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Don't Let the Supreme Court's Big Decision Fool You. Trump Is Still a Threat to Mail Ballots. Shirin Ali

2 hours ago

Trump Has Done Countless Bad Things to This Country. We're Pathologically Obsessed With the Most Insignificant One. -- Christina Cauterucci

2 hours ago

Your Electronics Are About to Get Way More Expensive -- Nitish Pahwa

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This May Be the Most Bizarre Order of Trump's Presidency. What's Going On? -- Fred Kaplan

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Trump's State Fair Commits a Cardinal Sin -- Molly Olmstead

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Florida Has Sentenced Some Alligators to a Terrible Fate. No One Realizes Exactly How Horrifying It Is. I Went There to Find Out. -- Luke Winkie

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One of the Most Polarizing Figures in Media Has a Book Out. I'm Not Sure It's Even Meant to Be Read by Humans. -- Scaachi Koul

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Louis C.K. Is Back With His First Major Stand-Up Special Since #MeToo. He Hasn't Really Changed. -- Imogen West-Knights

2 days ago

Slate Crossword: Scaredy-Cat ... or a Tiny Dog (Six Letters) -- Nancy Serrano-Wu

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Slate Mini Crossword for July 2, 2026 -- Nate Cardin

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America's First Great Culinary Innovation Had Just Three Ingredients. It Was Enough to Change the World. -- Peter Suderman

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True Patriots Will Sip Only One Drink This July Fourth. Better Get Your Bottle Now. -- N.C. Stevens

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Their Team Lost Terribly. Yet They're Having the Most Fun. -- Aymann Ismail

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One of the Biggest Questions of the Games Comes From a Country With a Unique Name -- Alex Kirshner

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Three Countries Are Hosting the World Cup, But One Has More Immigrants Than Any Other -- Sydney Bauer

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true - how to do it - My Boyfriend Is Doing Something Really Creepy to Our Friends on ChatGPT. I Can't Believe He'd Violate Them Like That.

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true - dear prudence - My Estranged Sister Betrayed Me in the Worst Possible Way. Now I'm Supposed to Assist Her With a Life-or-Death Situation.

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CARE AND FEEDING -- Our Gay Friends Are Getting Married This Summer. I'm Disgusted by the Gift My Wife Wants to Give Them.

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CARE AND FEEDING -- My Niece Begged Me to Keep a Secret. But Keeping This One Could Get Her Hurt.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- I Just Discovered My Stepmom Is Doing Something Offensive With Her "Children's Books." I Need to Stop This.

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Rich Juzwiak -- I Keep Having to Turn Down the Men Who Are Eager to Sleep With Me. It Hurts Us Both.

14 hours ago

Nicole Chung -- My Sister Needs All the Help I Can Give Her After Leaving Her Drunk Husband. I'm Doing What I Can, But It's Coming at a Cost.

18 hours ago

Kristin Wong -- I've Been Working Toward Home Ownership in an Unconventional Way. My Friend Thinks I'm Absolutely Bonkers.

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1h ago - true - Laura Helmuth - I'm a Professional Actor. This On-Stage Kiss Feels a Bit Stranger Than the Rest.

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Elena Kagan Was the Only One to See Through the Supreme Court's New Gift to Trump -- These private actions risk unintended consequences for both Cubans and Americans. -- Alexis Romero

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Alamo Drafthouse Used to Be a Shrine of Cinema. Then It Did Something So Unthinkable That Even Its Most Die-Hard Fans Revolted. -- Luke Winkie -- Looking at your phone during a movie used to be blasphemous. Now the theater is commanding you to do it.

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Influencers Are Hitting Retirement -- ICYMI

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Have Statues Fallen Off Their Pedestal? -- Decoder Ring

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The Culture Gabfest Gets the Last Gab -- Culture Gabfest

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Every Child Seems to Take Part in a New, Exhausting Tradition These Days. Teachers Have Some Theories About Why. -- Kate Lindsay -- "They're just going to go to the classroom upstairs," one teacher pointed out.

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Slate SoundBites for July 2, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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View all -- News & Politics

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What Was Really Going On With Republicans' Show of Rebellion Against Trump's War - Fred Kaplan - It was more posed than real.

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AC Won't Save You from the Heat Dome -- What Next

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true - Wait, Trump Made HOW Much Money as President?! Ian Prasad Philbrick

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A Clarence Thomas Protégé Defied a Landmark Supreme Court Ruling. His Mentor Would Be Proud. -- Austin Sarat

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The Supreme Court Gave Us All One Big Win This Term -- Cullen Seltzer

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Which Kind of Cloud Produces Hail? Ray Hamel

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