Will Saletan writes about politics, science, technology, and other stuff for Slate. He’s the author of Bearing Right.
Politics
Oct. 20 2014 7:13 PMDeadly AdviceWhen it comes to Ebola, ignore American public opinion: It’s ignorant and misinformed about the disease.William Saletan
Politics
Oct. 14 2014 5:38 PMArchbishop, Confess!Does Archbishop Charles Chaput give Catholic Republicans wiggle room on the death penalty?William Saletan
Politics
Oct. 9 2014 3:19 PMBush HuggersDemocrats running for office would rather attach themselves to leading Republicans than their own president.William Saletan
Human Nature
Oct. 3 2014 12:57 PMHow Choice Can Stop AbortionsLong-acting reversible contraceptives can cut the teen abortion rate by 75 percent.William Saletan
Foreigners
Sept. 23 2014 6:40 PMCoalition of the PresentableDon’t believe the official version. Meet America’s real allies in the fight against ISIS.William Saletan
Frame Game
Sept. 11 2014 5:53 PMCandid JusticeSurveillance technology is taking away our privacy—and punishing people who deserve to be punished.William Saletan
Foreigners
Sept. 2 2014 5:52 PMWhy Israel Is No Better Than RussiaIt’s using the same twisted arguments to rationalize its illegal land grab in the West Bank.William Saletan
Foreigners
Aug. 19 2014 12:00 PMWill Obama Allow Mission Creep in Iraq?There are some small signs that he already is.William Saletan
Frame Game
Aug. 8 2014 5:35 PMThis Is Not WarYes, we’re bombing Iraq. But the U.S. intervention is not going to escalate. William Saletan
Foreigners
Aug. 4 2014 5:00 PMThe Horrific Results of Israel’s Good IntentionsHow a civilized nation can descend into war crimes.William Saletan
Foreigners
July 31 2014 12:43 PM12 Signs It’s Time to Get Out of GazaOperation Protective Edge needs to end.William Saletan
Frame Game
July 25 2014 6:00 AM“Skip the Commentary, Find the Reporting”How Will Saletan kept up with this week’s news from Israel and Gaza.William Saletan
Frame Game
July 16 2014 8:24 PMHamas Is Destroying GazaThe Palestinian militants are showing an utter disregard for their own people.William Saletan
Politics
Oct. 17 2014 1:05 PMThe Ebola VoterThirteen ways Democrats and Republicans are exploiting the virus for political gain.William Saletan
Politics
Oct. 10 2014 5:14 PMThe Wrong Side of the MajorityThom Tillis says most North Carolinians are against gay marriage. He couldn’t be more wrong.William Saletan
Foreigners
Oct. 3 2014 10:23 PMA Suicide PactISIS’s beheading videos have done nothing but mobilize the West for war.William Saletan
Politics
Sept. 30 2014 5:19 PMSocial OutcastsRepublican candidates are retreating from debates on abortion, gay marriage, and contraception.William Saletan
Frame Game
Sept. 15 2014 5:13 PMHard KnocksI was hit by a teacher in an East Texas public school. It taught me nothing.William Saletan
Foreigners
Sept. 3 2014 7:37 PMThe ISIS Atrocities We Can’t ForgetThe best way to honor James Foley and Steven Sotloff is to remember the thousands ISIS has murdered, and to stop them from killing thousands more.William Saletan
Politics
Aug. 11 2014 11:36 AMTwo Slate Writers Debate: Are Gay Marriage Opponents Bigots?Listen to Saletan and Stern revisit a disagreement about marriage equality and religious freedom.William Saletan and Mark Joseph Stern
Foreigners
Aug. 6 2014 5:36 PMIsrael’s BindRelax the blockade, and Gazans might credit Hamas. Keep the blockade, and Gazans might erupt.William Saletan
Foreigners
Aug. 1 2014 2:00 PMGaza’s Worst Day Yet5 consequences from Hamas capturing an Israeli soldier, and the one slim hope things could get better.William Saletan
Foreigners
July 28 2014 8:05 PMGaza’s NetherworldLower Gaza is holding Upper Gaza hostage. It’s time to end the ordeal.William Saletan
Politics
July 22 2014 11:05 PMHow to Save GazaAnd keep Israel and Hamas from fighting the next war.William Saletan
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