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The new president of the Cato Institute wants the think tank to adopt the personal philosophy of Ayn Rand as policy.

The New Guy Heading Cato Is an Ayn Rand Fanatic and Says He’s Not a Libertarian. Whoa.

Win a year’s supply! What does that mean?

If You Win a Year’s Supply of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, How Many Pints Is That?

ROTC Kills by John Koethe, reviewed.

Poets Used To Be Sorcerers. Now They’re Critics.

A Quixotic Attempt To Re-Create My Favorite Scene From Sneakers

What Did It Feel Like to be Inside the World Trade Center at the Time of the 9/11 Attacks?

What It Felt Like To Be in the World Trade Center When the Planes Hit

Sneakers score: The underappreciated beauty of James Horner’s soundtrack for the 1992 film Sneakers.

James Horner Is Known for the Titanic Score, but He Should Be Better Known for Sneakers

Sex differences in mate preferences: Equality of society influences what qualities you want in a partner.

New Study Is Good News for Women Seeking Men Who Cook and Clean

Dear Prudence: My creepy brother-in-law peeps on me.

Help! My Creepy Brother-in-Law Spies on Me in the Shower.

Sept. 12
The End of Men
Watch Hanna Rosin debate her new book with David Plotz
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Oct. 1
Live Sports Gabfest
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Oct. 4
Live Politics Gabfest
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TOP STORIES

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Did Chris Brown Get a Rihanna Tattoo?

Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Tuesday, 05:30 PM ET
Romney Painted as Kerry: Democrats Turn Tables, Question National Security Credentials

Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Tuesday, 05:26 PM ET
NBC Under Fire for Interview With Kardashian Mom During 9/11 Moment of Silence

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Tuesday, 05:00 PM ET
9-11 Anniversary Observed With Somber Ceremonies

Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Tuesday, 04:31 PM ET
Negative Ads Are Put on Hold for 9/11 Anniversary, but Politicking Continues

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Tuesday, 04:00 PM ET
Report: Bush Ignored Many Al-Qaida Warnings

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Tuesday, 01:57 PM ET
Introducing the Revolutionary New Apple Store

We hope you like our remarkable, innovative designs.

Frank Lesser | LOW CONCEPT | Tuesday, 01:30 PM ET
NFL 2012

The NFL lawsuit that could be bigger than the bounty scandal.

Barry Petchesky | SPORTS NUT | Tuesday, 01:02 PM ET

Can A Kinsey Mobile App Help Expand Sex Research Beyond Frisky Undergrads?

Amanda Hess | THE XX FACTOR | Tuesday, 11:30 AM ET
Don’t Ban Big Gulps

Tax them instead. A new study shows that even small price differences can nudge us toward healthier beverage consumption.

Ray Fisman | THE DISMAL SCIENCE | Tuesday, 11:00 AM ET
Sneakers Is a Masterpiece

Wow, Dan Aykroyd can dance.

Julia Turner | CULTUREBOX | Tuesday, 11:00 AM ET
Romney’s Latest Preposterous Shimmy on Health Care Reform

Eliot Spitzer | SPITZER | Tuesday, 10:59 AM ET
Obama Opens Up Six-Point Lead but Remains Tied With Romney Among Likely Voters

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Tuesday, 10:42 AM ET
Younger Voters Already Seeing Benefits of Health Care Reform

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Tuesday, 10:26 AM ET
Hotelier Jim Graves Wants to Make Minnesota Boring Again

Kerry Howley | THE XX FACTOR | Tuesday, 10:15 AM ET
Opening Act: Sliced

David Weigel | WEIGEL | Tuesday, 09:49 AM ET
What Did It Feel Like to be Inside the World Trade Center at the Time of the 9/11 Attacks?

Quora Contributor | QUORA | Tuesday, 09:45 AM ET
Why Ben Bernanke Can't Save The Economy

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Tuesday, 09:39 AM ET
An Unlikely Hero

The Marine who found two WTC survivors.

Rebecca Liss | THIS JUST IN | Tuesday, 09:33 AM ET
Why Have Some New York Companies Kept the Twin Towers in Their Logos?

L.V. Anderson | BROW BEAT | Tuesday, 09:30 AM ET
Why Do We Return to Live Footage of 9/11?

Jason Bailey | BROW BEAT | Tuesday, 08:45 AM ET
“Cruise”

James Longenbach | POEM | Tuesday, 06:00 AM ET
Love Means Finishing Each Other’s Sentences

In a live chat, Prudie counsels a woman whose lovey-dovey friends make her disappointed in her own relationship.

Emily Yoffe | DEAR PRUDENCE | Tuesday, 05:45 AM ET
When Life Gives You Lemons, Put Them in Everything

In praise of the oft-neglected, universally useful seasoning.

Lee Havlicek | FOOD | Tuesday, 03:45 AM ET
I Ain’t Sayin’ He’s a Gold Digger

What happens when the wife earns more? A survey of Slate readers.

