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A McCain Victory Survival Kit - kausfiles
Debate: A "Bresh of Freath Air"! - trailhead
Swift Boat Watch: pH for America - chatterbox
National Review Crackup! - human nature
Safe, Legal, and Boring - xx factor
Goodbye Joe, We Hardly Knew Ye! - The Big Sort
How To Really Get To Know Voters - Schoolhouse Rock
Replication - fraywatch
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- jurisprudence
Nuts About ACORN
Believing in vote fraud may be dangerous to a democracy's health.
Oct. 16, 2008, 7:16 PM ET - low concept
His First Name Isn't Joe. He's Not a Licensed Plumber.
What else is "Joe the Plumber" hiding from the American people?
Oct. 16, 2008, 6:52 PM ET - explainer
What's With All the "Quinnipiac University" Polls?
How an obscure school in Connecticut turned into a major opinion research center.
Oct. 16, 2008, 6:05 PM ET - war stories
The Afghanistan Test
Petraeus' and NATO's new strategy is much closer to Obama's than McCain's.
Oct. 16, 2008, 5:54 PM ET 
day to dayCNN's Useless Graphs
Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.
Oct. 16, 2008, 5:32 PM ET- movies
Lame-Duck Soup
Oliver Stone's cinematic portrait of George W. Bush.
Oct. 16, 2008, 5:26 PM ET - technology
The 18 Things You Need for Your Computer
My favorite programs and Web services.
Oct. 16, 2008, 4:54 PM ET - xx factor
Goodbye Joe, We Hardly Knew Ye!
Plus, XX Factor debates the debate.
Oct. 16, 2008, 4:24 PM ET - election scorecard
Give and Take
Colorado and Florida become slightly less pro-Obama.
Oct. 16, 2008, 3:42 PM ET - slate v
Damned Spot: History of Negativity
A daily video from Slate V
Oct. 16, 2008, 3:35 PM ET - the chat room
My People, Your People
"Big Sort" blogger Bill Bishop takes questions about political segregation and voter clusters.
Oct. 16, 2008, 1:39 PM ET - map the candidates
19 Days To Go
Obama is fundraising in New York and stumping in New Hampshire. McCain is in Pennsylvania.
Oct. 16, 2008, 12:17 PM ET - how they do it
Europe Deals With Immigration
Ireland's rapid embrace of multiculturalism.
Oct. 16, 2008, 6:59 AM ET - culturebox
Bush on Film
Hollywood's eight-year romance with the 43rd president.
Oct. 16, 2008, 6:57 AM ET - dear prudence
Mr. Right Is Never Wrong
My genius boyfriend wins every argument, and I'm sick of it.
Oct. 16, 2008, 6:57 AM ET
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FROM SLATE VThe most vicious attack ads in television history.
- SLIDE SHOWGreat kids' books about financial ruin.
- politics
Track the Presidential Polls on Your iPhone
Introducing Slate's Poll Tracker '08: all the data you crave about the presidential race.
Oct. 16, 2008, 6:56 AM ET - today's business press
Recession Here We Come
A summary of what's in the major publications.
Oct. 16, 2008, 6:54 AM ET - today's pictures
Today's Pictures
Women who vote.
Oct. 16, 2008, 6:51 AM ET - doonesbury
Today's Doonesbury
Dizd by the Ms.
Oct. 16, 2008, 6:51 AM ET - today's cartoons
Today's Cartoons
Cartoonists' take on housing.
Oct. 16, 2008, 6:50 AM ET - today's papers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 16, 2008, 6:43 AM ET - politics
Calm and Steady Wins the Race
McCain did well in the final debate, but not well enough to matter.
Oct. 16, 2008, 1:13 AM ET - human nature
Safe, Legal, and Boring
Can Obama take the politics out of abortion?
Oct. 16, 2008, 12:41 AM ET - kausfiles
Debate: A "Bresh of Freath Air"!
The end of the Dinosaur MSM Moderator?
Oct. 16, 2008, 12:04 AM ET
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008
- twitterbox
New GOP Ticket: McCain and Joe the Plumber
The latest from Slate's presidential-debate Twitter feed.
Oct. 15, 2008, 9:32 PM ET - television
Paris Hilton's My New BFF
Warhol would be proud.
Oct. 15, 2008, 7:51 PM ET - trailhead
Swift Boat Watch: pH for America
A 527 group suggests Obama doesn't read the Bible.
Oct. 15, 2008, 6:23 PM ET - explainer
$596 Trillion!
How can the derivatives market be worth more than the world's total financial assets?
