to Block Ads But Still Support Slate?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Husband Finally Admitted He’s a Sex Addict, but I Still Don’t Trust Him.

This Journalist Tracked Down (Nearly) Everyone Who’s Ever Encountered Kim Jong-un.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Yesterday

What’s It Like to Run an Aquarium?

Slate Money: The Literally Making Money Edition

This Journalist Tracked Down (Nearly) Everyone Who’s Ever Encountered Kim Jong-un.