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Slate - Top Stories

In Iowa, the Future of American Politics Is Happening Right Now - Ben Jacobs

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Sometimes It's Tempting to Forget Exactly What Trump Has Done to America. In One Town, It's Impossible. -- Alexander Sammon

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One Literary Giant Is Rarely Associated With His Homeland. Make No Mistake: He's the Most Influential American Writer of All. -- Laura Miller

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The French Riots Prove an Old Truism That Americans Must Heed. Ian Prasad Philbrick

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What if Vivek Ramaswamy Just Ruined Everything for the GOP? -- Jim Newell

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The GOP's Attacks Against Them Have Been Relentless. They're Still Reshaping an Entire Industry in Their Image. -- Christina Cauterucci

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I'm Begging Matthew McConaughey to Go Back to What He Does Best -- Nadira Goffe

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Only One Actor Could Pull Off a Movie Miracle Like This -- Isaac Butler

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Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 26, 2026 -- Quiara Vasquez

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One of the Original Wife Guys Really Seems to Have Cheated on His Wife. Let Me Explain Why Everyone Is Rejoicing. -- Scaachi Koul

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The DOJ Just Telegraphed Trump's Biggest Election Target -- Richard L. Hasen

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The Final Shot Reveals What It's Been About All Along -- Sam Adams

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I Made the Elizabeth Holmes Eggs. I Have to Side With Billy on This One. -- Brian VanHooker

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Nathan Fielder's New Movie Is Already a Phenomenon, but the Biggest Twist Has Been Saved Until Now -- Sam Adams

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true - pay dirt - I'm Getting Something Many Divorced People Would Be So Happy With. I Don't Want It!

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care and feeding -- Every Time Our Daughter Misbehaves, My Wife Pulls Out Her Phone. Then She Makes an Evil Threat.

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dear prudence -- My Uncle Gravely Offended a Friend at My Wedding. What Happened Next Is One for the History Books.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- My Wife and I Split Up a Few Months Ago. But People Have Told Us That the Way We're Acting Is Bizarre.

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Rich Juzwiak -- I Accidentally Super-Sized My Penis. It's Awesome ... and Terrifying.

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Kristin Wong -- I Have Saved $5 Million for My Niece and Nephew. Their Parents Are Furious at My Payout Plans.

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Laura Helmuth -- My New Boss Thinks My Very Normal Behavior at Work Means I'm Not "Dedicated to the Job." Oh No.

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Critics Hate (Hate Hate Hate Hate) Taylor Swift's New Songs, but One of Them Is a Monster Hit -- Chris Molanphy -- Critics and the Twitterati keep mocking the singer's recent songs, but they keep topping the charts.

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Slate SoundBites for October 26, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 25, 2026 -- Kavin Pawittranon

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true - What's the Matter With Minnesota? Jim Newell - A state that was expected to be an easy win for Democrats is proving quite difficult.

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Can this Marine Flip a Border Seat? -- What Next

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Impeaching Trump Is a Legal and Constitutional Slam Dunk. It's Also a Bad Idea. -- Amicus

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