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The real reason why Jeff Bezos killed the Washington Post. – Slate
The Media Jeff Bezos Killed the Washington Post The billionaire wanted the Post to die, because a vigorous, well-resourced newspaper does not help his bottom line. By Alex Kirshner, Feb 05, 202611:07 AM Copy Link Share Comment Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to…
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Trump had a plan after the Minneapolis ICE shooting. I saw something far different there. – Slate
Mysteriously Bold-Mouthed Politics Minneapolis Rises Trump had a playbook after Renee Good’s ICE shooting. I saw up close what’s happening instead. By Aymann Ismail Jan 16, 20265:40 AM Copy Link Share Comment Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. I am…
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This is the nastiest opinion by a Supreme Court justice in 2025 – Slate
Jurisprudence This Is the Nastiest Opinion by a Supreme Court Justice in 2025 It was the perfect shadow-docket sandwich. By Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, Jan 03, 20265:45 AM Copy Link Share Comment Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily.…
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Epstein’s emails are a big problem for Todd Blanche and the Trump Bondi Department of Justice
Amicus, Nov 22, 2025 3:00 AM The DOJ’s Prosecutorial Malpractice Keeps Spilling Out in Court New developments in the Epstein and Comey sagas have revealed a lot about how justice can still break through the lawlessness of this moment. View Transcript For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. Episode Notes…
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Trump Just Released His Plan to Revoke Birthright Citizenship. It’s Worse Than Imagined.
A Fascinating Enigma Jurisprudence Trump Just Released His Plan to Revoke Birthright Citizenship. It’s Worse Than Imagined. By Mark Joseph Stern, July 30, 20254:07 PM Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Ever since Donald Trump vowed to end birthright citizenship…
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The Consequences of One of Project 2025’s Most Surprising Attacks Are Becoming Clear – Slate
By Mary Harris, May 24, 202511:30 AM Over the past week, the central United States has been walloped. It started out with thunderstorms. Then, tornadoes. Pictures tried to convey the scale of what happened, but honestly? When storms travel hundreds of miles—from St. Louis, Missouri, to London, Kentucky, it’s hard to fit all that destruction…
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Elon Musk U.S. Aid data heist: I’m a federal worker. Things are bleak.
Jurisprudence I’m a Federal Worker. Elon Musk’s Government Data Heist Is the Entire Ballgame. By Denise Cana, Feb 03, 202510:34 AM Source Links: Elon Musk U.S. Aid data heist: I’m a federal worker. Things are bleak.
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Randall Kenan’s posthumous work: collecting my friend’s unfinished novel and uncollected essays after he died | Slate
By Daniel Wallace, April 03, 20235:50 AM When writers die, they sometimes leave a raft of unfinished work behind, in various stages of incompletion. It’s not uncommon to find most of a book or a hefty number of poems, stories, or essays languishing in a desk drawer, where these things used to languish, or these…
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Brain development: The myth the brain “matures” when you’re 25 | Slate
A powerful idea about human development stormed pop culture and changed how we see one another. It’s mostly bunk. By Jane C. Hu, November 27, 20227:00 PM When Leonardo DiCaprio’s relationship with model/actress Camila Morrone ended three months after she celebrated her 25th birthday, the lifestyle site YourTango turned to neuroscience. DiCaprio has a well-documented…
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How libraries became refuges for people with mental illness.
By Anthony Aycock, Sept 22, 20225:50 AM Welcome to State of Mind, a new section from Slate and Arizona State University dedicated to exploring mental health. Follow us on Twitter. The Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges is often credited with saying that “Paradise is a library.” He must not have meant a downtown public library,…
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Jan. 6 hearings: Trump’s summer of bad news is about to get much worse | Slate
By Dennis Aftergut, June 06, 20226:00 AM May was a bad month for former President Donald Trump. And there are darkening clouds on his horizon. On June 9, the Jan. 6 House select committee will hold public hearings as part of its ongoing investigation into the storming of the Capitol last year. In short order,…
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Librarian Jessamyn West on teaching computer skills in rural Vermont | Slate
“In my dream world, library school would partly be help desk school.” Podcast production by Cameron Drews, May 29, 20227:00 AM https://dcs.megaphone.fm/SLT7794022753.mp3 This week, host June Thomas talks to Jessamyn West, a librarian in rural Vermont who’s working to improve computer literacy and access to library services in her community. In the interview, Jessamyn explains…
