Josh Voorhees is a Slate senior writer. He lives in Iowa City.
Politics
Oct. 20 2014 8:14 PMYou Should Be Optimistic About EbolaDon’t panic. Here are all the signs that the U.S. is containing the disease.Josh Voorhees
Politics
Oct. 14 2014 6:30 PMWhy Don’t We Have an Ebola Vaccine?Washington missed its chance to be prepared. Now, politicians are fighting over whom to blame.Josh Voorhees
Politics
Oct. 8 2014 2:42 PMHigher LearningWhat the next wave of pot-legalizing states can learn from Colorado and Washington.Josh Voorhees
Politics
Sept. 30 2014 9:33 PMPolitical Theater With a PurposeDarrell Issa’s public shaming of the head of the Secret Service was congressional grandstanding at its best.Josh Voorhees
Moneybox
Sept. 24 2014 3:57 PMA Fight Over Rooftop Solar Panels Could Decide America’s Energy FutureJosh Voorhees
The Slatest
Sept. 18 2014 6:10 PMAgriculture Commissioner Who Called "Meatless Monday" an Evil Vegetarian Plot Calls It QuitsJosh Voorhees
Politics
Sept. 11 2014 6:42 PMWhat’s the Beef?No, “Meatless Monday” is not an evil vegetarian plot to deprive our children of precious steak, pork, and chicken.Josh Voorhees
Politics
Sept. 3 2014 9:31 PMThe Dark Secret of Juvenile Detention CentersNine out of every 10 reporters of sexual abuse are males victimized by female staffers.Josh Voorhees
Politics
Aug. 27 2014 11:20 AMThe Problem With “Suicide by Cop”The dangerous term that stops us from asking hard questions about police shootings.Josh Voorhees
Politics
Aug. 19 2014 7:29 PMWhy the Media Is Siding With the ProtestersIt isn’t simply because of tear gas and rubber bullets.Josh Voorhees
The World
Aug. 15 2014 6:57 PMThings Are Going Our Way in Iraq. Will Its Next Leader Be the Savior the U.S. Is Looking For?Josh Voorhees
The World
Aug. 14 2014 4:49 PMMaliki Agrees to Step Aside, Taking Fears of Military Coup With HimJosh Voorhees
The World
Aug. 13 2014 2:13 PMWhen Are Boots on the Ground not “Boots on the Ground”? U.S. Considers Iraq Rescue Operation.Josh Voorhees
Medical Examiner
Oct. 16 2014 9:03 PMEverything That Went Wrong in DallasA timeline of the many missteps surrounding the first cases of Ebola diagnosed in the United States.Josh Voorhees
Politics
Oct. 9 2014 7:57 PMAre Quarantines Really Legal?The rules and regulations on confining people who’ve been exposed to Ebola.Josh Voorhees
Politics
Oct. 2 2014 11:01 AMIt Wasn’t a SecretA 2013 inspector general report detailed all of the Secret Service’s problems. Nobody cared.Josh Voorhees
Politics
Sept. 26 2014 10:44 AMThe Secret Service Did Almost Everything WrongBut they got the most important thing right: They didn’t shoot the White House intruder.Josh Voorhees
Politics
Sept. 18 2014 6:20 PMHow to Fix America’s Recidivism CrisisIt could be as simple as providing ex-cons with the medication they need.Josh Voorhees
Politics
Sept. 16 2014 2:11 PMSpare the RodWhat Charles Barkley gets wrong about corporal punishment and black culture.Josh Voorhees
Behind the Scenes
Sept. 10 2014 10:39 AMWhere’s My Pizza? Three far-flung Slate-sters dish on the pros and cons of working away from Slate’s main offices.Holly Allen, Rachael Larimore, and Josh Voorhees
Politics
Aug. 29 2014 6:19 PMWhat Immigration Crisis?Why Congress and President Obama are so eager to forget this summer’s “humanitarian crisis at the border.”Josh Voorhees
Politics
Aug. 21 2014 8:56 PMEverything That Went Wrong in FergusonA timeline of the authorities’ many missteps in the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death.Josh Voorhees
Politics
Aug. 18 2014 11:04 PMCan Anyone Fix the Ferguson Police Department?It needs to be overhauled. It takes time, but it can be done. Josh Voorhees
Slate Archives
Aug. 15 2014 12:12 PMWhat Happened at Slate This Week? A Lot.Senior writer Josh Voorhees shares the smartest and most insightful stories of the past week.Josh Voorhees
The World
Aug. 13 2014 9:54 PMThings Are Getting Much Better on Mount Sinjar Thanks to U.S. Efforts, Pentagon SaysJosh Voorhees
The World
Aug. 12 2014 6:03 PMIraq’s Maliki Thinks He Can Ignore the Country’s Constitution. After All, He’s Done It Before.Josh Voorhees
TODAY IN SLATE
How Canada’s Shooting Tragedies Have Shaped Its Gun Control Politics
Where Ebola Lives Between Outbreaks
By Matt McCarthy
Science
Oct. 22 2014 11:30 AM
Where Ebola Lives Between Outbreaks
My nerve-wracking research with shrieking bats.