Hanna Rosin | DOUBLEX | Tuesday, 03:35 AM ET

Monday, September 10, 2012

Hang Up and Listen: The Quarterbacks Are Back Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the return of football, NFL wives, and the U.S. Open.

Stefan Fatsis, Mike Pesca, and Dan Steinberg | HANG UP AND LISTEN | Monday, 07:06 PM ET
NFL 2012

Embracing the power of spite.

Nate Jackson | SPORTS NUT | Monday, 06:10 PM ET
Chicago Teachers Strike Reflects National Debate, Could Affect Presidential Campaign

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Monday, 06:00 PM ET
Did Romney Campaign Copy From Obama Website?

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Monday, 05:32 PM ET
Pizza Parlor Owner Who Bear-Hugged Obama Says People Are Boycotting His Store Now

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Monday, 05:15 PM ET
Romney Camp Says Don’t Panic Over Poll Numbers (Does That Mean It’s Panicking?)

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Monday, 04:42 PM ET
Win a Year’s Supply!

What does that really mean?

L.V. Anderson | EXPLAINER | Monday, 04:30 PM ET
Report: Apple User Data Stolen From App Firm, Not FBI Laptop

Ryan Gallagher | FUTURE TENSE | Monday, 04:29 PM ET
Do You Have a Photo ID, Young Man?

Does stringent security make the Sept. 11 memorial safer—or a hassle to visit and an infringement on our civil liberties?

Mark Vanhoenacker | CULTUREBOX | Monday, 03:00 PM ET
Emma Watson is Most Dangerous Cyber Celebrity

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Monday, 02:33 PM ET
Here Comes the Data Economy

New companies are creating services using government data on health care, education, and more.

Alexander B. Howard | FUTURE TENSE | Monday, 02:30 PM ET
My Creepy Keeper

In a live chat, Prudie advises a woman whose brother-in-law “watches over her” by peeping through her bedroom window.

Emily Yoffe | DEAR PRUDENCE | Monday, 02:16 PM ET
The Lurking Sexism Behind Natural Parenting

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Monday, 01:30 PM ET
The Dignity of Leisure in an Age of Unemployment

Kerry Howley | THE XX FACTOR | Monday, 01:27 PM ET
Dads: Your Bad Habits Can Pass Down to Your Children

Hanna Rosin | THE XX FACTOR | Monday, 01:25 PM ET
Is That a Glockenspiel?

How a young composer fell in love with the score of Sneakers, and what makes the film’s music so great.

Nicholas Britell | CULTUREBOX | Monday, 01:00 PM ET
Watch on the Rhine: A German Decision on the Euro

Michael Moran | THE RECKONING | Monday, 12:05 PM ET
Cato Shrugged

The new president of the Cato Institute wants to remake the think tank in Ayn Rand’s image.

David Weigel | POLITICS | Monday, 11:52 AM ET
If Obama Is Bouncing, Which Voters Are Moving?

Sasha Issenberg | VICTORY LAB | Monday, 11:00 AM ET
Junot Díaz, Our Poet Laureate of Pulchritude

Dan Kois | BROW BEAT | Monday, 11:00 AM ET
Sneakers Is a Masterpiece

Why the movie inspires such bizarre devotion in its fans.

Julia Turner | CULTUREBOX | Monday, 11:00 AM ET
Location, Libation, Libation

A tale of two quintessential Argentine beverages: wine and yerba mate.

Christine Folch | DRINK | Monday, 10:00 AM ET
Shannon Eastin, Chris Kluwe and the New Rules of Football

Alyssa Rosenberg | THE XX FACTOR | Monday, 09:45 AM ET
Do-Nothing Congress Comes Back From Vacation, Will Likely Do Nothing

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Monday, 09:32 AM ET
Michael Chabon Opens Up About His Love of Prog

David Weigel | BROW BEAT | Monday, 08:30 AM ET
Searching for Playtronics

A quixotic attempt to re-create my favorite scene from Sneakers.

Lowen Liu | CULTUREBOX | Monday, 08:00 AM ET
Memories of the Sneakers Shoot

I can’t remember ever having so much fun on a movie.

Stephen Tobolowsky | CULTUREBOX | Monday, 04:00 AM ET
Setec Astronomy

How did a joke from Sneakers end up on the uniform of a real-life U.S. intelligence agency?

Lowen Liu | CULTUREBOX | Monday, 03:52 AM ET
“It Smelled Something Like Pizza”

New documents reveal how Apple really invented the iPhone.

Farhad Manjoo | DESIGN | Monday, 03:35 AM ET
Naomi Wolf’s New Book About Her Vagina

It’s as ludicrous as you think it is.

Katie Roiphe | ROIPHE | Monday, 03:30 AM ET

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Shell Begins First Drilling in the Arctic Since 1990s

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Sunday, 04:07 PM ET
Romney Says Monetary Easing Won't Help

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Sunday, 03:31 PM ET
Obama Asks Six-Year-Old Born in Hawaii: You Have a Birth Certificate?

