Writing them off is missing the point.

Nadia Bolz-Weber on grace, compassion, and spheres of influence.

Author and journalist Marisa Meltzer spills the tea on beauty entrepreneur Emily Weiss.

Is the ADL’s support for Israel conflicting with its mission?

A partial government shutdown is just 10 days away.

Comic book movies boosted Hollywood diversity. Could a box office slump threaten that?

Is it safe for anyone?

Slate Money debates the value of philanthropy from the mega-rich, Joe Biden’s manufacturing push, and the private equity in healthcare.

What we can expect for the 2024 presidential election; who would ever want to be a university president; and how we should discuss the drop in homicide

Media are determined not to make the same mistake this time.

Who is helped by a rising minimum wage—and who is left behind?

We all want to feel well, but what does that actually look like?

Far from the battlefield, the outcome could be determined by American voters.

A Muslim-American family grapples with the aftermath of the unthinkable.

The cheap, easy, and likely counterproductive path to “going green” that the federal government is hooked on.

Real harm from A.I. doesn’t have to look like Skynet—it’s already happening.

From Prince Harry to Britney Spears, we look back at the biggest bombshells that hit the shelves this year

Emily and David finish 2023 pondering conundrums with Wesley Morris from The New York Times.

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Stern join forces for their second annual barrel-scraping rundown of the Supreme Court’s worst moments of the past year.

Mundane bank protocols keep the world economy under the US thumb.

U.S. infrastructure doesn't prioritize the lives of pedestrians. Why?

It’s hard to call the most commercially-successful director of all time “underappreciated” but Spielberg’s relationship with the Academy hasn’t been particularly rosy.

Three officials say UFOs aren’t just real; in the military, they’re an open secret.

A story of soft (and cuddly) power.

The 86-year-old knows there are people in the Vatican working to undo everything he’s done once he’s dead—but he has succession ideas of his own.