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- Markwayne Mullin’s Confirmation Hearing Was the Funniest in Ages—and Might Have a Stunning OutcomeDuring Wednesday’s Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing into Mullin’s nomination, bygones would not be bygones.
- Thousands Are Fleeing War in Lebanon. She Flew There.How long can Hezbollah fight without its largest backer?
- Republicans Have a New Plan to Trick People Into Voting Against Abortion Rights. This One Is Working.Since the 2022 Dobbs ruling, the anti-abortion movement has largely failed to stop a barrage of ballot measures on reproductive rights.
- The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Decision Hinges on a Case You’ve Never Heard OfTo be sure, Lynch is just one case, but it is an important one. The Supreme Court should appreciate that.
- During the American Revolution, Which Leader of the Green Mountain Boys Captured Fort Ticonderoga?Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for March 18, 2026.
- Reporters Keep Calling Trump’s Cell. The Answers He’s Giving Them Are Revealing One Core Truth.Everyone has Donald Trump’s digits. And he keeps picking up.
- Sam Alito’s Latest Reversal at the Supreme Court Is an Absolute EmbarrassmentAlito offered no justification for his reversal.
- The Supreme Court Just Heeded One of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Sharpest DissentsThese may sound like small wins, but they are wins nonetheless.
- A Top Official Just Quit in Protest of the Iran War. His Resignation Letter Reveals One of the Biggest Fallacies About Trump.Kent has a long history of conspiratorial thinking that has twice cost him winnable congressional races.
- They’ve Been Measuring the Health of Democracies for Years. Guess What Their New Report Says About America.American democracy under Trump is officially eroding faster than Russian democracy did under Putin.
- The Line “The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strained” Is Part of a Speech in Which Shakespeare Play?Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for March 17, 2026.
- Maine Could Determine Abortion Rights for the Nation. Why Aren’t Reproductive Rights Groups Acting Accordingly?These groups often traded the rights of people on the margins in exchange for limited abortion access and a promise that they would fix it eventually.
- The GOP Plan to Kill Your VoteWho thinks “making voting more difficult” should be our top priority?
- The Fundamental Lie Behind Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Supreme Court CaseIn two weeks the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the term’s vitally important birthright citizenship case.
- We May Not Be on the Ground in Iran. But the Cost to Our Soldiers Is Still Unthinkable.The lack of clarity from the commander in chief will have dark consequences for our troops.
- In Bowling, Which Term Is Used for Three Strikes in a Row?Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for March 16, 2026.
- Bombing Iran…for Jesus?It’s fanatical religious leadership…and also Iran.
- The Iron Law of TACO Faces Its Ultimate TestWelcome to this week’s edition of the Surge.
- Birthright Citizenship Is a Constitutional and Historical FactHow much longer will birthright citizenship remain a constitutional right?
- A Beauty Queen Turned MAGA Mouthpiece Is Racking Up Supporters on Both Sides of the Aisle. She’s the Face of a Dangerous New Brand of Conservatism.Carrie Prejean Boller is both more interesting and more dangerous, potentially, than Tucker Carlson or Candace Owens.
- Trump Has Seized More Ballots as Part of His Effort to Take Over the 2026 MidtermsIt may be 2026, but Donald Trump is still refusing to let go of his 2020 loss to Joe Biden.
- The Oscars Ignored the Most Timely, Haunting Movie of 2025. You Should Watch It Immediately.Everyone should be talking about this instead.
- We Have a Winner for Most Grotesque Supreme Court Audition YetJudge Lawrence VanDyke issued a crass and indecent solo dissent on Thursday, castigating his colleagues for protecting the rights of transgender women.
- SchadenFriday: A Timothée Chalamet Ballet MeleeDancers demand Timothee Chalamet plié!
- Trump’s Voting Nemesis Is at the Supreme Court. We Can’t Afford for SCOTUS to Get It Wrong.Even the court’s conservative justices should have a hard time swallowing arguments that violate so many pillars of legal reasoning.
During Wednesday’s Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing into Mullin’s nomination, bygones would not be bygones.
How long can Hezbollah fight without its largest backer?
Since the 2022 Dobbs ruling, the anti-abortion movement has largely failed to stop a barrage of ballot measures on reproductive rights.
To be sure, Lynch is just one case, but it is an important one. The Supreme Court should appreciate that.
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for March 18, 2026.
Everyone has Donald Trump’s digits. And he keeps picking up.
Alito offered no justification for his reversal.
These may sound like small wins, but they are wins nonetheless.
Kent has a long history of conspiratorial thinking that has twice cost him winnable congressional races.
American democracy under Trump is officially eroding faster than Russian democracy did under Putin.
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for March 17, 2026.
These groups often traded the rights of people on the margins in exchange for limited abortion access and a promise that they would fix it eventually.
Who thinks “making voting more difficult” should be our top priority?
In two weeks the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the term’s vitally important birthright citizenship case.
The lack of clarity from the commander in chief will have dark consequences for our troops.
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for March 16, 2026.
It’s fanatical religious leadership…and also Iran.
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge.
How much longer will birthright citizenship remain a constitutional right?
Carrie Prejean Boller is both more interesting and more dangerous, potentially, than Tucker Carlson or Candace Owens.
It may be 2026, but Donald Trump is still refusing to let go of his 2020 loss to Joe Biden.
Everyone should be talking about this instead.
Judge Lawrence VanDyke issued a crass and indecent solo dissent on Thursday, castigating his colleagues for protecting the rights of transgender women.
Dancers demand Timothee Chalamet plié!
Even the court’s conservative justices should have a hard time swallowing arguments that violate so many pillars of legal reasoning.
Wednesday 