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In 1995, a Heinous Crime Led to Another Dark Episode in America. Everyone Has Forgotten What Happened. They Shouldn’t.

In 1995, a Heinous Crime Led to Another Dark Episode in America. Everyone Has Forgotten What Happened. They Shouldn’t.

On the morning of April 19, 1995, Imad Enchassi drove to work at a shopping mall in Oklahoma City. Enchassi was the general manager of a buffet...

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Josh Levin

Judy Blume, Unedited

Judy Blume, Unedited

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Emily Bazelon

This May Be Why Eric Swalwell Thought He Could Get Away With It

This May Be Why Eric Swalwell Thought He Could Get Away With It

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Jim Newell

Trump Is Claiming a Major International Victory. I Come to You With Less Than Shocking News.

Trump Is Claiming a Major International Victory. I Come to You With Less Than Shocking News.

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Nitish Pahwa

Clarence Thomas Just Gave a Speech Blaming Progressivism for Hitler. It Was Mostly Just Sad.

Clarence Thomas Just Gave a Speech Blaming Progressivism for Hitler. It Was Mostly Just Sad.

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Why the New Criminal Charges Against an ICE Agent in Minneapolis Could Be a True Turning Point

Why the New Criminal Charges Against an ICE Agent in Minneapolis Could Be a True Turning Point

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Shirin Ali

What’s Next for the GOP After Trump? Get Ready for 31 Flavors of MAGA.

What’s Next for the GOP After Trump? Get Ready for 31 Flavors of MAGA.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Donald Trump is one of...

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Ben Jacobs

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Associate Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Associate Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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Ray Hamel

For Better or for Worse, the House Is Changing the Way It Deals With Its Worst Members

For Better or for Worse, the House Is Changing the Way It Deals With Its Worst Members

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16.04.2026 4

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Jim Newell

Trump’s Corrupt Pardon Campaign Has Somehow Hit a New Low

Trump’s Corrupt Pardon Campaign Has Somehow Hit a New Low

This is Executive Dysfunction, a newsletter that highlights one under-the-radar story about how Trump is changing the law—or how the law is pushing...

16.04.2026 3

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Shirin Ali

Which Isotope Number Is Associated With Radiocarbon?

Which Isotope Number Is Associated With Radiocarbon?

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16.04.2026 3

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Ray Hamel

Trump Just Automated Draft Entry. It’s Time for the Supreme Court to Step In.

Trump Just Automated Draft Entry. It’s Time for the Supreme Court to Step In.

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15.04.2026 2

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Steve Kennedy

The Clever New Lawsuit That Could Finally End ICE’s Reign of Terror in Blue States

The Clever New Lawsuit That Could Finally End ICE’s Reign of Terror in Blue States

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15.04.2026 3

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Mark Joseph Stern

This May Be the Most Baffling Part of the Eric Swalwell Scandal

This May Be the Most Baffling Part of the Eric Swalwell Scandal

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15.04.2026 2

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MAGA’s Reaction to Trump’s Jesus Post Is Surprising—and Revealing

MAGA’s Reaction to Trump’s Jesus Post Is Surprising—and Revealing

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15.04.2026 2

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Molly Olmstead

The Supreme Court Has a Chance to Revolutionize Its Approach to the Law

The Supreme Court Has a Chance to Revolutionize Its Approach to the Law

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15.04.2026 3

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David H. Gans

Why Forgetting About Impeachment and Moving On Is a Terrible Idea

Why Forgetting About Impeachment and Moving On Is a Terrible Idea

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15.04.2026 4

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Which State Was the Location of the Most Powerful Earthquake Recorded in U.S. History?

Which State Was the Location of the Most Powerful Earthquake Recorded in U.S. History?

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15.04.2026 4

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Ray Hamel

Who Was the High School Sweetheart of Superboy?

Who Was the High School Sweetheart of Superboy?

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14.04.2026 10

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Ray Hamel

The Core Principle Animating Trump’s Second Term

The Core Principle Animating Trump’s Second Term

When you think of Ibram X. Kendi, what goes through your mind? Maybe you think of his books, like the 2016 National Book Award–winning Stamped From...

13.04.2026 6

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Mary Harris

Things Are Looking Quite Bad for Trump

Things Are Looking Quite Bad for Trump

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13.04.2026 5

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Fred Kaplan

Trump Has Actually Been Very Canny About the Abortion Pill. That May Be About to Change.

Trump Has Actually Been Very Canny About the Abortion Pill. That May Be About to Change.

A little more than a year into the Trump administration, abortion access in the United States, like the total number of abortions, remains...

13.04.2026 5

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Mary Ziegler

Trump and Hegseth Fundamentally Misunderstand the Most Important Factor in America’s Military Strength

Trump and Hegseth Fundamentally Misunderstand the Most Important Factor in America’s Military Strength

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. When I was in Iraq, on...

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Myke Cole

I Was Sure This Senate Candidate’s Nazi Tattoo Would Sink Him. That It Hasn’t Teaches Us Something New About Democrats.