Oct. 15, 2008, 4:18 PM ET - swingers
Obama vs. McCain vs. Gay Marriage
In California, the presidential race is taking a back seat to gay marriage.
Oct. 15, 2008, 4:00 PM ET - politics
The GOP's Bill Ayers?
The McCain campaign has its own questionable connections to bombers and assassins.
Oct. 15, 2008, 3:40 PM ET - what's up, doc?
Prozac on the Playground
The dangers of off-label use of psychiatric medications in children.
Oct. 15, 2008, 1:13 PM ET - slate v
From the First to the Last Debate in Four Minutes
A daily video from Slate V
Oct. 15, 2008, 12:37 PM ET - The Big Sort
How To Really Get To Know Voters
Forget simple demographics. They're defined by their values.
Oct. 15, 2008, 12:32 PM ET - the good word
Epic Win
Goodbye, schadenfreude; hello, fail.
Oct. 15, 2008, 11:55 AM ET
- LINE of the DAY"What's with all the failing lately? Why fail instead of failure? Why FAIL instead of fail?"Epic WinBy Christopher Beam
- fraywatch
The Land of the Elite and the Home of the Intellectual
Puppets and Labradors moving in the marketplace of ideas.
Oct. 15, 2008, 11:55 AM ET - human nature
Miss Conceptions, Confirmed
A presidential aspirant who got rid of his daughter's pregnancy.
Oct. 15, 2008, 7:55 AM ET - how they do it
Europe Deals With Immigration
The long tradition of Poles pulling up stakes.
Oct. 15, 2008, 6:59 AM ET - architecture
Renzo Piano's California Adventure
Part I: Los Angeles.
Oct. 15, 2008, 6:50 AM ET - today's papers
Reality Check
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 15, 2008, 6:43 AM ET
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008
- politics
McCain's Mission? Impossible.
Wednesday's debate may be his last chance to win this race.
Oct. 14, 2008, 7:32 PM ET - chatterbox
National Review Crackup!
Mayhem at a conservative magazine.
Oct. 14, 2008, 7:15 PM ET - swingers
It's the Little Things
In the New Mexico presidential race, no town is too small to matter.
Oct. 14, 2008, 6:29 PM ET - music box
Learning by Ear
The many moods of John Adams.
Oct. 14, 2008, 5:35 PM ET - press box
A McCain Victory Survival Kit
A just-in-case guide for reporters just in case Obama collapses.
Oct. 14, 2008, 5:34 PM ET - other magazines
Beautiful Minds
Malcolm Gladwell on the two types of geniuses.
Oct. 14, 2008, 4:18 PM ET - hot document
Gitmo Torture Tips
Dos and don'ts of "degradation tactics."
Oct. 14, 2008, 4:15 PM ET
- xx factor xxtra
Michelle and Me
The trials of being an Obama biographer.
Oct. 14, 2008, 3:19 PM ET - how they do it
Europe Deals With Immigration
Failure to integrate in the Netherlands.
Oct. 14, 2008, 6:59 AM ET - faith-based
A Monastic Kind of Life
How Catholic religious communities are trying to attract young people again.
Oct. 14, 2008, 7:33 AM ET - the green lantern
The Overflowing Box of Veggies
My CSA gives me more food than I can eat … is that bad?
Oct. 14, 2008, 7:30 AM ET - poem
"Spring Comes to Ohio"
A weekly poem, read by the author.
Oct. 14, 2008, 7:24 AM ET - today's papers
Take On Me
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 14, 2008, 6:42 AM ET
Monday, Oct. 13, 2008
- foreigners
In Name Alone
North Korea may be off the terror blacklist, but little has changed.
Oct. 13, 2008, 7:47 PM ET - explainer
Was Columbus Struck by Lightning?
What kept the Santa María from having its mainmast shivered?
Oct. 13, 2008, 6:25 PM ET - swingers
Have I Got the Candidate for You!
How the real-estate market could turn Florida for Obama.
Oct. 13, 2008, 5:14 PM ET - politics
Sit Down and Shut Up
How Bob Schieffer can make this year's final debate interesting.
Oct. 13, 2008, 4:58 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
Oct. 13, 2008, 4:00 PM ET - everyday economics
How the Bailout Auction Should Work
How much should the Treasury pay for distressed assets that nobody else wants? A Bils-Kremer auction could set a fair price.
Steven E. LandsburgOct. 13, 2008, 3:43 PM ET - how they do it
Europe Deals With Immigration
Germany's history shapes its future.
Oct. 13, 2008, 6:59 AM ET - xx factor xxtra
Pro-Life and Pro-Obama
Women who are giving up on the GOP.
