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Sept. 5, 2008, 6:50 PM ET gabfest
Sept. 5, 2008, 6:40 PM ET explainer
Sept. 5, 2008, 6:29 PM ET the spectator
Sept. 5, 2008, 5:48 PM ET trailhead
Sept. 5, 2008, 5:44 PM ET moneybox
Sept. 5, 2008, 5:12 PM ET the good word
Sept. 5, 2008, 4:55 PM ET explainer
Sept. 5, 2008, 4:55 PM ET politics
Sept. 5, 2008, 4:40 PM ET jurisprudence
Sept. 5, 2008, 4:12 PM ET television
Sept. 5, 2008, 4:05 PM ET did you see this?
Sept. 5, 2008, 3:05 PM ET
day to day
Sept. 5, 2008, 2:48 PM ET election scorecard
Sept. 5, 2008, 2:28 PM ET other magazines
Sept. 5, 2008, 1:58 PM ET recycled
Sept. 5, 2008, 1:19 PM ET politics
Sept. 5, 2008, 1:19 PM ET Schoolhouse Rock
Sept. 5, 2008, 1:12 PM ET dvd extras
Sept. 5, 2008, 12:58 PM ET
Staying at the Hanoi Hilton
Why did John McCain's captors need his permission to release him from jail?Sept. 5, 2008, 6:50 PM ET gabfest
The Palin in Comparison Gabfest
Listen to Slate's review of the week in politics.Sept. 5, 2008, 6:40 PM ET explainer
Will McCain's Heart Stop?
Whether the campaign needs permission to play "Barracuda."Sept. 5, 2008, 6:29 PM ET the spectator
New Literary Art Form Discovered!
In praise of the praise of poetry.Sept. 5, 2008, 5:48 PM ET trailhead
Bush is the Newest Four-Letter Word
At the Republican convention, the President's name was poison.Sept. 5, 2008, 5:44 PM ET moneybox
The Eco-Friendliest Product You Can Buy
How my new pool cover is saving the planet.Sept. 5, 2008, 5:12 PM ET the good word
The Hottest Rhetorical Device of Campaign '08
Ask not what antimetabole can do for you—ask what you can do for antimetabole.Sept. 5, 2008, 4:55 PM ET explainer
The Trials of Trig
What special needs does a special-needs baby really have?Sept. 5, 2008, 4:55 PM ET politics
Convention Speech Smack Down
Who was meaner to the other guys, the Democrats or the Republicans?Sept. 5, 2008, 4:40 PM ET jurisprudence
Bristol's Choice
Republicans and the illusion of reproductive choice.Sept. 5, 2008, 4:12 PM ET television
Hot Vampires
Alan Ball's new series True Blood.Sept. 5, 2008, 4:05 PM ET did you see this?
Five Guys in a Limo
The best of Web video.Sept. 5, 2008, 3:05 PM ET
day to day
Big Box Office
Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.Sept. 5, 2008, 2:48 PM ET election scorecard
Alaska Goes Red
The latest polling data on all the big races.Sept. 5, 2008, 2:28 PM ET other magazines
The Alaskan Surprise
The Economist and Time look north to Sarah Palin's home state.Sept. 5, 2008, 1:58 PM ET recycled
Life on an Alaskan Fishing Boat
A weeklong diary.Sept. 5, 2008, 1:19 PM ET politics
Hey, Sarah—Organize This!
Sarah Palin may have more in common with community organizers than she realizes.Sept. 5, 2008, 1:19 PM ET Schoolhouse Rock
Generation Gap
The divide between young and old teachers.Sept. 5, 2008, 1:12 PM ET dvd extras
A Very Long Engagement
The Netflix rentals Slate readers just can't bring themselves to watch.Sept. 5, 2008, 12:58 PM ET
DAILY VIDEO FROM SLATE VSlate rates McCain's speech.
SLATE VFashion trendspotting at the GOP convention.
