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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
  • the breakfast table
    The Supreme Court Breakfast Table
    This "adequate" substitute for habeas. ...
    Walter Dellinger, Jack Goldsmith, Dahlia Lithwick, and Cliff Sloan
    June 24, 2008, 3:49 PM ET
  • other magazines
    How To Speak Bubba
    The Weekly Standard on wooing rural voters.
    Morgan Smith
    June 24, 2008, 5:35 PM ET
  • moneybox
    Hey, Fat Spender
    Is America's obesity linked to its decline in saving?
    Rob Cyran
    June 24, 2008, 4:51 PM ET
  • gaming
    Keeping It Unreal
    Metal Gear Solid 4 reveals the genius of the world's greatest, weirdest video game designer.
    Chris Baker
    June 24, 2008, 3:57 PM ET
  • gearbox
    Finally, a Hybrid for the Country Club Set
    The Lexus GS 450h is greener and more fun than its gas-guzzling cousins.
    Jason Stein
    June 24, 2008, 2:59 PM ET
  • foreigners
    Who's Africa's Worst Dictator?
    Hint: It's probably not Robert Mugabe.
    Peter Maass
    June 24, 2008, 1:34 PM ET
  • jurisprudence
    20 Questions for David Addington
    A proposed script for the vice president's chief of staff.
    Dan Froomkin
    June 24, 2008, 12:56 PM ET
  • the best policy
    The Department of Forgetting
    How an obscure FBI rule is ensuring the destruction of irreplaceable historical records.
    Alex Heard
    June 24, 2008, 12:47 PM ET
  • press box
    How To Write for the Web
    Caleb Crain explains it for you.
    Jack Shafer
    June 24, 2008, 11:45 AM ET
  • slate fare
    Work for the Slate Group
    National sales director wanted.
    June 24, 2008, 10:19 AM ET
  • human nature
    Bubble Jobs
    The mortgage crisis hits plastic surgeons in the boobs.
    William Saletan
    June 24, 2008, 8:42 AM ET
  • poem
    "Confinement"
    A weekly poem, read by the author.
    Tony Hoagland
    June 24, 2008, 8:31 AM ET
  • jurisprudence
    Taste-Testing Nutraloaf
    The prison food that just might be unconstitutionally bad.
    Arin Greenwood
    June 24, 2008, 8:07 AM ET
  • green room
    A Tick's Life
    The first in a series on revolting creatures.
    Constance Casey
    June 24, 2008, 8:04 AM ET
  • Obamamania
    Post-Baratic Stress Disorder
    The latest addition to Slate's dictionary of Obamaisms.
    Chris Wilson
    June 24, 2008, 8:03 AM ET
  • today's papers
    Taking a Stand
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Daniel Politi
    June 24, 2008, 6:34 AM ET
Monday, June 23, 2008
  • foreigners
    Nice Guys Finish Last
    Why do we expect presidential candidates to be kind?
    Anne Applebaum
    June 23, 2008, 8:03 PM ET
  • the breakfast table
    The Supreme Court Breakfast Table
    Is there a new era of good feelings at the marble palace?
    Walter Dellinger, Jack Goldsmith, Dahlia Lithwick, and Cliff Sloan
    June 23, 2008, 3:49 PM ET
  • bushisms
    Bushism of the Day
    The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
    Jacob Weisberg
    June 23, 2008, 5:31 PM ET
  • technology
    Victoria's Circuit
    Harnessing the untapped power of breast motion.
    Adrienne So
    June 23, 2008, 4:10 PM ET
  • explainer
    What's Up With Chinese Menus?
    The stories behind "chicken without sexual life" and "bean curd made by a pockmarked woman."
    Brian Palmer
    June 23, 2008, 3:04 PM ET
  • summer vacation
    Summer Staycation
    Can Six Flags survive the economic downturn?
    Daniel Gross
    June 23, 2008, 2:11 PM ET
  • summer vacation
    The Great Barbecue Debate
    Is charcoal bad for the planet?
    Brendan I. Koerner
    June 23, 2008, 2:07 PM ET
  • Science
    How Smart Is the Octopus?
    Bright enough to do the moving-rock trick.
    Carl Zimmer
    June 23, 2008, 1:14 PM ET
  • fighting words
    Mourning Glory
    The media goes overboard with "the Russert Miracles."
    Christopher Hitchens
    June 23, 2008, 12:36 PM ET
  • music box
    ****** **
    Why do bands give themselves unprintable names?
    Hua Hsu
    June 23, 2008, 11:02 AM ET
  • fraywatch
    Who Is the Donna Reed of This Election?
    Why a promise doesn't have to be a suicide pact.