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Sunday, 02:33 PM ET
Romney: I Won’t Cut Taxes for the Rich, Will Keep Some Measures of Obamacare

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Sunday, 02:08 PM ET
Obama Says Romney’s Medicare Plan Would Increase Costs

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Sunday, 01:55 PM ET
Iraqi VP Sentenced To Death Amid Fresh Wave of Attacks Across the Country

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Sunday, 01:44 PM ET
You Think 2012 Is Hot? Wait Until 2013.

Barring a volcanic eruption, next year will set records. But don’t blame El Niño.

Stefan Rahmstorf | NEW SCIENTIST | Sunday, 07:30 AM ET
The Longform Guide to Jay-Z

His biggest fan, his relentlessness, his wife, and his lyrics parsed by a law professor—the many sides of Jay-Z.

Max Linsky | LONGFORM | Sunday, 07:00 AM ET

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Romney Suggests Obama Has Plans To Remove God From Currency

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Saturday, 05:16 PM ET
Early Polls Show Obama Getting Bigger Bounce Than Romney From Convention

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Saturday, 04:35 PM ET
Tornado Hits New York City

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Saturday, 02:54 PM ET
Paul Ryan: States Have the Right To Legalize Medical Marijuana

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Saturday, 01:37 PM ET
Former Prosecutor Claims Defense Attorney Tampered With O.J. Simpson Glove

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Saturday, 01:26 PM ET
Why Are Americans Nuttier Than Canadians?

Robert Wright | THE WRIGHT SHOW | Saturday, 09:45 AM ET
This Picture Is Worth Twenty Words: Hillary Watches Bill Edition

BROW BEAT | Saturday, 09:00 AM ET
Victorious Clinton, Inglorious Putin, and the Plight of a Modern Dominatrix

The week’s most interesting Slate stories.

Mark Joseph Stern | COCKTAIL CHATTER | Saturday, 06:00 AM ET

Friday, September 7, 2012

The Genius in the Room

D.T. Max’s biography of David Foster Wallace.

Mark O'Connell | BOOKS | Friday, 11:28 PM ET
Beginning To See

The music and cultural critic Ellen Willis’ essays were long arcs toward an answer she never reached.

Karina Longworth | BOOKS | Friday, 11:26 PM ET
One Nation, Underpants

The triumphant return of Captain Underpants, hero to hyper, school-hating 8-year-olds.

Jessica Roake | FAMILY | Friday, 11:24 PM ET
Archy and Nat’s Last Stand

Michael Chabon’s pop-culture-infatuated novel centers on a threatened used-vinyl store in Oakland.

Troy Patterson | BOOKS | Friday, 11:22 PM ET
Blane and Andie, 25 Years Later

Andrew McCarthy’s memoir and Molly Ringwald’s novel suggest how hard it is to love like characters in movies.

Jessica Pressler | BOOKS | Friday, 11:20 PM ET
The Conscience

Jonathan Kozol has spent 45 years reporting on the children left behind.

Emily Bazelon | BOOKS | Friday, 11:18 PM ET
“I’m Not the Enemy”

Four new novels address the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from the soldier’s perspective.

Jacob Silverman | BOOKS | Friday, 11:16 PM ET
Can’t Get You Out of My Head

The history of advertising jingles, a truly American art form.

James Hughes | BOOKS | Friday, 11:14 PM ET
“You Got ‘Dinged.’ You Got ‘Blown Up.’ You Got ‘Thumped.’ You Got ‘Your Bell Rung.’ ”

Football books, old and new, glorify violence and toughness. Let’s hear it for one classic that was more concerned with a good time.

Dan Kois | BOOKS | Friday, 11:12 PM ET
“From the Bowl to the Mouth, the Soup Falls”

A detective investigates a murder in Ciudad Juárez, where death is a way of life.

Damien Cave | BOOKS | Friday, 11:11 PM ET
God Save the Queens

When gays are just like straights, what will the faeries and leather daddies do?

J. Bryan Lowder | BOOKS | Friday, 11:10 PM ET
Use Your Illusions

The poet John Koethe has the soul of a philosopher.

Jonathan Farmer | BOOKS | Friday, 11:06 PM ET
The Audio Book Club on Gone Girl

Our critics take on Gillian Flynn’s thriller about a marriage gone bad.

Emily Bazelon, Dan Kois, and Hanna Rosin | THE AUDIO BOOK CLUB | Friday, 11:04 PM ET
“How Is a Greek Chorus Like a Lawyer”

Artist Bianca Stone illustrates Anne Carson’s wondrous, frightening adaptation of Antigone.

Dan Kois | BOOKS | Friday, 11:02 PM ET
Lebowitz Goes Electric

Fran Lebowitz finally records her own audiobooks. Listen to her classic essay “Writing: A Life Sentence.”

Fran Lebowitz | BOOKS | Friday, 11:00 PM ET
Hello, I Must Be Going

An imperfect coming-of-age tale with a spectacular performance from Melanie Lynskey.

Dana Stevens | MOVIES | Friday, 07:43 PM ET
Philip Roth Taught a Course at Bard; Did It Inspire The Human Stain?