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Sept. 5, 2008, 10:12 AM ET human nature
Sept. 5, 2008, 8:06 AM ET webhead
Sept. 5, 2008, 7:45 AM ET dispatches
Sept. 5, 2008, 7:43 AM ET corrections
Sept. 5, 2008, 7:37 AM ET today's pictures
Sept. 5, 2008, 7:32 AM ET doonesbury
Sept. 5, 2008, 7:22 AM ET today's cartoons
Sept. 5, 2008, 7:19 AM ET today's papers
Sept. 5, 2008, 6:28 AM ET today's business press
Sept. 5, 2008, 7:03 AM ET kausfiles
Sept. 5, 2008, 1:06 AM ET politics
Sept. 5, 2008, 12:58 AM ET
SLATE VFashion trendspotting at the GOP convention.
map the candidates
The Fun Part
McCain and Palin campaign together in Michigan and Wisconsin. Biden and Obama are stumping separately in Pennsylvania.Sept. 5, 2008, 10:12 AM ET human nature
Bristol's Body, Sarah's Choice
Abortion, teen motherhood, and parental authority.Sept. 5, 2008, 8:06 AM ET webhead
Why Is the Internet So Infuriatingly Slow?
Plus, two horrible things your Internet service provider wants to do to make it speedier.Sept. 5, 2008, 7:45 AM ET dispatches
Curse of the Black Gold
The devastating impact of 50 years of oil exploitation in the Niger Delta.Sept. 5, 2008, 7:43 AM ET corrections
Corrections
Slate's mistakes.Sept. 5, 2008, 7:37 AM ET today's pictures
Today's Pictures
Wall Street.Sept. 5, 2008, 7:32 AM ET doonesbury
Today's Doonesbury
The 7 percent problem.Sept. 5, 2008, 7:22 AM ET today's cartoons
Today's Cartoons
Cartoonists' take on Joe Biden.Sept. 5, 2008, 7:19 AM ET today's papers
Loose Change
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.Sept. 5, 2008, 6:28 AM ET today's business press
Stocks Shocked
A summary of what's in the major publications.Sept. 5, 2008, 7:03 AM ET kausfiles
All About Him
McCain misdelivers a mediocre speech.Sept. 5, 2008, 1:06 AM ET politics
Character vs. Issues
The presidential race enters a 60-day sprint.Sept. 5, 2008, 12:58 AM ET
Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008
twitterbox
Sept. 4, 2008, 11:22 PM ET xx factor
Sept. 4, 2008, 11:20 PM ET explainer
Sept. 4, 2008, 7:08 PM ET dispatches
Sept. 4, 2008, 6:44 PM ET press box
Sept. 4, 2008, 5:56 PM ET politics
Sept. 4, 2008, 5:39 PM ET politics
Sept. 4, 2008, 5:29 PM ET technology
Sept. 4, 2008, 4:29 PM ET what's up, doc?
Sept. 4, 2008, 4:27 PM ET chatterbox
Sept. 4, 2008, 3:57 PM ET chatterbox
Sept. 4, 2008, 2:44 PM ET the chat room
Sept. 4, 2008, 2:36 PM ET
I Want To Get "Raising McCain" on My iPod
The latest from Slate's Republican Convention Twitter feed.Sept. 4, 2008, 11:22 PM ET xx factor
Oh, Bridget
The McCain family finally talks about their youngest daughter in public.Sept. 4, 2008, 11:20 PM ET explainer
Hockey Moms vs. Soccer Moms
Which is the more important voting demographic?Sept. 4, 2008, 7:08 PM ET dispatches
Notes From Inside the GOP Convention
McCain's last, best shot.Sept. 4, 2008, 6:44 PM ET press box
How Palin Will Beat the Press
She'll run as the new Spiro Agnew.Sept. 4, 2008, 5:56 PM ET politics
The Sarah Palin FAQ
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Republican vice presidential nominee.Sept. 4, 2008, 5:39 PM ET politics
Grand Old Party
Slate's complete coverage of the Republican National Convention.Sept. 4, 2008, 5:29 PM ET technology
Bring on the Browser Wars!
Why I'm overjoyed about Google Chrome.Sept. 4, 2008, 4:29 PM ET what's up, doc?
