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Trump Attacked One of His Top Allies Out of the Blue. We Know Why.

2 days ago | slate.com | Aziz Huq

Jurisprudence By Get clear, smart takes on every major ruling. Subscribe to support Slate’s legal coverage. Last week, President Donald Trump took many in the legal world by surprise when he attacked the chief architect of his first-term judicial nomination agenda, Leonard Leo, as a “sleazebag” who “probably hates America.” The tone was distinctly Trumpian, but the target was a bit of a shock.
You Will Never See a More Vivid Example of What Is Running Through Republicans’ Heads Right Now Than This

2 days ago | slate.com | Susan Matthews

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The video of Joni Ernst, the Republican senator from Iowa, absolutely losing her cool at a recent constituent town hall was funny because it is somehow obscene and yet entirely relatable at exactly the same time.
University of Michigan’s president tried to appease Trump. The outcome was a disaster.

2 days ago | slate.com | Alex Kirshner

School By Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Santa Ono’s career blew up on Tuesday, and so did the illusion that the presidents of the most powerful universities in the country can preserve themselves by pandering to Donald Trump. Ono was president of the University of Michigan from 2022 until last month, when he resigned to pursue the same job at the University of Florida.
Decoder Ring explores the history and meaning of the laugh track.

2 days ago | slate.com | Willa Paskin

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What happens when Succession creator Jesse Armstrong takes on tech bros?

2 days ago | slate.com | Roberto Bolaño |Dana Stevens |Julia Turner |Stephen Metcalf

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Trump 2.0 Is Having an Odd Effect on Republicans’ Media Habits

3 days ago | slate.com | Molly Olmstead

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In 2016, when a man at a Trump rally was photographed wearing a shirt that said “Rope. Tree. Journalist. SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED,” it made headlines.
A hot, married guy entered my friend group. Then the unthinkable happened.

3 days ago | slate.com | Jessica Stoya

How to Do It How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, I’m a 42-year-old, hetero-flexible woman who has always been a bit of a goody-two-shoes. I didn’t drink/smoke, got good grades, had one boyfriend in high school/college, etc. I’d long been proud of that, and cultivated that image among friends and family for sure.
I Encouraged My Husband to See a “Support Group” for His Issue in Bed. They’ve Poisoned His Mind.

3 days ago | slate.com | Jessica Stoya

Skip to the content Spiraling About the Flop Era How to Do It How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, My husband and I are both 67 and have been married/monogamous for 15 years. We are in reasonably good health, but for the last year, he has been struggling with erectile dysfunction, which we know is not uncommon at our age.
A New Tool Shows If Your City Is Building New Housing With 30-Mile Commutes

3 days ago | slate.com | Henry Grabar

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In 2007, architect Carl Elefante expressed an idea that has since become a common provocation in the world of architecture: The greenest building is one that’s already built.
Thunder, Pacers, Panthers, Oilers in our NBA, NHL Finals preview.

4 days ago | slate.com | Ben Lindbergh |Alex Kirshner |Lindsay Gibbs

How the championship series for both the NBA and NHL have taken shape. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a valid phone number.