Jonah Weiner | BROW BEAT | Friday, 06:56 PM ET
This is the Young Tennis Player That the USTA Considers Too Fat to Support

Katy Waldman | THE XX FACTOR | Friday, 06:52 PM ET
The Age of Trolling

How a small band of conservatives generated half of the Democratic Convention’s headlines.

David Weigel | POLITICS | Friday, 06:50 PM ET
Here Come the Remote-Control Cyborg Cockroaches To Save the Day

Will Oremus | FUTURE TENSE | Friday, 06:24 PM ET
Our Ranking of the Top Speakers—From Both Conventions

The Slate/SurveyMonkey snap poll looks at which marquee speakers made the most of their time behind the mic

Katy Waldman | POLITICS | Friday, 06:00 PM ET
NFL 2012

Roger Goodell is not as all-powerful as he thinks he is.

Josh Levin | SPORTS NUT | Friday, 05:59 PM ET
Did You See This? The Wire as a Video Game

Aisha Harris | BROW BEAT | Friday, 05:39 PM ET
Kenny Loggins, Wedding Singer: Performs “Footloose” at Nuptials, Makes Them Awesome

Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Friday, 04:48 PM ET
Has an Intelligence Leak Ever Caused an American Death?

Estimating the human cost of loose lips

Brian Palmer | EXPLAINER | Friday, 04:35 PM ET
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Open Data: A Future Tense Event Recap

Adam Sneed | FUTURE TENSE | Friday, 04:32 PM ET
In Defense of the Traditional Unemployment Rate

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Friday, 04:24 PM ET
Slatest PM: The DNC Hangover; Eastwood's Explanation; and Prince Harry Goes Back To Work

Josh Voorhees | THE SLATEST | Friday, 04:13 PM ET
Lies, Damned Lies, and Open Data

Governments are releasing more information than ever. But now we have to face new kinds of political debates.

David Eaves | FUTURE TENSE | Friday, 03:43 PM ET
Did Zadie Smith’s Fish Sandwich Violate NYT Ethical Guidelines?

Aisha Harris | BROW BEAT | Friday, 03:37 PM ET
The Pregnancy Pact, Revisited

Amanda Hess | THE XX FACTOR | Friday, 03:34 PM ET
MTV’s VMAS: Frank Ocean Wows, Ke$ha Woozy

Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Friday, 03:22 PM ET
The Cool-on-the-Outside, Burning-for-America-on-the-Inside Gabfest

Listen to Slate's show about the 2012 Democratic Convention and the rhetorical powers of Presidents Obama and Clinton.

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz | GABFEST | Friday, 03:10 PM ET
Does Germany’s Plan To Create Its Own Spyware Violate Its Constitution?

Ryan Gallagher | FUTURE TENSE | Friday, 03:01 PM ET
It’s Not Just a Job. It’s a Jobs Program.

Romney’s ads against military cuts promise more jobs through government spending.

William Saletan | POLITICS | Friday, 02:38 PM ET
The Economic Recovery Is Proceeding at a Standard Pace. Is That Good Enough for Obama?

Martin Hutchinson | BREAKINGVIEWS | Friday, 02:36 PM ET
The Convention Speech We'll Never Hear

Katherine Lanpher | THE XX FACTOR | Friday, 02:30 PM ET
Better Than Steroids?

The hype behind Stanford’s magic “cooling glove” for athletes.

Daniel Engber | FUTURE TENSE | Friday, 02:26 PM ET
President Obama’s Mistake: He Didn’t Outline a Second-Term Agenda

Eliot Spitzer | SPITZER | Friday, 02:23 PM ET
Which Convention Speeches Are Best To Watch with the Sound Off?

Kerry Howley | THE XX FACTOR | Friday, 02:00 PM ET
Democrats Offer Unqualified Support for Choice. It's About Time.

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Friday, 01:19 PM ET
ESPN’s Lack of Coverage of the Paralympics Is Totally Indefensible

Josh Levin | FIVE-RING CIRCUS | Friday, 12:55 PM ET
The Week's Best Robot Videos: An Adorable Bot Makes Repairs Around the House

Katy Waldman | FUTURE TENSE | Friday, 12:46 PM ET
"When I Saw the Stool Sitting There, It Gave Me The Idea"

Josh Voorhees | THE SLATEST | Friday, 11:44 AM ET
Hear a New Single from Thom Yorke’s Supergroup

Forrest Wickman | BROW BEAT | Friday, 11:26 AM ET
Sectoral Shifts in the U.S. Labor Market

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Friday, 10:56 AM ET
Don’t Blame the Copyright Bots, Says CEO of Copyright Bot Company

Will Oremus | FUTURE TENSE | Friday, 10:08 AM ET
Did the DNC Close With a "Pro-Life" Prayer?

Josh Voorhees | THE SLATEST | Friday, 09:35 AM ET
The Great Race for 2016

David Weigel | WEIGEL | Friday, 08:39 AM ET
The Fate Of Europe And The World Is Now In The Hands Of Mariano Rajoy

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Friday, 07:54 AM ET
Vegan Feud

Animal rights activists would accomplish a lot more if they stopped attacking the Humane Society.

