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Is FEMA Heading Towards Disaster?

A smaller agency is better than none at all, right?

ICYMI

Phone Etiquette Is In The Toilet

Culture Gabfest

You’re My Obsession Edition

Decoder Ring

No Pulp: The Killing of the Florida Orange
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How “Tax the Rich” Went Mainstream

Will billionaires follow through on their threats to leave New York and California over taxes?
Care and Feeding

First Dates & Diss Tracks

What are your intentions with my daughter?
Slate Money

Money Talks: Risk-Maxxing

Futurist Scott Smith explains why risk is on the rise.
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The Case for Fighting Dirty

Jamelle Bouie argues redistricting is about representation. Time to go for broke.
Culture Gabfest

Lord of the Sheep Edition

On this week’s show, the film Sheep Detectives, the limited series Lord of the Flies, and assessing the gloomy state of book criticism.

Bonus: The Animal Farm Abomination

Laura Miller reports back from Animal Farm.
Slow Burn
Season 11: Episode 3

A Lunch Room for Life

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern on how Gorsuch fits into the current court, where he’s going next, and why he never took his job on the cafeteria committee seriously.
Slow Burn
Season 11: Episode 2

The Stolen Seat

How Neil Gorsuch leapfrogged Merrick Garland to land a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.
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Season 11: Episode 1

Man With a Plan

To understand the current Supreme Court, you need to understand Neil Gorsuch.
ICYMI

To Leak or Not To Leak? That’s The Fandom Question

The internet has made leaks more accessible—and the real thing more expensive.
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Should I Be Freaking Out About Hantavirus?

On a scale of “taking it seriously” to “fleeing to the bunker,” where are we?
Death, Sex & Money

Death, SNAKES & Money

In a quest for a scientific breakthrough, Tim Friede allowed himself to be bitten by venomous snakes more than 200 times.
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Has Trump Doomed the GOP?

The president’s support is down to his ride-or-die followers, who are numerous enough to win primaries, but not much more than that.
Care and Feeding

Are You a ‘Naked Mom?’

Being a ‘naked mom’ is so much more than normalizing nudity.

Plus Playground: Surviving MAYhem (and Graduation Gifts!)

Want to visit this month? Stay somewhere else.
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Does Anyone Like A.I.?

Besides the executives raking in millions right now.
Slate Money

The Fun Little Drink Economy

Capitalists figure out how to thrive under Trump, Gamestop makes a bid for Ebay, and McDonalds jumps on the fancy beverage trend.

Bonus: What Athletes Pay for Performance

Pro athletes are spending small fortunes to extend their careers.
Amicus

The “Civility” Problem for Judges

Two judges weigh in on the mounting threats to an independent judiciary.

Bonus: The Callais Fallout

Voting matters, that’s why they’re working so hard to make sure your vote doesn’t.
ICYMI

“Blue Dot Fever” Is A Symptom Of Bigger Problems

The whole concert industry is broken.
What Next: TBD

Buy Your Flights Now

It wasn’t always fun to be their passenger but you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

The Discourse: What It’s Like to Be MIT President in the Trump Era

How Sally Kornbluth is navigating Trump’s tumultuous second term.
Political Gabfest

The “Are Republicans Actually Souring on Trump?’ Edition

Republican voter enthusiasm dims as Trump’s Iran War drags on; the Supreme Court returns to abortion pill politics after lower court ruling in Louisiana; and a study shows mixed effects of school cellphone bans.

Bonus: All the President’s Real Estate

Trump escalates efforts to remake DC with public golf course takeovers and “Garden of Heroes”
What Next

Look Upon Trump’s Works, Ye Mighty

And despair.