A Kissing Gene
A new study on how genes affect how couples bond.Sept. 4, 2008, 4:27 PM ET chatterbox
Sarah Palin, Hypocrite
Why she shouldn't complain about big government wasting taxpayer money.Sept. 4, 2008, 3:57 PM ET chatterbox
Dalton Conley Replies
The NYU sociologist elaborates on stress, work, and the rich.Sept. 4, 2008, 2:44 PM ET the chat room
Parsing Palin
XX Factor bloggers take readers' questions about the Republican vice-presidential nominee and her speech.Sept. 4, 2008, 2:36 PM ET
LINE of the DAY"He's the Pillsbury Doughboy of politics—his gut will swallow any well-formed fist thrust into it, and then he'll giggle uncontrollably."How Palin Will Beat the PressBy Jack Shafer xx factor xxtra
Sept. 4, 2008, 1:15 PM ET sports nut
Sept. 4, 2008, 12:24 PM ET
dear prudence
Sept. 4, 2008, 6:58 AM ET today's papers
Sept. 4, 2008, 6:48 AM ET today's business press
Sept. 4, 2008, 6:22 AM ET politics
Sept. 4, 2008, 1:21 AM ET war stories
Sept. 4, 2008, 12:03 AM ET
What Scarlet Letter?
Why Christian conservatives have only admiration for Sarah Palin.Sept. 4, 2008, 1:15 PM ET sports nut
Are You Ready for Some Torn Knee Ligaments?
Should fans feel guilty about all of the injuries in professional football?Sept. 4, 2008, 12:24 PM ET
dear prudence
I Was a Teenage Mother
We've created a happy family despite my unplanned pregnancy. Why's everyone judging me?Sept. 4, 2008, 6:58 AM ET today's papers
She's Got It
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.Sept. 4, 2008, 6:48 AM ET today's business press
Bankers Indicted
A summary of what's in the major publications.Sept. 4, 2008, 6:22 AM ET politics
A Pit Bull With Lipstick
Why the smiling, sudden, relentless Sarah Palin should scare Democrats.Sept. 4, 2008, 1:21 AM ET war stories
They've Got To Be Kidding
How can smart people say such dumb things about Sarah Palin?Sept. 4, 2008, 12:03 AM ET
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008
dispatches
Sept. 3, 2008, 6:44 PM ET foreigners
Sept. 3, 2008, 7:52 PM ET explainer
Sept. 3, 2008, 6:32 PM ET chatterbox
Sept. 3, 2008, 5:41 PM ET moneybox
Sept. 3, 2008, 5:27 PM ET politics
Sept. 3, 2008, 4:45 PM ET altered states
Sept. 3, 2008, 4:08 PM ET hot document
Sept. 3, 2008, 5:18 PM ET
Notes From Inside the GOP Convention
How politics is like showbiz.Sept. 3, 2008, 6:44 PM ET foreigners
Let Us Now Praise 44-Year-Old Women
Michelle Obama and Sarah Palin have more in common than you might think.Sept. 3, 2008, 7:52 PM ET explainer
Vetting Vet
The origins of vet, verb tr.Sept. 3, 2008, 6:32 PM ET chatterbox
Sarah Palin Wows Convention!
Why success is foreordained for the vice-presidential nominee's convention speech.Sept. 3, 2008, 5:41 PM ET moneybox
The Bad News About Falling Oil Prices
If commodity prices are dropping, how come inflation might be getting worse?Sept. 3, 2008, 5:27 PM ET politics
Accepting the Inevitable
What McCain can learn from the acceptance speeches of Reagan, Bush, and Gore.Sept. 3, 2008, 4:45 PM ET altered states
Changes They Can Believe In
How the candidates edited their Web sites last week.Sept. 3, 2008, 4:08 PM ET hot document
The Book on Sarah Palin
An excerpt from the only biography of John McCain's presumptive running mate.Sept. 3, 2008, 5:18 PM ET
gardening
Sept. 3, 2008, 12:41 PM ET fraywatch
Sept. 3, 2008, 11:13 AM ET recycled
Sept. 3, 2008, 7:38 AM ET recycled
Sept. 3, 2008, 7:24 AM ET today's papers
Sept. 3, 2008, 6:26 AM ET today's business press
Sept. 3, 2008, 6:20 AM ET politics
Sept. 3, 2008, 12:37 AM ET
Currant Affairs