James McWilliams | FOOD | Friday, 07:07 AM ET
Play the Slate News Quiz

With Jeopardy! superchampion Ken Jennings.

Ken Jennings | THE SLATE QUIZ | Friday, 03:55 AM ET
Why Are Presidential Candidates’ Wives All the Same?

What do Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, and Ann Romney have in common? Apparently, everything.

Libby Copeland | DOUBLEX | Friday, 03:30 AM ET
Corrections

Slate's mistakes.

CORRECTIONS | Friday, 03:15 AM ET
Dispatches From the Democratic National Convention

Obama’s speech was clear-eyed and earthbound. He sounded like a changed man.

John Dickerson | POLITICS | Friday, 02:18 AM ET
A Changing of the Guard

The Democratic Party is now the dominant foreign-policy party.

Fred Kaplan | WAR STORIES | Friday, 01:27 AM ET

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Your DNC Video Replay: President Obama, Joe Biden, and John Kerry

Josh Voorhees | THE SLATEST | Thursday, 11:21 PM ET
Obama Gives Up on Demand

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Thursday, 11:16 PM ET
Dispatches From the Democratic National Convention

The Democrats know how to put on a better convention.

Sasha Issenberg | POLITICS | Thursday, 10:51 PM ET
The Words

It would have been more fun if I'd brought something to throw at the screen.

Dana Stevens | MOVIES | Thursday, 10:15 PM ET
Amazon Makes Everything Better

Books, movies, games—how the new Kindle will revolutionize your experience with all of them.

Farhad Manjoo | TECHNOLOGY | Thursday, 07:05 PM ET
Bret Easton Ellis Calls DFW a "Fraud"

Forrest Wickman | BROW BEAT | Thursday, 06:25 PM ET
Chavez's Cash Pump Runs on Empty

Raul Gallegos | BREAKINGVIEWS | Thursday, 05:28 PM ET
NFL 2012

Art Modell, 1925-2012: grifter, traitor, model NFL owner.

Tom Scocca | SPORTS NUT | Thursday, 05:00 PM ET
This Ad for Nokia's New Windows Phone Is Literally Incredible

Will Oremus | FUTURE TENSE | Thursday, 04:54 PM ET
FCC To Test Mobile Broadband Speeds

Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Thursday, 04:49 PM ET
A Conversation With Vince Gilligan

Breaking Bad’s showrunner on how the final season will get made.

June Thomas | INTERROGATION | Thursday, 04:28 PM ET
From Tears to Confusion: Emotional Highlights From the Democratic National Convention

DISPATCHES | Thursday, 04:22 PM ET
Ann Coulter Draws Ire With Nasty Tweets About Sandra Fluke

Chris Wade and Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Thursday, 04:09 PM ET
What U.S. Leaders Should Learn From European Austerity

Daniel Indiviglio | BREAKINGVIEWS | Thursday, 03:55 PM ET
Julian Castro vs. Marco Rubio

Who made the better case that Latinos should vote for his party?

Jacob Weisberg | POLITICS | Thursday, 03:50 PM ET
New Trailer for Cloud Atlas Is Even More Incomprehensible

Aisha Harris | BROW BEAT | Thursday, 03:49 PM ET
Don't Look Now But Todd Akin Has Crept Back Into the Missouri Senate Race

Josh Voorhees | THE SLATEST | Thursday, 03:45 PM ET
More Evidence Ginkgo Doesn’t Prevent Alzheimer’s

Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Thursday, 03:45 PM ET
The Most Delightful—and Little-Noticed—Idea in Bill Clinton’s Speech

Eliot Spitzer | SPITZER | Thursday, 03:43 PM ET
"Throw a Fit. You'll Get Whatever You Want."

David Weigel | WEIGEL | Thursday, 03:36 PM ET
Will Gridlock Destroy Obama’s Second Term?

Maybe not. The expiration of the Bush tax cuts may force a big legislative compromise.

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Thursday, 03:17 PM ET
Who Was Better—Bill Clinton or Michelle Obama?

The Slate/SurveyMonkey snap poll asks, “Just how good was Bubba?”

Katy Waldman | POLITICS | Thursday, 03:17 PM ET
Bill Clinton Brings It for Obama

Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Thursday, 03:10 PM ET
Delay of Judgment

Democrats haven’t fixed the economy, so they’re rolling back their deadline.

William Saletan | POLITICS | Thursday, 02:57 PM ET
Was Clinton's Speech Any Good? How To Know?

Kerry Howley | THE XX FACTOR | Thursday, 02:40 PM ET
How Do You Get a Migratory Bird To Follow a Russian Dictator?

Vladimir Putin: horseman, treasure hunter, crane-wrangler.

Brian Palmer | EXPLAINER | Thursday, 02:37 PM ET
Gay Is Good For America

At their convention, Democrats finally say it loud and clear.

