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Is 250 Even That Old for a Country?

Is 250 Even That Old for a Country?

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. This Saturday, the United...

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Rebecca Onion

The Ultimate Myth We Tell Ourselves About the U.S.

The Ultimate Myth We Tell Ourselves About the U.S.

This Independence Day, we will tell ourselves a lot of stories about what it means to be American. One consistent narrative, however, even 250 years...

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Lizzie O’leary

Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Features Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Features Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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Ray Hamel

Nina Totenberg Made a Mistake. But the Reaction Reveals a Much Bigger Problem.

Nina Totenberg Made a Mistake. But the Reaction Reveals a Much Bigger Problem.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. This week, veteran...

02.07.2026 6

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Dahlia Lithwick And Sonja West

Something Is Going On With Mitch McConnell’s Health, and His Office Is Being Mighty Cagey About It

Something Is Going On With Mitch McConnell’s Health, and His Office Is Being Mighty Cagey About It

This story is adapted from Slate’s new and revamped Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. Update, July 2,...

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Ian Prasad Philbrick

The Deeper Meaning of Ketanji Brown Jackson vs. Clarence Thomas on Birthright Citizenship

The Deeper Meaning of Ketanji Brown Jackson vs. Clarence Thomas on Birthright Citizenship

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Robyn Nicole Sanders

Which Kind of Cloud Produces Hail?

Which Kind of Cloud Produces Hail?

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02.07.2026 3

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Ray Hamel

Don’t Let the Supreme Court’s Big Decision Fool You. Trump Is Still a Threat to Mail Ballots.

Don’t Let the Supreme Court’s Big Decision Fool You. Trump Is Still a Threat to Mail Ballots.

This is Executive Dysfunction, a newsletter that highlights one under-the-radar story about how Trump is changing the law—or how the law is pushing...

02.07.2026 2

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Shirin Ali

This May Be the Most Bizarre Order of Trump’s Presidency. What’s Going On?

This May Be the Most Bizarre Order of Trump’s Presidency. What’s Going On?

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Just in time for the...

01.07.2026 10

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Fred Kaplan

Wait, Trump Made HOW Much Money as President?!

Wait, Trump Made HOW Much Money as President?!

This story is adapted from Slate’s new and revamped Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. Few people go into...

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Ian Prasad Philbrick

A Clarence Thomas Protégé Defied a Landmark Supreme Court Ruling. His Mentor Would Be Proud.

A Clarence Thomas Protégé Defied a Landmark Supreme Court Ruling. His Mentor Would Be Proud.

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Austin Sarat

The Supreme Court Gave Us All One Big Win This Term

The Supreme Court Gave Us All One Big Win This Term

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

01.07.2026 1

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Cullen Seltzer

Trump’s State Fair Commits a Cardinal Sin

Trump’s State Fair Commits a Cardinal Sin

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Washington, D.C., is an...

01.07.2026 10

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Molly Olmstead

Elena Kagan Was the Only One to See Through the Supreme Court’s New Gift to Trump

Elena Kagan Was the Only One to See Through the Supreme Court’s New Gift to Trump

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Alexis Romero

Who Was the First U.S. President to Die in the White House?

Who Was the First U.S. President to Die in the White House?

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Ray Hamel

Brett Kavanaugh Took Direct Aim at One of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Biggest Legacies

Brett Kavanaugh Took Direct Aim at One of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Biggest Legacies

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Dara E. Purvis

The Supreme Court’s New 6–3 Elections Case Was Not Nearly As Bad As Expected

The Supreme Court’s New 6–3 Elections Case Was Not Nearly As Bad As Expected

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Richard L. Hasen

The Supreme Court Narrowly Rules That America Can Stay America

The Supreme Court Narrowly Rules That America Can Stay America

This story is adapted from Slate’s new and revamped Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. The Supreme Court...

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Ian Prasad Philbrick

Brett Kavanaugh’s Personal View of Sports Is Now the Law of the Land

Brett Kavanaugh’s Personal View of Sports Is Now the Law of the Land

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Alexis Romero

Brett Kavanaugh Gave Trump’s Attack on Birthright Citizenship a Road Map

Brett Kavanaugh Gave Trump’s Attack on Birthright Citizenship a Road Map

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Some media outlets...

30.06.2026 2

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The Supreme Court’s 5–4 Vote in the Birthright Citizenship Case Is a Scandal

The Supreme Court’s 5–4 Vote in the Birthright Citizenship Case Is a Scandal

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Mark Joseph Stern

Trump Just Got the Supreme Court to Do Project 2025 for Him

Trump Just Got the Supreme Court to Do Project 2025 for Him

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Thom Linden

Which Country Star Was the Subject of the Film Coal Miner’s Daughter?

Which Country Star Was the Subject of the Film Coal Miner’s Daughter?

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Ray Hamel

The Supreme Court Takes One More Big Step Toward Autocracy

The Supreme Court Takes One More Big Step Toward Autocracy

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

29.06.2026 3

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Mark Joseph Stern

Elena Kagan Just Bolstered the Fourth Amendment in a Badly Needed Way

Elena Kagan Just Bolstered the Fourth Amendment in a Badly Needed Way

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

29.06.2026 5

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Robyn Nicole Sanders

The Supreme Court Just Handed Trump the Keys to the Entire Kingdom

The Supreme Court Just Handed Trump the Keys to the Entire Kingdom

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Alexis Romero

The Supreme Court Sure Loves Forking Over More Power to Donald Trump

The Supreme Court Sure Loves Forking Over More Power to Donald Trump

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. I warned you: late June...