The formerly forbidden fruit stakes out a spot in American gardens.Sept. 3, 2008, 12:41 PM ET fraywatch
Palin-tology
Missed conceptions and bad taste.Sept. 3, 2008, 11:13 AM ET recycled
The Evolution of the Minnesota State Fair
How 4-H kids run the show.Sept. 3, 2008, 7:38 AM ET recycled
Snowmobiling
Slumming on the slopes.Sept. 3, 2008, 7:24 AM ET today's papers
The GOP Strikes Back
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.Sept. 3, 2008, 6:26 AM ET today's business press
Low Oil, High Prices
A summary of what's in the major publications.Sept. 3, 2008, 6:20 AM ET politics
The Bizarro GOP
The first real night of the Republican Convention was all about contradictions.Sept. 3, 2008, 12:37 AM ET
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008
television
Sept. 2, 2008, 8:22 PM ET dispatches
Sept. 2, 2008, 6:44 PM ET explainer
Sept. 2, 2008, 6:38 PM ET explainer
Sept. 2, 2008, 6:38 PM ET chatterbox
Sept. 2, 2008, 6:29 PM ET xx factor xxtra
Sept. 2, 2008, 5:44 PM ET press box
Sept. 2, 2008, 5:03 PM ET politics
Sept. 2, 2008, 4:51 PM ET technology
Sept. 2, 2008, 4:48 PM ET the green lantern
Sept. 2, 2008, 4:46 PM ET
The Sarah Palin Show
She's pretty great on television.Sept. 2, 2008, 8:22 PM ET dispatches
Notes From Inside the GOP Convention
5 a.m. and all is well.Sept. 2, 2008, 6:44 PM ET explainer
Aerial Wolf Gunning 101
What is it, and why does vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin support the practice?Sept. 2, 2008, 6:38 PM ET explainer
How To Replace a Vice Presidential Nominee
What would happen if the McCain campaign had to ditch Sarah Palin?Sept. 2, 2008, 6:38 PM ET chatterbox
Stress and Class
An NYU sociologist claims, preposterously, that it's more stressful to be rich than poor.Sept. 2, 2008, 6:29 PM ET xx factor xxtra
Questions for a Superhuman Mom
The complicated business of judging Sarah Palin.Sept. 2, 2008, 5:44 PM ET press box
Hurricane Palin
McCain creates a disaster story for the news-starved press.Sept. 2, 2008, 5:03 PM ET politics
All Sarah, All the Time
Slate's complete coverage of the GOP vice presidential candidate.Sept. 2, 2008, 4:51 PM ET technology
Hey, Robot Ref! Are You Blind?
Should the sports world replace human umpires with computers?Sept. 2, 2008, 4:48 PM ET the green lantern
Eco-Pencils
A Green Lantern back-to-school special.Sept. 2, 2008, 4:46 PM ET
xx factor xxtra
Sept. 2, 2008, 4:32 PM ET other magazines
Sept. 2, 2008, 4:02 PM ET politics
Sept. 2, 2008, 1:44 PM ET foreigners
Sept. 2, 2008, 1:23 PM ET poem
Sept. 2, 2008, 12:25 PM ET human nature
Sept. 2, 2008, 8:29 AM ET books
Sept. 2, 2008, 6:49 AM ET music box
Sept. 2, 2008, 6:47 AM ET today's papers
Sept. 2, 2008, 6:42 AM ET today's business press
Sept. 2, 2008, 5:53 AM ET
Do as We Do
Sarah Palin's teenage daughter will have a baby. Here's why you may not want yours to do the same.Sept. 2, 2008, 4:32 PM ET other magazines
Blog at Your Own Risk
The Nation on how the military restricts soldiers' Internet activities.Sept. 2, 2008, 4:02 PM ET politics
Working-Class Hero
How the Palins' enviable blue-collar lifestyle could help the McCain campaign.Sept. 2, 2008, 1:44 PM ET foreigners
My Dinners With Misha
In the summer of 2006, I was part of Mikheil Saakashvili's great and tragic fantasy of an independent, America-loving Georgia.Sept. 2, 2008, 1:23 PM ET poem
"Walking in Fog"
A weekly poem, read by the author.Sept. 2, 2008, 12:25 PM ET human nature
Miss Conceptions
The invisible pregnancies of presidential daughters.Sept. 2, 2008, 8:29 AM ET books
How Children Stop Failing