Nathaniel Frank | POLITICS | Thursday, 02:29 PM ET
"Three Times They SAID NO to God"

David Weigel | WEIGEL | Thursday, 02:23 PM ET
Art Modell Dead at 87

Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Thursday, 01:52 PM ET
What Obama Field Staffers Will Be Monitoring When You're Watching the Speech

Sasha Issenberg | VICTORY LAB | Thursday, 01:19 PM ET
New Study Is Good News for Women Who Want Men Who Cook and Clean

Laura Helmuth | THE XX FACTOR | Thursday, 12:30 PM ET
Sandra Fluke's Speech Made Republicans Crazy. Which Is Just What the Democrats Want.

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Thursday, 11:29 AM ET
AP Fact-Checks Clinton By Pointing Out That He Lied Once

David Weigel | WEIGEL | Thursday, 10:23 AM ET
Federal Prosecutor Loses Job, Faces Lawsuits Over Obnoxious Online Comments

Will Oremus | FUTURE TENSE | Thursday, 10:00 AM ET
When Bill Clinton Pointed to the "Jobs" Scoreboard, He Was Right

Josh Voorhees | THE SLATEST | Thursday, 09:27 AM ET
Today's Front Pages: Clinton, Clinton, Clinton

Josh Voorhees | THE SLATEST | Thursday, 09:02 AM ET
DoubleX Gabfest: The Mom-in-Chief Edition

Listen to Slate’s show about Michelle Obama’s Democratic Convention speech; Hanna Rosin’s upcoming book, The End of Men; and the new film Bachelorette.

Allison Benedikt, Noreen Malone, and Hanna Rosin | DOUBLEX GABFEST | Thursday, 08:49 AM ET
Your Tweet Counts

The Internet is a never-ending election. Policymakers should pay attention.

Jed Sundwall | FUTURE TENSE | Thursday, 07:00 AM ET
An Election-Year Reminder From a Bunch of Kilt-Wearing Scots

The most creative ideas in a democracy come from civil society—not politics.

Anne Applebaum | FOREIGNERS | Thursday, 06:31 AM ET
Bed Bug

My husband invited a homeless woman to live with us. Should I divorce him?

Emily Yoffe | DEAR PRUDENCE | Thursday, 06:00 AM ET
What Is a Good Approximation of How Much Money Skyler Had in the Storage Unit When She Showed Walt How She Stopped Counting It?

Quora Contributor | QUORA | Thursday, 05:00 AM ET

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Your DNC Video Replay: Bill Clinton Delivers a Stemwinder

Josh Voorhees | THE SLATEST | Wednesday, 11:50 PM ET
Dispatches From the Democratic National Convention

The Democrats Abroad delegation will happily show you their papers.

Sasha Issenberg | POLITICS | Wednesday, 10:52 PM ET
Gliese 163C: New Earth-Like Planet Might Sustain Life

Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Wednesday, 07:00 PM ET
Can a Former Authoritarian State Embrace Open Government?

Mexico’s early attempts at transparency failed. But new efforts may actually work.

Ana Francisca Vega | FUTURE TENSE | Wednesday, 06:51 PM ET
The Missing Stimulus

Why isn’t anyone in Charlotte talking about one of Obama’s biggest accomplishments?

David Weigel | POLITICS | Wednesday, 06:13 PM ET
DARPA: Our Robot Cheetah Is Faster Than Usain Bolt

Torie Bosch | FUTURE TENSE | Wednesday, 06:13 PM ET
Go Ahead and Post That Liberal Rant on Facebook. You Might Change Someone’s Mind

Will Oremus | FUTURE TENSE | Wednesday, 05:55 PM ET
With GOP Push, Democrats Find Absent God (in DNC Platform)

Josh Voorhees | THE SLATEST | Wednesday, 05:39 PM ET
IPhone 5 Launch Date Set? Apple Special Event on Sept. 12.

Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Wednesday, 05:30 PM ET
NFL 2012

The NFL does not care if games are unwatchable.

Tom Scocca | SPORTS NUT | Wednesday, 05:21 PM ET
We Didn't Pay That: Buyout Bosses Lose a Layer of Mystique

Richard Beales | BREAKINGVIEWS | Wednesday, 05:15 PM ET
My Harrowing Journey of Trying Not To Look at Reflective Surfaces for Three Days

Katy Waldman | THE XX FACTOR | Wednesday, 05:03 PM ET
The Hard-Luck Candidate

When did humble beginnings become a prerequisite for the presidency?

Brian Palmer | EXPLAINER | Wednesday, 04:48 PM ET
Obama DNC Speech Moved Indoors Due to Weather

Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Wednesday, 04:43 PM ET
The End of the Reformation of Rupert Murdoch

Jeffrey Goldfarb | BREAKINGVIEWS | Wednesday, 04:31 PM ET
Report: If You’ve Downloaded a Popular Movie via BitTorrent, You’re Probably Being Watched

Ryan Gallagher | FUTURE TENSE | Wednesday, 04:15 PM ET
Tom Cruise Denies Scientology Tried To Pick Nazanin Boniadi as His Girlfriend

Slate V Staff | TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL | Wednesday, 04:04 PM ET
The Closet Keynesian

Republicans may well embrace stimulus if Romney wins—but not a liberal-style stimulus.