Oct. 13, 2008, 11:54 AM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Clingy Boyfriend
A daily video from Slate V
Oct. 13, 2008, 11:49 AM ET
- sports nut
It's the Thinking Man's Game, Stupid
What's with all the dumb baseball commentary on television?
Oct. 13, 2008, 11:35 AM ET - chatterbox
Firm Hand at the Tiller
John McCain on the economy.
Oct. 13, 2008, 11:27 AM ET - recycled
Baby-Sitting the Economy
The baby-sitting co-op that went bust teaches us something that could save the world.
Oct. 13, 2008, 11:24 AM ET - fighting words
Vote for Obama
McCain lacks the character and temperament to be president. And Palin is simply a disgrace.
Oct. 13, 2008, 10:44 AM ET - moneybox
Fear Factor
How anxiety and terror are making the financial catastrophe worse than it needs to be.
Oct. 13, 2008, 10:25 AM ET - books
A Dolphin or a Lonely Transvestite?
How best to talk about English in English.
Oct. 13, 2008, 7:32 AM ET - today's papers
Come Together, Right Now
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 13, 2008, 6:42 AM ET - kausfiles
Anti-Obama Boomerang?
Why more votes for McCain might mean more Dems in Congress.
Oct. 13, 2008, 6:11 AM ET
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
- today's papers
New World Order
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 12, 2008, 3:35 AM ET
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
- jurisprudence
Skategate
Sarah Palin could teach Alberto Gonzales a thing or two about avoiding political scandal.
Oct. 11, 2008, 7:18 PM ET - jurisprudence
Bringing Guantanamo Home
The lawlessness abroad was never very far from home.
Oct. 11, 2008, 7:32 AM ET
- today's papers
Worst. Week. Ever.
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 11, 2008, 6:03 AM ET - kausfiles
Next Stunt, Please!
Plus--Can I vote for McGovern?
Oct. 11, 2008, 8:38 PM ET
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
- politics
Putting Off Ayers
How Obama benefits from the cynicism he decries.
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:56 PM ET - explainer
What's Up With ACORN?
How a community-organizing group became Republican cause célèbre.
Oct. 10, 2008, 6:47 PM ET - politics
How Race Can Help Obama
And why an Obama win wouldn't be a victory over racial prejudice.
Oct. 10, 2008, 6:37 PM ET - other magazines
Kosher Wars
The New York TimesMagazine examines the battle over food and religion.
Oct. 10, 2008, 6:00 PM ET - press box
Good News From the Coming Depression
Journalists are already finding it!
Oct. 10, 2008, 5:17 PM ET - gabfest
The Hand on the Till Gabfest
Listen to Slate's review of the week in politics.
Oct. 10, 2008, 5:04 PM ET - day to day
The Truth About Body of Lies
Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.
Oct. 10, 2008, 4:37 PM ET - television
Turkey Shoot
Throwing darts at a bunch of new shows with a bunch of friends.
Oct. 10, 2008, 4:26 PM ET - hot document
Watching the Detective
How Sarah Palin dug up dirt on her ex-brother-in-law.
Oct. 10, 2008, 3:51 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
Oct. 10, 2008, 3:00 PM ET - low concept
The Conservative's Canada
Where can Republicans threaten to move if Obama wins?
Oct. 10, 2008, 2:51 PM ET
- jurisprudence
"One Dollar for Every West Virginian"
The crazy judicial corruption case that the Supreme Court should hear.
Oct. 10, 2008, 2:41 PM ET - moneybox
People Who Live in Glass Häuser
Europeans were gloating about the American financial crisis. Not anymore.
Oct. 10, 2008, 2:17 PM ET - war stories
Is Petraeus "Beyond Naive"?
He thinks we should negotiate with our enemies—just like Obama.
Oct. 10, 2008, 11:56 AM ET - fraywatch
Sentences to Nowhere
Readers ponder the speech of Sarah Palin.
Oct. 10, 2008, 11:12 AM ET - movies
Glossy Torture
Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies.
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:11 AM ET - politics
Barack, Bill, and Me
The Bill Ayers that Barack Obama and I worked with was no "domestic terrorist."
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:10 AM ET - green room
The Big Necessity
Can excrement solve the energy crisis?
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:08 AM ET - medical examiner
Womb Raider
Do future health problems begin during gestation?
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:06 AM ET - corrections
Corrections
Slate's mistakes.
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:06 AM ET - today's papers
Seven Days' Battle
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 10, 2008, 6:25 AM ET
- today's papers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - today's business press
Recession Here We Come - other magazines
Beautiful Minds - explainer
What's With All the "Quinnipiac University" Polls?
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