I Was Sure This Senate Candidate’s Nazi Tattoo Would Sink Him. That It Hasn’t Teaches Us Something New About Democrats.

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Which Word Is Derived From the Ancient Greek Word for “Amber”?

Which Word Is Derived From the Ancient Greek Word for “Amber”?

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13.04.2026 10

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Ray Hamel

There’s One Huge Flaw With TACO and It May Soon Explode in All of Our Faces

There’s One Huge Flaw With TACO and It May Soon Explode in All of Our Faces

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11.04.2026 10

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Jim Newell

One Justice Just Took Surprise Aim at Brett Kavanaugh. There May Be a Bigger Strategy at Play.

One Justice Just Took Surprise Aim at Brett Kavanaugh. There May Be a Bigger Strategy at Play.

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10.04.2026 6

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So How Mad at Trump, Really, Are the MAGA Faithful Right Now?

So How Mad at Trump, Really, Are the MAGA Faithful Right Now?

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Donald Trump’s war in...

10.04.2026 9

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Ian Prasad Philbrick

Melania Trump Just Had to Make a Statement About Her Connection to Jeffrey Epstein. I Have a Theory About Why.

Melania Trump Just Had to Make a Statement About Her Connection to Jeffrey Epstein. I Have a Theory About Why.

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10.04.2026 8

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North Carolina Republicans Are Trying to Give One of the Country’s Most Partisan Judges a Frightening New Power

North Carolina Republicans Are Trying to Give One of the Country’s Most Partisan Judges a Frightening New Power

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In the past several...

10.04.2026 8

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Billy Corriher

The Terrible, Hidden Stakes of One of the Thorniest Supreme Court Cases of This Term

The Terrible, Hidden Stakes of One of the Thorniest Supreme Court Cases of This Term

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10.04.2026 8

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Robyn Nicole Sanders

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Politics Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Politics Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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10.04.2026 8

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Ray Hamel

There’s a New Dog Whistle Coming Out of Christian Conservatives’ Mouths. It’s Just One Word.

There’s a New Dog Whistle Coming Out of Christian Conservatives’ Mouths. It’s Just One Word.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On a stage in Budapest,...

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Molly Olmstead

We May Well Be Living Through a Key Moment in the American Empire’s Decline

We May Well Be Living Through a Key Moment in the American Empire’s Decline

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09.04.2026 10

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Fred Kaplan

DOJ Says Laws Congress Passed to Prevent Another Nixon Don’t Apply to Trump

DOJ Says Laws Congress Passed to Prevent Another Nixon Don’t Apply to Trump

This is Executive Dysfunction, a newsletter that highlights one under-the-radar story about how Trump is changing the law—or how the law is pushing...

09.04.2026 8

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Shirin Ali

What Is the Binary Equivalent to the Base-10 Number 100?

What Is the Binary Equivalent to the Base-10 Number 100?

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09.04.2026 6

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Ray Hamel

The People Braying for Democrats to “Do Something” to Stop Trump’s War Have All of This Completely Backward

The People Braying for Democrats to “Do Something” to Stop Trump’s War Have All of This Completely Backward

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Donald Trump announced a...

08.04.2026 6

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Ian Prasad Philbrick

There Are So Many Things Wrong With Trump’s Two-Week Deadline to Negotiate Peace With Iran

There Are So Many Things Wrong With Trump’s Two-Week Deadline to Negotiate Peace With Iran

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08.04.2026 7

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Fred Kaplan

The Mason–Dixon Line Was Originally Drawn to Settle a Dispute Between Which Two U.S. States?

The Mason–Dixon Line Was Originally Drawn to Settle a Dispute Between Which Two U.S. States?

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Ray Hamel

Donald Trump Just Gave California Democrats a Big, Fat Gift

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07.04.2026 7

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Who Is the Only Filmmaker to Win Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival Three Times?

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07.04.2026 8

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Ray Hamel

What Kind of Person Talks Like This—Let Alone a President at War?

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06.04.2026 10

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Fred Kaplan

Her Murder Had Been Cold for Decades. Five Gen Zers Attempted to Solve It. It Took Them Somewhere the Detectives Never Imagined.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The students had never...

06.04.2026 10

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Wes ferguson

She Was Put in Jail in Texas for an Abortion. Blame the Supreme Court for What Happened Next.

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06.04.2026 10

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Mary Ziegler

Trump Said J.D. Vance Will Probably Replace Him. Now He Might Have His Eye on Someone Else.

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What Is Meant by the Term Holus-Bolus?

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06.04.2026 10

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Ray Hamel

Who Could Possibly Want the Worst Job in Trump’s Cabinet?

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04.04.2026 10

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Jim Newell

The Surprisingly Hopeful Lesson From Pam Bondi’s Failed Tenure at DOJ

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03.04.2026 10

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There’s a Clear Pattern to Who Trump Throws Under the Bus

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03.04.2026 10

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Jill Filipovic

Can You Name That Political Memoir? A Slate Quiz.

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03.04.2026 6

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Ian Prasad Philbrick