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Wednesday, 03:33 PM ET
Who Was Better: Michelle Obama or Ann Romney?

The Slate/SurveyMonkey overnight survey gets a quick read on what voters thought of the first lady’s speech and how it measured up against Ann Romney’s tuna fish sandwiches.

Katy Waldman | POLITICS | Wednesday, 03:05 PM ET
Romney Out-Debates Obama

How the GOP candidate schooled the president on science policy.

Laura Helmuth | SCIENCE | Wednesday, 02:52 PM ET
Mitt Romney Must Answer These Five Questions in the Debates

Eliot Spitzer | SPITZER | Wednesday, 02:47 PM ET
Did YouTube Really Block Michelle Obama's DNC Speech for Copyright Infringement?

Will Oremus | FUTURE TENSE | Wednesday, 02:37 PM ET
Does Waiting Six Months To Have Sex Improve Relationships?

Amanda Hess | THE XX FACTOR | Wednesday, 02:22 PM ET
What Is the Best Pepperidge Farm Cookie?

Forrest Wickman | BROW BEAT | Wednesday, 02:06 PM ET
Financial Traitor

Democrats accuse Romney of treason for investing abroad. Is that any better than the 2004 Bush campaign?

William Saletan | POLITICS | Wednesday, 02:04 PM ET
Actually, Both Party Platforms Dial Back the Jerusalem References

David Weigel | WEIGEL | Wednesday, 01:33 PM ET
Dear Prudence: Raunchy Lesbian Co-Workers

My husband hangs out with women who talk about sex all day. Am I wrong to be jealous?

DEAR PRUDENCE | Wednesday, 01:15 PM ET
Do Democrats Have Their Own Surprise Hollywood Speeches in the Works?

Josh Voorhees | THE SLATEST | Wednesday, 12:57 PM ET
The Six-Point Inspection: Should You Read Unfit for the Future, Automate This, or This Machine Kills Secrets?

Sarah Rothbard | FUTURE TENSE | Wednesday, 12:54 PM ET
Michelle Obama Makes Her Pitch to Conservatives

Kerry Howley | THE XX FACTOR | Wednesday, 12:11 PM ET
Did You See This? Mad Men Sings Rick Astley

Forrest Wickman | BROW BEAT | Wednesday, 12:09 PM ET
Erick Erickson Not a Fan of Women Talking

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Wednesday, 11:52 AM ET
The Culture Gabfest: Bengal Tiger Giving Birth Edition

Slate's podcast on the fall TV lineup, Hollywood’s liberal bias, and the Norton Anthology of English Literature.

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, June Thomas, and Julia Turner | CULTURE GABFEST | Wednesday, 11:52 AM ET
You’re Doing It Wrong: Grilled Cheese

L.V. Anderson | BROW BEAT | Wednesday, 11:20 AM ET
How Children Succeed

Which matters more, cognitive ability or motivation?

Paul Tough | SCIENCE | Wednesday, 10:43 AM ET
Uber Tries To Revolutionize NYC Taxi-Hailing, Ends Up Offering Free Rides

Will Oremus | FUTURE TENSE | Wednesday, 10:19 AM ET
DNC Will Move Obama Speech Indoors

Josh Voorhees | THE SLATEST | Wednesday, 10:17 AM ET
The European Central Bank's Ongoing Power Grab

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Wednesday, 10:14 AM ET
DNC, Night 1 Video Recap: Michelle, Castro and 3-Year-Old Carina Victoria

Josh Voorhees | THE SLATEST | Wednesday, 08:37 AM ET
The Most Important Information Missing From Yelp

Crowdsourcing sites and local government should pool their data to better inform consumers.

Alissa Black | FUTURE TENSE | Wednesday, 08:00 AM ET
Not So Sweet Child o’ Mine

In a live chat, Prudie offers advice on a prankster son, a pedophile son, and a love child tired of apologizing for existing.

Emily Yoffe | DEAR PRUDENCE | Wednesday, 06:00 AM ET
I Ate Every Variety of Pepperidge Farm Cookie

What I learned about baked goods—and the human condition—from the Milano, the Verona, the Geneva …

Leon Neyfakh | THE COMPLETIST | Wednesday, 02:18 AM ET
Who Killed Sarcasm?

We’re trapped in an era of sincerity. Let us out!

Simon Doonan | DOONAN | Wednesday, 02:15 AM ET
Why Are Babies Dying of Old-Fashioned Whooping Cough?

It’s not just the fault of parents who don’t vaccinate their kids.

Amanda Schaffer | DOUBLEX | Wednesday, 02:13 AM ET

Love Means Finishing Each Other’s Sentences

In a live chat, Prudie counsels a woman whose lovey-dovey friends make her disappointed in her own relationship.

Emily Yoffe | DEAR PRUDENCE | Tuesday, 05:45 AM ET
What Did It Feel Like to be Inside the World Trade Center at the Time of the 9/11 Attacks?