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Ian Prasad Philbrick

The Supreme Court Came One Vote Away From Embracing Trump’s Ballot-Fraud Fantasies

The Supreme Court Came One Vote Away From Embracing Trump’s Ballot-Fraud Fantasies

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The Supreme Court shot...

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Dahlia Lithwick And Mark Joseph Stern

The Supreme Court Rejected a Bonkers Idea About Voting by a 5–4 Margin. Next Time We Won’t Be So Lucky.

The Supreme Court Rejected a Bonkers Idea About Voting by a 5–4 Margin. Next Time We Won’t Be So Lucky.

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Richard L. Hasen

Which Adjective Describes a Worker Called a Stakhanovite?

Which Adjective Describes a Worker Called a Stakhanovite?

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Ray Hamel

He Claims He Killed a Man When He Was 7 Years Old. He’s Running For Governor of Colorado. He May Be in the Lead?

He Claims He Killed a Man When He Was 7 Years Old. He’s Running For Governor of Colorado. He May Be in the Lead?

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The defining moment in...

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Alan Prendergast

What We Learned From the Short-Lived Congressional Revolt Against Trump’s War With Iran

What We Learned From the Short-Lived Congressional Revolt Against Trump’s War With Iran

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. President Donald Trump...

29.06.2026 10

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Fred Kaplan

Republicans Have a New Supervillain in the Works

Republicans Have a New Supervillain in the Works

Sign up for the Surge, the newsletter that covers the most important political nonsense of the week, delivered to your inbox every Saturday. Welcome...

27.06.2026 9

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Jim Newell

It’s Been Two Years Since the Supreme Court Made Homelessness a Crime. The Result Speaks for Itself.

It’s Been Two Years Since the Supreme Court Made Homelessness a Crime. The Result Speaks for Itself.

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

27.06.2026 9

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Jesse Rabinowitz

The One Guns Case Where the Supreme Court Actually Got Its Awkward New Standard Right

The One Guns Case Where the Supreme Court Actually Got Its Awkward New Standard Right

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

26.06.2026 7

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Robyn Nicole Sanders

The Supreme Court’s Latest Immigration Decisions Will Be Deadly

The Supreme Court’s Latest Immigration Decisions Will Be Deadly

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

26.06.2026 2

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Shirin Ali

Sam Alito’s Textualism Has Entered the Realm of the Absurd

Sam Alito’s Textualism Has Entered the Realm of the Absurd

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

26.06.2026 8

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Robyn Nicole Sanders

John Bolton May Be Headed to Prison

John Bolton May Be Headed to Prison

This story is adapted from Slate’s new and revamped Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. For a bureaucrat,...

26.06.2026 3

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Ian Prasad Philbrick

Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Assistant Managing Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Assistant Managing Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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Ray Hamel

Monsanto Wins at the Supreme Court Using Big Tobacco’s Playbook

Monsanto Wins at the Supreme Court Using Big Tobacco’s Playbook

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Christine Papas

The Supreme Court’s New Expansion of the Second Amendment Is Genuinely Deranged

The Supreme Court’s New Expansion of the Second Amendment Is Genuinely Deranged

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Mark Joseph Stern

The Supreme Court Ran Wild Today. Let’s Get You Caught Up.

The Supreme Court Ran Wild Today. Let’s Get You Caught Up.

This story is adapted from Slate’s new and revamped Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. The Supreme Court...

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Ian Prasad Philbrick

Sam Alito Wrote One of the Cruelest Opinions in Recent Memory

Sam Alito Wrote One of the Cruelest Opinions in Recent Memory

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Alexis Romero

Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine Won Big at the Supreme Court

Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine Won Big at the Supreme Court

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Dahlia Lithwick And Mark Joseph Stern

What Is the Standard SI Unit for Frequency?

What Is the Standard SI Unit for Frequency?

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Ray Hamel

Why Can’t America Have a Housing Bill? Because of Trump’s Signature Obsession.

Why Can’t America Have a Housing Bill? Because of Trump’s Signature Obsession.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Congress recently did...

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Jim Newell

What We Can Learn From Trump’s Continued Obsession With Punishing Minnesota

What We Can Learn From Trump’s Continued Obsession With Punishing Minnesota

This is Executive Dysfunction, a newsletter that highlights one under-the-radar story about how Trump is changing the law—or how the law is pushing...

25.06.2026 5

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Shirin Ali

The Conservative Majority Blew Apart One of the Biggest Myths About This Supreme Court

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and...

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Mark Joseph Stern

Why Do U.S. News Outlets Keep Making This Mistake About the Iran Talks?

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It’s baffling how so...

24.06.2026 6

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Fred Kaplan

After a Spicy Primary Night, Who’s Winning the Fight for the Democratic Party’s Future?

This story is adapted from Slate’s new and revamped Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. The day after an...

24.06.2026 10

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Ian Prasad Philbrick