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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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John Roberts Used to Be the Most Patient Man in Government. What Happened? Why Is John Roberts in a Rush All of a Sudden? document.getElementById('cmp4dqnqy000z3b7d1ysqsfdh@published') .querySelectorAll('span[data-promoline-variant]') [Math.floor(Math.random() * 2)].hidden = false - Why Is John Roberts in a Rush All of a Sudden? Richard L. Hasen

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Jon Krakauer Wishes He Never Climbed Mount Everest—and Never Wrote Into Thin Air -- Laura Miller

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It's the Most Sickening Part of the Internet. You Wouldn't Want Your Kids on It—but It Might Already Be Too Late. -- Sabrina Jones

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How Neil Gorsuch—and Senate Republicans—Stole a SCOTUS Seat and Changed the Court Forever -- Susan Matthews

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Threats Against the Judiciary Are Worse Than They've Ever Been. These Judges Know Why. -- Dahlia Lithwick

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The Supreme Court Just Made Its Awful Voting Rights Decision So Much Worse -- Mark Joseph Stern

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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

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Virginia Democrats Can Still Save Their Map. Republicans Already Showed Them How. -- Billy Corriher

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Airlines (and Trump) Found a Way to Make Flying Even More Miserable This Summer -- Alex Kirshner

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Trump Is Right About Something for Once -- Fred Kaplan

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He's One of the Most Powerful People in America. Can You Even Recognize Him? -- Slate Staff

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Slate Crossword: Group in D.C. That Actually Deals With Balls and Strikes? -- Quiara Vasquez

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What Cabinet Department Did Neil Gorsuch's Mom Lead? -- Ray Hamel

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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 Longtime Friends Love to Bring Up a Particular Sore Spot From My Past. I'd Rather Not Be Reminded.

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Jessica Stoya -- My Husband Just Dropped a Life-Altering Piece of Information on Me. I'm Not Sure How to Respond.

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Kristin Wong -- I've Always Helped My Sister With Money When She's Needed It. Now I'm Regretting That Choice.

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Doree Shafrir -- I'm Going Through Something That Is Making Work Really Rough. But Telling My Boss Might Make It Worse.

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At First, I Could Hardly Believe That This Bizarre New Movie Existed. Now I'm So Glad It Does. -- Sam Adams -- The Sheep Detectives is the movie ewe have been waiting for.

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What the Flock is Sheep Detectives? -- Culture Gabfest

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To Leak or Not To Leak? That's The Fandom Question -- ICYMI

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The Wedding Industry Has a Major Problem. I Know Exactly What Caused It. -- Heather Schwedel

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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 13, 2026 -- Kavin Pawittranon

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Slate Crossword: Spaces Where You Might See Ants, Logs, and Ants-on-a-Log (11 Letters) -- Quiara Vasquez

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Slate SoundBites for May 13, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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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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Florida's Attorney General Is Fighting to Outlaw Surrogacy. Adoption Could Be Next. Mark Joseph Stern

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