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Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009
- Bushism of the Day
The president's accidental wit and wisdom. - Palimpsest President
How Obama will write and rewrite his presidency. - Big Bird
What are the rules for flipping someone off on network television? - My Stimulus Is Better Than Yours!
The battle over whether fiscal policy or monetary policy will fix the economy faster. - Impeach Jay Bybee
Why should a suspected war criminal serve as a federal judge? - Slate's Inauguration Coverage
All the articles on Obama's move to the White House. - Mission Accomplished
Newsweek on Cheney's successful vice presidency. - Let the TB Patients Go
Prisonlike hospitals aren't the place to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis. - Of the Algorithms, by the Algorithms, for the Algorithms
Can a bunch of mathematicians make government more representative? - Slate's Farewell to Bush
All the valedictory articles about the 43rd president. - Got To Work
How the Obama jobs program will really affect women workers. - Bush's Manic Press Conference
A daily video from Slate V. - Today's Cartoons
Cartoonists' take on eight years of George W. Bush. - Think Globally, Ask Locally
The Green Lantern's advice may not work for everyone. - Help Obama Write His Inauguration Speech
How you (and Lincoln, FDR, and JFK) can help write this year's inaugural address. - How To Aim a Rocket
Plus, what's the difference between rockets and missiles? - Gaza: The Basics
Some history and background on the Gaza Strip. - "Morning of the Monsoon"
A weekly poem, read by the author. - Obama: Show Me the Money
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers. - Obama To Get Bailout Cash
A summary of what's in the major publications.
Monday, Jan. 12, 2009
- Europe's New Cold War
Why doesn't the European Union have a unified energy policy? - Building an iTunes for Newspapers
Answering David Carr's excellent challenge. - God Bless, and Bless, and Bless, and Bless America
How many preachers does one inauguration need? - DRM Isn't Dead
Despite the revamped iTunes, copy-protection schemes are here to stay. - Why Don't Indonesians Know How To Swim?
Plus, why are their ferries always sinking? - My Great-Uncles Tried To Kill Hitler
One family's story of the Valkyrie plot. - W.'s Greatest Hits
The top 25 Bushisms of all time. - More Than a Good Feeling
Why are so many oligarchs, royal families, and special-interest groups giving money to the Clinton Foundation? - Doping Deficit Disorder
Need performance-enhancing drugs? Claim ADHD. - Dear Prudence: Flirting Husband
A daily video from Slate V. - Move Over, Thoreau
Rationalist environmentalism better prevail, and fast. - Israel Goes Deep
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
- Israel: Help Us Bomb Iran
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009
- The Enigma in Chief
We still don't know how or why Bush made the key decisions of his administration. - Will Blago Go?
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Friday, Jan. 9, 2009
- The Original Twilight
A pop Wuthering Heightson PBS. - Robert Rubin's Free Ride
How does Clinton's treasury secretary escape blame for the market meltdown? - First Movers
How exactly will Obama get all his stuff into the White House? - The Botox Bubble
The health care industry was supposed to be recession-proof. So why is it in trouble? - I Don't Want My Web TV
Why Yahoo's plan to merge the Internet and television isn't the future of home entertainment. - The Letter of Last Resort
The decision about nuclear apocalypse lying in a safe at the bottom of the sea. - Summary Judgment: Bride Wars, The Unborn and Not Easily Broken
A daily video from Slate V. - The Movie Club
The greatest Mexican Mennonite film of 2008. - Slate Illustrated
The year in illustrations. - Father Richard John Neuhaus
Remembering the theologian. - Red, Brown, and Blue
The Atlantic on post-racial America. - Raising Kaine
The battle for the RNC chair makes their Democratic rival look good. - The Get-the-Inauguration-Over Gabfest
Listen to Slate's review of the week in politics. - Paper Love: Inside the Holocaust Archives
The end of the journey. - Corrections
Slate's mistakes. - Roadblocks to Peace
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009
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on January 13, 2009I Don't Buy It ... Your Virginity, That Is, or That Selling It Is "Empowering"
Ugh. I'm not sure what to make of Natalie Dylan, the 22-year-old who popped her media cherry in the fall when she put her virginity on the market and is now back on the scene with her staggering price tag in hand: $3.7 million is the highest bid so far to be the lucky guy to bang her for the Read More- The Happiness Project:
posted by Gretchen Rubin
on January 13, 2009We Each Think We're Doing Most of the Work
I remember that after I learned the concept of “acting in reliance,” suddenly I saw people acting in reliance all over the place. (For example, when my friend John signed a lease for a two-bedroom apartment because Michael promised to room with him, he’d acted in reliance, and so when Michael wanted to move in with his girlfriend instead, John was entitled to hold him to his word.) Read More - Human Nature:
posted by William Saletan
on January 13, 2009Look, Ma, No Head
To me, the persuasive analogy is alcohol. Intuitively, cell phones in the car seem more justified and less objectionable than booze does, because booze is stupefying, whereas phones are engaging. But the more the phone engages you in its own world, the more it stupefies you in the one you're navigating. Nobody's saying you can't use your phone or your car. Just not at the same time. Read More 
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posted by Mickey Kaus
on January 12, 2009Fight or flight for the GOP on Davis-Bacon?
In mid-death throes, Chrysler actually shows a good-looking car at the Detroit Auto Show. ... Model designation: 2L-8 GT. ... 12:12 A.M. ___________________________ An idea so crazy it just might be crazy! Facing an economic slowdown, possible deflation, declining Read More
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