It takes a village to raise a school.Sept. 2, 2008, 6:49 AM ET music box
Korean Parents for Sale
Randy Newman's on-target race humor.Sept. 2, 2008, 6:47 AM ET today's papers
Labor Pains
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.Sept. 2, 2008, 6:42 AM ET today's business press
Meet Google's Browser
A summary of what's in the major publications.Sept. 2, 2008, 5:53 AM ET
Monday, Sept. 1, 2008
dispatches
Sept. 1, 2008, 6:44 PM ET dispatches
Sept. 1, 2008, 9:33 PM ET politics
Sept. 1, 2008, 9:06 PM ET television
Sept. 1, 2008, 5:05 PM ET hot document
Sept. 1, 2008, 3:45 PM ET
Notes From Inside the GOP Convention
This year, all politics is charitable.Sept. 1, 2008, 6:44 PM ET dispatches
Party Crashers
The peace-loving, road-blocking, window-smashing protesters at the RNC.Sept. 1, 2008, 9:33 PM ET politics
Sarah Surprise
Palin's candidacy is fun to cover but raises serious questions about McCain's judgment.Sept. 1, 2008, 9:06 PM ET television
Watching Hurricane Gustav on Television
The anchors hunt for drama as New Orleans faces another potential disaster.Sept. 1, 2008, 5:05 PM ET hot document
Teenage Pregnancy, GOP-Style
An unusual McCain campaign press release.Sept. 1, 2008, 3:45 PM ET
culturebox
Sept. 1, 2008, 7:05 AM ET fighting words
Sept. 1, 2008, 7:05 AM ET today's business press
Sept. 1, 2008, 6:11 AM ET today's papers
Sept. 1, 2008, 5:17 AM ET
MF'er
Why McCain can't stop saying "my friends."Sept. 1, 2008, 7:05 AM ET fighting words
Let Them Count Houses
Can't we escape this tiresome demagoguery about candidates' income and property?Sept. 1, 2008, 7:05 AM ET today's business press
Waiting For Gustav
A summary of what's in the major publications.Sept. 1, 2008, 6:11 AM ET today's papers
Gustaving Off Disaster
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.Sept. 1, 2008, 5:17 AM ET
Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008
politics
Aug. 31, 2008, 9:18 PM ET television
Aug. 31, 2008, 7:34 PM ET
McCain-Gustav '08
The hurricane upsets the GOP Convention but may be good for the GOP.Aug. 31, 2008, 9:18 PM ET television
Gossip Girl
So trendy it's authentic.Aug. 31, 2008, 7:34 PM ET
readme
Aug. 31, 2008, 10:36 AM ET today's papers
Aug. 31, 2008, 3:12 AM ET
No Experience Necessary
How Sarah Palin made the GOP change its mind about presidential qualifications.Aug. 31, 2008, 10:36 AM ET today's papers
Mother of All Storms
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.Aug. 31, 2008, 3:12 AM ET
Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008
moneybox
Aug. 30, 2008, 6:39 AM ET today's papers
Aug. 30, 2008, 6:25 AM ET reading list
Aug. 30, 2008, 6:38 AM ET
The Death of the Credit Card Economy
Car leases, student loans, no-money-down mortgages, and high credit limits are vanishing.Aug. 30, 2008, 6:39 AM ET today's papers
Palin Comparison
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.Aug. 30, 2008, 6:25 AM ET reading list
Grand Old Book Party
What to read about John McCain and the future of the GOP.Aug. 30, 2008, 6:38 AM ET
election scorecard
Aug. 30, 2008, 6:37 AM ET the has-been
Aug. 30, 2008, 1:30 AM ET
Presidential Race
Where the elections stand today.Aug. 30, 2008, 6:37 AM ET the has-been
Where's the Rest of That Moose?
Why Democrats needn't rush to trash Sarah Palin.Aug. 30, 2008, 1:30 AM ET
today's papers
Loose Change today's business press
Stocks Shocked other magazines
The Alaskan Surprise explainer
Staying at the Hanoi Hilton
Loose Change today's business press
Stocks Shocked other magazines
The Alaskan Surprise explainer
Staying at the Hanoi Hilton
