He Was Supposed to Be the Next Brando. He’s Turned Out to Be Something Else Entirely. Isaac Butler
I was a Tom Hardy skeptic. No one predicted what made me change my mind.
We All Hate My Sister’s Husband. Help! Jenée Desmond-Harris
The host of Slate’s Decoder Ring joins Jenée Desmond Harris.
Trump Wants to Blame Fed Chair Powell for Economic Downturn David Plotz and Emily Bazelon
But Powell won’t rescue Trump from market chaos of his own making.
Trump Has a New Plan for Ukraine. Hoo Boy. Fred Kaplan
Anyone who believes Putin would hold the line at Donbas hasn’t been paying attention.
MAGA Is Aiming to Take Over the D.C. Bar. Be Afraid. Brendan Ballou
Brad Bondi, the brother of attorney general Pam Bondi, is running to become president of the District of Columbia Bar.
Donald Trump Is Tanking One of America’s Greatest Exports in the Middle of a Trade War Russell Korobkin
The United States exports more than $44 billion per year in education.
You’ll Never Guess When Pro-Life Hospitals Consider “Unborn Life” Not Actually Alive Jill Wieber Lens
Apparently not all unborn life is sacred.
My Son’s Girlfriend’s Mom Is Toxic Zak Rosen, Lucy Lopez, and Elizabeth Newcamp
Plus: inchworm Ami, no phones, and baseball.
My Wife Refuses to Let Our 8-Year-Old Learn a Normal Childhood Skill. This Is Getting Ridiculous. Nicole Chung
Waiting until she’s a teen is out of the question.
Help! I Can’t Believe the Disgusting Thing My Father Did at My House. I Demand an Explanation. Jenée Desmond-Harris
Surely he knows this isn’t OK.