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Donald Trump’s Cabinet Picks Break Norms
Donald Trump continues to fill his Cabinet; Texas plans to teach the Bible in public elementary schools; and how Dr. Oz and RFK could shape healthcare
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Famous Supreme Court Lawyer: No Man Is Above the Law, Except Donald Trump, Actually
As the saying goes, when you’re the president, they let you do it.
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Trump Appoints Hot Tub–Toilet Scam Character From First Term as U.S. Representative to NATO
A guy who wasn’t qualified for his old gig is even less qualified for his next one.
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Wicked: Part I Is Somehow Longer Than the Whole Broadway Musical. Allow Me to Explain.
It’s time to try defying … brevity?
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Netflix’s Hit New Christmas Movie Has Me Wondering if Women Are OK
Hot Frosty’s love interest is the perfect blank slate.
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Ted Danson’s Great New Netflix Show Comes on Like a Sitcom, but It’s Really Something Else
A Man on the Inside shows the sentimental side of the creator of The Good Place.
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You Will Not Be Able to Resist the Magic of Cher
Do you belieeeeve … that the most entertaining book of the fall is Cher’s memoir?
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There Are Many Reasons to Oppose Tulsi Gabbard’s Trump Job. This Is a Pretty Big One.
Putin isn’t the only autocrat thrilled by this pick.
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My Husband Uses the Family Dog as a Discipline Tool Against Our Kids. It’s Sickening.
He thinks it gets “instant results.” I think it’s cruel.
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Help! My Mom Believes She Has a Psychic Connection to Her Dead Relatives.
I think this is her way of grieving, but it’s starting to worry me.
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The Standard Unit for Measuring Pressure Is Named After Which Mathematician?
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Nov. 21, 2024.
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Slate Crossword: Indian PM Who Renamed the World’s Largest Stadium After Himself (Four Letters)
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Nov. 21, 2024.
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How Tulsi Gabbard Could Plunge U.S. Intelligence Into the Dark
Spies have good reason to be wary of her.
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Why Do Wicked Stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Keep Crying? Two Words.
The drama, public messiness, and copious tears surrounding Wicked’s release are par for the course.
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I’m a Historian of Public Education. Trust Me, You Don’t Want Schools to Go Back to the Founding Era.
Our system is a mess sometimes. But you wouldn’t like the alternative.
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Why Are Democrats Supporting a Bill That Would Give Trump More Power to Punish His Critics?
The House is voting on a measure that could be all too easily weaponized.
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What Happens to Sexual Assault Survivors if Matt Gaetz Runs the DOJ
If you’re experiencing alarming levels of déjà vu this week with the debate over Matt Gaetz’s fitness to run the DOJ, it’s not just you.
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Two Separate Shaken Baby Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce
They're likely innocent of the same crime. One may go free, one may die.
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Whew, That’s a Lot of Smoke Around Matt Gaetz Already
Early returns on whether this was a mistake are, thus far, mixed.
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The Danger of Making the Matt Gaetz Nomination About Sexual Misconduct
Obsessive focus on Gaetz’s alleged sexual misconduct is a mistake, both for the media and, in due course, for senatorial opponents of the nomination.
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I Cooked 25 Recipes That Changed Everything in American Cooking in One Month. I Was Not Prepared.
I Cooked Every Single One of America's 25 Most Important Recipes. My Family Paid the Price.
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Rose Previte’s Baklawa Recipe—and the 1966 Recipe That Inspired Her
The beloved Syrian-Lebanese dessert (with notes from Rose Previte’s mom).
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It Was Once America’s Favorite Cake. Why Is It Now Impossible to Bake?
In the late 1960s, you couldn’t go to a PTA potluck without running into one of these confectionary marvels—what happened?
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