Matt McCarthy
Gunman Killed Inside Canadian Parliament; Soldier Shot at National Monument Dies
Sleater-Kinney Was Once America’s Best Rock Band
Can it be again?
By Jack Hamilton
Culturebox
Oct. 20 2014 3:22 PM
Sleater-Kinney Was Once America’s Best Rock Band
Can it be again?
Jack Hamilton
Paul Farmer: Up to 90 Percent of Ebola Patients Should Survive
Is he right?
By Joshua Keating
The World
Oct. 22 2014 2:05 PM
Paul Farmer: Up to 90 Percent of Ebola Patients Should Survive
Is he right?
Joshua Keating
“I’m Not a Scientist” Is No Excuse
Politicians brag about their ignorance while making ignorant decisions.
By David Shiffman
Brow Beat
Oct. 22 2014 10:39 PM
Avengers: Age of Ultron Looks Like a Fun, Sprawling, and Extremely Satisfying Sequel
Sharan Shetty
Politics
Oct. 22 2014 9:42 PM
Landslide Landrieu
Can the Louisiana Democrat use the powers of incumbency to save herself one more time?
John Dickerson
Brow Beat
Oct. 22 2014 9:19 PM
The Phone Call Is Twenty Minutes of Pitch-Perfect, Wrenching Cinema
Sharan Shetty
The Slatest
Oct. 22 2014 8:20 PM
Man Jumps White House Fence, Is Attacked By Secret Service Dogs and Arrested
Elliot Hannon
The Slatest
Oct. 22 2014 7:46 PM
Family of Dallas Nurse With Ebola Says She’s Now Virus-Free
Elliot Hannon
The Gist
Oct. 22 2014 6:41 PM
We Work Hard for Less Money
In terms of “real wages,” we make less than our grandparents did. At least we have air conditioning.
Mike Pesca
The Slatest
Oct. 22 2014 6:36 PM
Reaganomics Tax Experiment Still Going Poorly in Kansas
Ben Mathis-Lilley
The Slatest
Oct. 22 2014 6:10 PM
Gunman Killed Inside Canadian Parliament; Soldier Shot at National Monument Dies
Ben Mathis-Lilley and Elliot Hannon
Gentleman Scholar
Oct. 22 2014 5:54 PM
May I Offer to Sharpen My Friends’ Knives?
Or would that be rude?
Troy Patterson
Future Tense
Oct. 22 2014 5:33 PM
One More Reason Not to Use PowerPoint: It’s The Gateway for a Serious Windows Vulnerability
Lily Hay Newman
The Slatest
Oct. 22 2014 4:54 PM
CDC Announces Monitoring of All Travelers to U.S. From Ebola-Stricken Countries
Laura Bradley
Education
Oct. 22 2014 4:45 PM
Welcome to 13th Grade!
Several Oregon high schools are offering a fifth year of high school. Every district should consider it.
Rebecca Schuman
Outward
Oct. 22 2014 4:43 PM
Anthony Culler Warns: Beware the Gay Gremlins!
J. Bryan Lowder and Chris Wade
The XX Factor
Oct. 22 2014 4:27 PM
Three Ways Your Text Messages Change After You Get Married
Melissa Dahl
Politics
Oct. 22 2014 9:42 PM
Landslide Landrieu
Can the Louisiana Democrat use the powers of incumbency to save herself one more time?
John Dickerson
Continuously Operating
Oct. 22 2014 2:38 PM
Crack Open an Old One
A highly unscientific evaluation of Germany’s oldest breweries.
L.V. Anderson
Gentleman Scholar
Oct. 22 2014 5:54 PM
May I Offer to Sharpen My Friends’ Knives?
Or would that be rude?
Troy Patterson
The XX Factor
Oct. 22 2014 4:27 PM
Three Ways Your Text Messages Change After You Get Married
Melissa Dahl
Tv Club
Oct. 22 2014 5:27 PM
The Slate Walking Dead Podcast
A spoiler-filled discussion of Episodes 1 and 2.
Mike Vuolo and Chris Wade
Brow Beat
Oct. 22 2014 10:39 PM
Avengers: Age of Ultron Looks Like a Fun, Sprawling, and Extremely Satisfying Sequel
Sharan Shetty
Future Tense
Oct. 22 2014 5:33 PM
One More Reason Not to Use PowerPoint: It’s The Gateway for a Serious Windows Vulnerability
Lily Hay Newman
Sports Nut
Oct. 20 2014 5:09 PM
Keepaway, on Three. Ready—Break!
On his record-breaking touchdown pass, Peyton Manning couldn’t even leave the celebration to chance.
Chris Wade and A.J. McCarthy