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I Just Accidentally Said Something Incredibly Racist to My Daughter’s Friend. But She Pushed Me to It.
Of course, I don’t stand by it at all. Amy left the house in tears, and I haven’t seen her since. I texted her to apologize, ...
David Souter’s Final Request Epitomizes His Judicial Philosophy
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My Husband’s Grandmother Has a Bizarre Superstition About Our Baby’s Nursery. She’s Starting to Freak Me Out.
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The New York Times Just Killed My Favorite Hate-Read
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Opinion
The Acquittal of Tyre Nichols’ Killers and the Hollow Promise of 2020
Not killed. Not lost. Not a life that simply “ended.” He was murdered. He was ripped from the fragile thread of existence by the deliberate choices of men who decided that his life did not matter. His ...
The Most Delightful Way You Can Tell the New Pope Is an American
The Catholic Church has a new supreme pontiff—and he’s from the South Side of Chicago. These are words that no reporter alive ...
Slate’s Mistakes for the Week of May 5
In a May 7 Metropolis, Henry Grabar misstated that the new deadline for Real ID is May 7, 2027. In an April 29 Politics, Scaachi Koul misstated that Justin Trudeau became party leader before seeking ...
Opinion
Trump Thinks an Iran Deal Will Be His New Russia Deal. Fat Chance.
It would be nice if senior U.S. officials talked with expert advisers—or even consulted Google—before speaking in public about a subject.
I’m a Tenured Professor. What I’m Seeing Now Has Led Me to a Secret Plan.
I’m sorry you and so many other academics are being attacked by the most anti-science, anti-history, anti-scholarship, anti-reality administration in U.S. history. There has always been an ...
The United States Must Retaliate Against Whatever Aquatic Demon Is Dragging Its Fancy Fighter Planes to the Watery Depths
Inaction only emboldens the USS Harry S. Truman’s enemies, which in this case include gravity and potentially a giant ocean ...
I Suspect I Know Why My Colleague Won’t Get Promoted. I’m Not Sure She’s Going to Want to Hear It.
I’m an elder millennial who has had pretty good “success” and am now C-level for my division. I started my career in the same ...
Help! I’ve Made a Very Difficult Decision About My Baby. But People Aren’t Going to Like It.
I’ve made a very personal decision and I don’t need advice about it, but I do need advice about how to share it with others.