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Slate's new, improved mobile site.
Have you ever wished you could read Slate while lying on the beach, sitting at the laundromat, or waiting in line at the DMV? If so, take note: We just… Read more »
Pakistan doesn't like expansion of Afghan war; Obama meets with conservative Democrats.
The New York Times leads with word that Pakistan is objecting to the Obama administration's expansion of the war in Afghanistan due to fears that retreating Taliban militants will slip… Read more »
Walter Cronkite wasn't worthy of all that trust we allegedly invested in him.
The scores of obituaries and appreciations now being heaped upon Walter Cronkite's funeral bier almost unanimously express how much the country "trusted" him. The CBS News veteran's furry baritone, the… Read more »
The remarkable vote to kill the F-22 and what it means for America's military future.
This is a big deal: The Senate today voted to halt production of the F-22 stealth fighter plane, and it did so 58-40, a margin much wider than expected.[more ...]... Read more »
The first annual Slate News Junkie Smackdown podcast.
After two days trading opinions, impressions, and mild criticisms online, Slate's team of news-consuming guinea pigs tries to hash things out in the recording studio. Tim Egan, Michael Kinsley, Michael… Read more »
The era of intervention is over.
Only a fool would be surprised by the series of explosions that occurred July 14 on the outskirts of the village of Khirbet Slem in southern Lebanon. The sudden detonation… Read more »
The diagnostic madness of DSM-V.
There's an awful lot of money to be made from compulsive shopping, judging by the career of Madeleine Wickham. Her Shopaholic series, written under the pen name Sophie Kinsella, is… Read more »
Should Jon Stewart change his name back to Jon Leibowitz?
Bring back Leibowitz![more ...]... Read more »
Fix your terrible, insecure passwords in five minutes.
It's tempting to blame the victim. In May, a twentysomething French hacker broke into several Twitter employees' e-mail accounts and stole a trove of meeting notes, strategy documents, and other… Read more »
Corrections from the last week.
In the July 23 "Explainer," Brian Palmer stated that soda in glass bottles is nearly impossible to find in the United States. While the most familiar brands now come in… Read more »
