One State Supreme Court’s Lazy “Shortcut” Erases Civil Rights
Published: December 29, 2025 16:00
The Colorado Supreme Court has a blatantly unconstitutional practice. Two justices want to change that.
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Which Kind of Person Is the Subject of a Hagiography?
Published: December 29, 2025 10:55
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Dec. 29, 2025.
I Went to the Site Where Republicans Are Erecting a “Last Line of Defense” Against Zohran Mamdani. What I Saw Was Curious.
Published: December 29, 2025 10:50
Donald Trump has already endorsed those involved.
How Democrats Can Fix the Supreme Court in 2029
Published: December 29, 2025 10:45
At the end of 2025, we consider reader questions (and worries) about the years ahead.
The Supreme Court Cast Its Lot With Trumpism. It Should Be Very Worried.
Published: December 27, 2025 10:45
Why did the conservative supermajority align with the president, and what consequences might it face for its choices?
A Unified Theory of What the MAGA Justices Are Thinking
Published: December 27, 2025 10:00
Why SCOTUS will keep writing blank checks to the president next year.
Finding a Reason to Embrace Life in the Worst Place to Be During the Holidays
Published: December 26, 2025 16:00
What might someone who is living in the free world, but considering killing themselves, learn from prisoners about hanging on?
How the Next Democratic President Must Spend Their First 24 Hours in Office
Published: December 26, 2025 10:45
You cannot bring a shrimp fork to a knife fight.
The Annual Conundrums Episode, With Stephen Colbert
Published: December 26, 2025 08:30
We asked Stephen Colbert which pastry he’d like to be reincarnated as, and boy, did he deliver.
What Is Another Term for Pyrosis?
Published: December 25, 2025 10:55
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Dec. 25, 2025.
A Rabbi’s Plea for Peace | 2025 in Review
https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2025/12/gaza-israel-rabbi-peace-starvation?via=rss
Published: December 25, 2025 10:20
A lifelong lover of Israel explains where her criticism of the war in Gaza comes from.
Who Was the First Wife of King Henry VIII?
Published: December 24, 2025 10:55
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Dec. 24, 2025.
Gutting Our National Parks | 2025 Year in Review
https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2025/12/trump-national-parks-service-review?via=rss
Published: December 24, 2025 10:20
Step 1: Ruin everyone’s national park experience.
Trump Just Faced the Biggest Supreme Court Defeat of His Second Term So Far
Published: December 23, 2025 22:48
But another battle looms in the distance.
Trump Wants to Introduce New Battleships Named After Him. Oh Boy.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/12/trump-class-battleships-uss-defiant.html?via=rss
Published: December 23, 2025 19:49
There's good news and bad news here.
The Real Reason the MAGA Coalition Is Breaking
Published: December 23, 2025 18:09
Trump’s cult of personality is failing because Donald Trump is failing.
Donald Trump Just Brought a Long-Sought Policy Goal Closer Than Ever. It All Might Have Been Different Without One Night in 1977.
Published: December 23, 2025 17:21
A scandal followed—and, five decades later, no one agrees on what happened.
All My Children and One Life to Live Were Both Set in Which U.S. State?
Published: December 23, 2025 10:55
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Dec. 23, 2025.
He Wrote About Anti-Fascism—Then Fled the Country | 2025 in Review
Published: December 23, 2025 10:20
Why would writing about fighting fascism offend right-wingers to the point they would send death threats?
The Real Reason Talks Between the U.S. and Russia Are Going Nowhere
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/12/trump-russia-ukraine-putin-witkoff-talks.html?via=rss
Published: December 22, 2025 20:15
Trump thinks he’s a peacemaker. The reality is quite different.
Democrats Are Ending the Year on a Particularly Dumb Note
Published: December 22, 2025 16:00
Unfortunately, it appears Democrats are keen to end 2025 on the wrong foot.
The Democrats Had One Huge Shutdown Win. Trump Tried to Thwart It. He Just Failed.
Published: December 22, 2025 15:00
Congress struck back in a little-noticed move that shifted power away from the Trump administration.
Which Type of Animal Is a Natterjack?
Published: December 22, 2025 10:55
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Dec. 22, 2025.
Republicans Hoped Charlie Kirk’s Death Would Spark a Conservative “Revival.” Instead, They Got Candace Owens.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/12/charlie-kirk-death-candace-owens-israel.html?via=rss
Published: December 22, 2025 10:40
MAGA built a movement based on conspiracy theories. They're now discovering just how damaging that can be.
The Flight Attendant Who Wants You to Go on Strike | 2025 in Review
https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2025/12/labor-is-the-way-to-beat-trump-review?via=rss
Published: December 22, 2025 10:20
The same way we got out of 19th century working conditions is how we’re going to keep from going back.
Trump Now Shares One More Thing in Common With History’s Worst Dictators
Published: December 20, 2025 15:00
This sort of behavior is alien to a republic and a democracy. It is common, however, in dictatorships.
Judge Blasts ICE for “Evasive and Demonstrably False” Lies Under Oath
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/12/trump-lies-doj-ice-conditions-torture.html?via=rss
Published: December 20, 2025 14:00
Judges around the country have begun to show a simmering fury at the conduct of federal agents.