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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Did a civil rights rebel become a murderer, or a scapegoat?

A meltdown over its subscription service reveals Twitter’s wheels coming off.

For The Wave’s final episode, we consider throwing out the word “feminism” altogether.

Donald Trump needs the courts to work for him in 2024. Will they?

The Colorado Supreme Court blocks Donald Trump from the state primary ballot; Texas plans to block immigrants by arresting them; and Amanda Ripley has a plan for surviving 2024.

Slate Money talks a strong year for the economy, the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger, and why more pedestrians are dying on the road.

Are hybrids a bridge to fully electric vehicles, or a dead end?

The commercially-declining MCU ends 2023 with its rising star found guilty of reckless assault and harassment.

How an anti-abortion legal strategy turned a miscarriage into “abuse of a corpse.”

It’s been three months since West Virginia University cut more than two dozen programs. We go inside an academic culling.

Slate Money turns it to 11 with music industry veteran Paula Scher

Sending something back has never been more convenient. But easy returns have hidden costs.