Quora Contributor | QUORA | Tuesday, 09:45 AM ET
My Creepy Keeper

In a live chat, Prudie advises a woman whose brother-in-law “watches over her” by peeping through her bedroom window.

Emily Yoffe | DEAR PRUDENCE | Monday, 02:16 PM ET
I Ain’t Sayin’ He’s a Gold Digger

What happens when the wife earns more? A survey of Slate readers.

Hanna Rosin | DOUBLEX | Tuesday, 03:35 AM ET
Do You Have a Photo ID, Young Man?

Does stringent security make the Sept. 11 memorial safer—or a hassle to visit and an infringement on our civil liberties?

Mark Vanhoenacker | CULTUREBOX | Monday, 03:00 PM ET
When Life Gives You Lemons, Put Them in Everything

In praise of the oft-neglected, universally useful seasoning.

Lee Havlicek | FOOD | Tuesday, 03:45 AM ET
Cato Shrugged

The new president of the Cato Institute wants to remake the think tank in Ayn Rand’s image.

David Weigel | POLITICS | Monday, 11:52 AM ET
Report: Bush Ignored Many Al-Qaida Warnings

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Tuesday, 01:57 PM ET
“It Smelled Something Like Pizza”

New documents reveal how Apple really invented the iPhone.

Farhad Manjoo | DESIGN | Monday, 03:35 AM ET
IRS Awards $104M to UBS Whistleblower

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Tuesday, 03:47 PM ET

You Think 2012 Is Hot? Wait Until 2013.

Barring a volcanic eruption, next year will set records. But don’t blame El Niño.

Stefan Rahmstorf | NEW SCIENTIST | Sunday, 07:30 AM ET
Sneakers Is a Masterpiece

Celebrating the endlessly rewatchable and amazingly prescient caper film on its 20th birthday.

John Swansburg | CULTUREBOX | Monday, 03:45 AM ET
“It Smelled Something Like Pizza”

New documents reveal how Apple really invented the iPhone.

Farhad Manjoo | DESIGN | Monday, 03:35 AM ET
Romney Suggests Obama Has Plans To Remove God From Currency

Daniel Politi | THE SLATEST | Saturday, 05:16 PM ET
Memories of the Sneakers Shoot

I can’t remember ever having so much fun on a movie.

Stephen Tobolowsky | CULTUREBOX | Monday, 04:00 AM ET
What Did It Feel Like to be Inside the World Trade Center at the Time of the 9/11 Attacks?

Quora Contributor | QUORA | Tuesday, 09:45 AM ET
Do You Have a Photo ID, Young Man?

Does stringent security make the Sept. 11 memorial safer—or a hassle to visit and an infringement on our civil liberties?

Mark Vanhoenacker | CULTUREBOX | Monday, 03:00 PM ET
The Lurking Sexism Behind Natural Parenting

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Monday, 01:30 PM ET
When Life Gives You Lemons, Put Them in Everything

In praise of the oft-neglected, universally useful seasoning.

Lee Havlicek | FOOD | Tuesday, 03:45 AM ET
Cato Shrugged

The new president of the Cato Institute wants to remake the think tank in Ayn Rand’s image.

David Weigel | POLITICS | Monday, 11:52 AM ET

“It Smelled Something Like Pizza”

New documents reveal how Apple really invented the iPhone.

Farhad Manjoo | DESIGN | Monday, 03:35 AM ET
What Did It Feel Like to be Inside the World Trade Center at the Time of the 9/11 Attacks?

Quora Contributor | QUORA | Tuesday, 09:45 AM ET
Here Comes the Data Economy

New companies are creating services using government data on health care, education, and more.

Alexander B. Howard | FUTURE TENSE | Monday, 02:30 PM ET
Why Bush Is Toast

William Saletan | FRAME GAME | Thursday, 03:00 AM ET
Sneakers Is a Masterpiece

Celebrating the endlessly rewatchable and amazingly prescient caper film on its 20th birthday.

John Swansburg | CULTUREBOX | Monday, 03:45 AM ET
Memories of the Sneakers Shoot

I can’t remember ever having so much fun on a movie.

Stephen Tobolowsky | CULTUREBOX | Monday, 04:00 AM ET
Win a Year’s Supply!

What does that really mean?

L.V. Anderson | EXPLAINER | Monday, 04:30 PM ET
Do You Have a Photo ID, Young Man?

Does stringent security make the Sept. 11 memorial safer—or a hassle to visit and an infringement on our civil liberties?

Mark Vanhoenacker | CULTUREBOX | Monday, 03:00 PM ET
You Think 2012 Is Hot? Wait Until 2013.

Barring a volcanic eruption, next year will set records. But don’t blame El Niño.

Stefan Rahmstorf | NEW SCIENTIST | Sunday, 07:30 AM ET
Naomi Wolf’s New Book About Her Vagina

It’s as ludicrous as you think it is.

Katie Roiphe | ROIPHE | Monday, 03:30 AM ET