Josh Voorhees
Politics
You Should Be Optimistic About EbolaDon’t panic. Here are all the signs that the U.S. is containing the disease.
Politics
Why Don’t We Have an Ebola Vaccine?Washington missed its chance to be prepared. Now, politicians are fighting over whom to blame.
Politics
Higher LearningWhat the next wave of pot-legalizing states can learn from Colorado and Washington.
Politics
Political Theater With a PurposeDarrell Issa’s public shaming of the head of the Secret Service was congressional grandstanding at its best.
The Slatest
Agriculture Commissioner Who Called "Meatless Monday" an Evil Vegetarian Plot Calls It Quits
Politics
What’s the Beef?No, “Meatless Monday” is not an evil vegetarian plot to deprive our children of precious steak, pork, and chicken.
Politics
The Dark Secret of Juvenile Detention CentersNine out of every 10 reporters of sexual abuse are males victimized by female staffers.
Politics
The Problem With “Suicide by Cop”The dangerous term that stops us from asking hard questions about police shootings.
Politics
Why the Media Is Siding With the ProtestersIt isn’t simply because of tear gas and rubber bullets.
The World
Things Are Going Our Way in Iraq. Will Its Next Leader Be the Savior the U.S. Is Looking For?
Medical Examiner
Everything That Went Wrong in DallasA timeline of the many missteps surrounding the first cases of Ebola diagnosed in the United States.
Politics
Are Quarantines Really Legal?The rules and regulations on confining people who’ve been exposed to Ebola.
Politics
It Wasn’t a SecretA 2013 inspector general report detailed all of the Secret Service’s problems. Nobody cared.
Politics
The Secret Service Did Almost Everything WrongBut they got the most important thing right: They didn’t shoot the White House intruder.
Politics
How to Fix America’s Recidivism CrisisIt could be as simple as providing ex-cons with the medication they need.
Behind the Scenes
Where’s My Pizza? Three far-flung Slate-sters dish on the pros and cons of working away from Slate’s main offices.
Politics
What Immigration Crisis?Why Congress and President Obama are so eager to forget this summer’s “humanitarian crisis at the border.”
Politics
Everything That Went Wrong in FergusonA timeline of the authorities’ many missteps in the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death.
Politics
Can Anyone Fix the Ferguson Police Department?It needs to be overhauled. It takes time, but it can be done.
Slate Archives
What Happened at Slate This Week? A Lot.Senior writer Josh Voorhees shares the smartest and most insightful stories of the past week.
The World
Iraq’s Maliki Thinks He Can Ignore the Country’s Constitution. After All, He’s Done It Before.
TODAY IN SLATE
How Canada’s Shooting Tragedies Have Shaped Its Gun Control Politics
Where Ebola Lives Between Outbreaks
Gunman Killed Inside Canadian Parliament; Soldier Shot at National Monument Dies
Sleater-Kinney Was Once America’s Best Rock Band
Can it be again?
Paul Farmer: Up to 90 Percent of Ebola Patients Should Survive
Is he right?
“I’m Not a Scientist” Is No Excuse
Politicians brag about their ignorance while making ignorant decisions.
