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Trump's New Grift Is His Most Brazen ... Ever? -- Jim Newell

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It's an Industry Almost Everyone Hates. Wall Street Loves It. It Could Demolish the Entire Economy. -- Nitish Pahwa

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Samuel Alito Is Fuming That Blue States Outsmarted His Dobbs Decision -- Mark Joseph Stern

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The DOJ Just Made a Shocking Confession About One of Trump's Worst Early Executive Orders -- Alexis Romero

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My Father's Hidden Life Was in a Box in His Office. By the Time I Found It, It Was Almost Too Late. -- Jordan Hirsch

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Jude Law's Newest Film Has Him Portraying a Notorious Dictator. How Close Does He Come to the Truth? -- Ellin Stein

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Sterling K. Brown Just Got His First Great Villain Role, and He Knocked It Out of the Park -- Nadira Goffe

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Todd Blanche's Latest Audition to Be Trump's Attorney General May Be His Most Desperate Yet -- Shirin Ali

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Neil Gorsuch Is What Happens When a "Debate Me" College Dweeb Is Given All the Power in the World -- Susan Matthews

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It's a Midsize City. It Makes the News Every Six Years. You'd Never Guess the Reason. -- Rosie Thomas

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We Do a Lot of Sneering at "Virtue Signaling." It May Be Time to Rethink Our Approach. -- Michael Brownstein and Alex Madva

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Alex Murdaugh's Murder Convictions Were Overturned. The Reason Why Is Wild. -- Laura Miller

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The Latest Overblown Literary Outrage Is Here, and It's a Real Doozy -- Laura Miller

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A Fox News Host Wrote a Bestselling Romance About Liberal Women Falling for Republican Men. I Read It So You Don't Have To. -- Rebecca Onion

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Nicole Chung -- My Adult Son Legally Changed His Last Name. My Husband's Reaction Is Absurd.

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Jessica Stoya -- I Got Home From Work and Caught My Wife Betraying Me. I Can Use This to My Advantage.

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Kristin Wong -- My Friends Always Host Our Hang Outs in Their Home. They Have an Infuriating Habit.

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true - Jenée Desmond-Harris - My Husband's Family Treats His Ex-Wife Like She's Royalty. After What She Did, She Doesn't Deserve It.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- My Grandma Had a Nasty Mean Streak. But I Found a Way to Shut Her Down for Good.

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Jessica Stoya and Rich Juzwiak -- I Love What My Partner Does to Me in Bed. I Hate What Always Happens After.

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Jamilah Lemieux -- My Husband Wants to Get Our Kid an Unnecessary Medical Test to Appease His Mother. Uh, No.

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Elizabeth Spiers and Athena Valentine -- I Need to Make an Important Move for My Financial Future. It's Going to Devastate My Sister.

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Laura Helmuth -- Someone Reported My Boss. She Found Out, and She's Holding It Against Me.

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He's One of SNL's Most Beloved Alums—and One of the Most Polarizing. A New Documentary Examines Why. -- David Mack -- Marty, Life Is Short examines why some can't stand the comedian—and why others can't get enough.

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Liberalism Under Siege: A Blueprint for Revival -- Gabfest Reads

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Right-Wing Creators Are In Their Flop Era -- ICYMI

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Yes, a Beloved College Is Closing. But It's Not As Bad As It Seems. -- Ethan Ris -- I study higher education for a living. The data doesn't lie.

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Slate Mini Crossword for May 16, 2026 -- Nijah Morris

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He Spends His Days Tracking America's Wildest Conspiracy Theorists. What He's Seeing Lately Is Eye-Popping. Luke Winkie - Will Sommer has watched our politics descend into darkness. We're not ready for what's coming next.

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How the SCOTUS Ruling in Callais Affects Reproductive Rights. -- Amicus

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How Liberalism Became a Dirty Word - John Dickerson

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