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Trump Is Plunging the U.S. Into a Historic Oil Crisis. To Confront It, He Might Have to Turn to a Policy He Despises. -- Nitish Pahwa

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The Supreme Court's Favorite New Excuse to Rule Against LGBTQ+ Kids -- Naomi Cahn, Maxine Eichner, and Mary Ziegler

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Trump Has a New Policy on Veteran Homelessness. It Could Go Very Wrong. -- Steve Kennedy

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I Ignored the Signs. I Was Only 42. When I Saw the Look on My Doctor's Face, I Knew What Was Coming—or So I Thought. -- Christopher Ingraham

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Pete Hegseth's Department of Defense Is Pathologically Obsessed With a Certain Shellfish. Some Think the Implications Could Be Dire. -- Christina Cauterucci

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Faced With Pressure From Students, Parents, and Employers, Universities Are Doing Something Drastic. It Could Change the Future of College Education. Jon Marcus

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The Timothée Chalamet Backlash Has Been Building. This Was the Final Straw. -- Nadira Goffe

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Nicole Kidman's Captivating New Crime Show Breaks the Mold -- Laura Miller

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One of Trump's Worst U.S. Attorneys Just Stepped on the Dumbest Possible Rake -- Mark Joseph Stern

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I Went to One of Trump's Mass Deportation Warehouses. It Was Eerie. -- Shirin Ali

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The Weirdest New Name in the Trump Administration Has a Backstory—if Not Necessarily a Good Explanation -- David Mack

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The Ur–Internet Writer Thought About Divorcing Her Husband. Instead, She Entered a Throuple. I Visited Her to Find Out Why. -- Scaachi Koul

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A Radiant New Novel Asks: What if World War II Had Gone Differently? -- Laura Miller

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I Read 100 Books a Year. People Are Surprised When I Explain How. -- Hannah Docter-Loeb

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- I'm Fantasizing About Abandoning My Adult Son. My Wife Doesn't Get It.

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true - Jessica Stoya - My Ex-Wife Had Very Specific Criticisms Every Time We Had Sex. It's Ruined Me.

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Doree Shafrir -- My Friend Helped Me Get Work When I Needed It. I Hate What I'm About to Do to Him.

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Nicole Cliffe and Carvell Wallace -- I'm in a Loving Relationship. But I Have a Secret Shame. It Involves His Son.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris and Lizzie O'Leary -- I Just Found Out That My Wife's Aunt Has Been Lying to Us for Years. I'm Not Sure My Kid Is Safe Around Her Anymore.

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Jessica Stoya and Rich Juzwiak -- I Just Found Out Who My Hookup Is in a Relationship With. Nothing Could've Prepared Me for This.

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Kristin Wong -- This "Money-Saving Perk" Sounds Too Good to Be True. It's a Scam, Right?

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Laura Helmuth -- My Boss Asked a Question About My Potential Promotion. Uh, the Answer Is Obvious.

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6h ago - true - Nicole Chung - I've Always Known What Kind of Person My Mother Is. Unfortunately, My 3-Year-Old Has Figured It Out, Too.

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Nicole Chung -- I Did Some Good "Parenting" While Babysitting My Nephew. My Sister Is Furious.

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As the Iran War Fallout Widens, Trump Seems to Be Turning to an Old Tactic. He's in for a Rude Awakening. Ian Prasad Philbrick

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true - Donald Trump's 18-Year-Old Granddaughter Sparked Her First Proper Controversy Online. People Are Focused On the Wrong Part. Her family should have stopped her from releasing this footage. Heather Schwedel

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She Went From Reality Star to Best Actress Front-Runner. She Deserves It All. -- Isaac Butler -- Jessie Buckley's acting methods may be a bit woo-woo, but can you argue with the results?

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Monsters! Feminism! Jazz Hands! Exclamation Points! Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! Is an Unhinged Spectacle. -- Culture Gabfest

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Stanley Kubrick's Final Mystery -- Decoder Ring

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Encore: Nobody Wants to Party Anymore -- ICYMI

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Why Are So Many NFL Teams Hunting for Quarterbacks? -- Hang Up and Listen

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Trump's Most Dangerous Policy Dream Is Spreading From State to State. Much of the Country May Soon Be a No-Go Zone. -- Kalen D. Zeiger -- I know the signs, and they're not looking good.

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Slate Pears Game 208: Mar. 12, 2026

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Slate Mini Crossword for March 12, 2026 -- K. Austin Collins

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Slate Crossword: Activity With Bars in Bars? (Seven Letters) -- Quiara Vasquez

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true - The U.S. Bombed an Elementary School in Iran. Trump's Response Makes It Worse. Fred Kaplan - It is possible—under previous presidents, it has been policy—to admit to making horrific mistakes in wartime.

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When It Formed, Which Planet Was Twice Its Current Size and Had a Magnetic Field 50 Times Stronger Than Today? -- Ray Hamel

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No, Really, Why Are We At War? -- What Next

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The Strait of Hormuz Gets Even More Dire - David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson

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