    Moira Redmond
    June 23, 2008, 10:58 AM ET
  • summer vacation
    The Pasta Salad Manifesto
    Twelve steps to a better dish.
    Sara Dickerman
    June 23, 2008, 8:14 AM ET
  • summer vacation
    We're Going on a Treasure Hunt
    How to make a summertime museum trip with kids worthwhile.
    Emily Bazelon
    June 23, 2008, 8:13 AM ET
  • books
    Why Implausibility Sells
    The strange quest to write history in the absence of evidence.
    Christopher Benfey
    June 23, 2008, 8:10 AM ET
  • Obamamania
    Barocrates
    The latest addition to Slate's dictionary of Obamaisms.
    Chris Wilson
    June 23, 2008, 8:06 AM ET
  • today's papers
    Life Is Not Worth Losing
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Daniel Politi
    June 23, 2008, 6:18 AM ET
Sunday, June 22, 2008
    Saturday, June 21, 2008
    Friday, June 20, 2008
    • politics
      The Flip-Flop Brothers
      Both McCain and Obama wobbled. Who will pay the price?
      John Dickerson
      June 20, 2008, 6:32 PM ET
    • fashion
      The Arms Race
      Why are fashion designers suddenly obsessed with sleeves?
      Josh Patner
      June 20, 2008, 6:10 PM ET
    • slate v
      Summary Judgment for June 20
      A daily video from Slate V
      June 20, 2008, 5:22 PM ET
    • did you see this?
      The Great Office War
      The best of Web video.
      June 20, 2008, 5:14 PM ET
    • explainer
      Why Would a Virus Look at Kiddie Porn?
      Malicious code that makes your computer visit illegal Web sites.
      Tony Romm
      June 20, 2008, 5:13 PM ET
    • foreigners
      "Broke-on-Broke Violence"
      What the U.S. press got wrong about South Africa's xenophobic riots.
      Kerry Chance
      June 20, 2008, 5:10 PM ET
    • culturebox
      ; (
      Has modern life killed the semicolon?
      Paul Collins
      June 20, 2008, 4:51 PM ET
    • jurisprudence
      Swing Your Partner
      O'Connor vs. Kennedy as the justice in the middle.
      Emily Bazelon
      June 20, 2008, 4:36 PM ET
    • other magazines
      So Long, Soybeans
      The Economist on the new generation of biofuels.
      Sonia Smith
      June 20, 2008, 3:58 PM ET
    • hey, wait a minute
      Lost
      Why I'm giving up on GPS devices.
      Joel Achenbach
      June 20, 2008, 3:07 PM ET
    • trailhead
      Web 2.Oh No
      The campaigns debate over Twitter, 140 characters at a time.
      June 20, 2008, 2:29 PM ET
    • movies
      Muppet Troy!
      And other inspired responses to our movie-remake contest.
      Dana Stevens
      June 20, 2008, 2:28 PM ET
    • culturebox
      Lil Wayne and the Afronaut Invasion
      Why have so many black musicians been obsessed with outer space?
      Jonah Weiner
      June 20, 2008, 1:50 PM ET
    • gardening
      Digging Up Dinner
      A vegetable garden can supplement your table and spruce up your yard.
      Constance Casey
      June 20, 2008, 12:54 PM ET
    • bushisms
      Bushism of the Day
      The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
      Jacob Weisberg
      June 20, 2008, 12:21 PM ET
    • television
      Camp Rock
      The Jonas Brothers begin their journey toward world domination.
      Troy Patterson
      June 20, 2008, 12:16 PM ET
    • gabfest
      The Flip-Flop Gabfest
      Listen to Slate's review of the week in politics.
      Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz
      June 20, 2008, 11:06 AM ET
    • jurisprudence
      Revolution in Waiting
      Taking the pulse of gay rights in the courts.
      William N. Eskridge Jr. and Darren R. Spedale

      June 20, 2008, 7:56 AM ET
    • Obamamania
      BaroxyContin
      The latest addition to Slate's dictionary of Obamaisms.
      Chris Wilson
      June 20, 2008, 7:50 AM ET
    • corrections
      Corrections
      Slate's mistakes.
      June 20, 2008, 7:48 AM ET
    • press box
      Novak, Russert, and the Washington Protection Racket
      Novak and his partner in logrolling, Tim Russert.
      Jack Shafer
      June 20, 2008, 7:37 AM ET
    • explainer
      The 25-Cent Flood Protection Device
      Why are we still using sandbags to keep rivers from overflowing?
      Jacob Leibenluft
      June 20, 2008, 7:28 AM ET
    • today's papers
      He's in the Money
      A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
      Daniel Politi
      June 20, 2008, 6:37 AM ET