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Why Glock Handguns Are So Popular in America
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Are Political Assassins More Likely To Target Conservatives or Liberals?
Kaplan: Don't Worry About China's New Stealth Fighter Jet
What Will the House Do if Giffords Is Too Incapacitated To Return to Office?
Republicans Are Right: High-Risk Pools Are a Dumb Idea. But It Was Their Dumb Idea.
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Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011
- Friday Night Lights, Season 5
Week 8: I made tea while they led Epyck away in handcuffs. - The Solution: Do Nothing
The shooting of Gabrielle Giffords leaves members of Congress at a loss in more ways than one. - Almost Infamous
Why overnight stars like Ted Williams get into trouble. - Crime and Blandishments
What happens when Supreme Court justices try to think like criminal suspects. - What the Press Reports When It Has Little To Report
Assessing the Day 4 newspaper coverage of the Giffords shootings. - The Slatest: Evening Edition
Illinois raises personal income tax by 67 percent; top corporations only want employees who graduated from Ivies and aren't "boring," "tools," or "bookworms"; Haley Barbour calls for $50 million civil rights museum. - Streetcars vs. Monorails
The future of urban transportation looks a lot like the past. 
Why Do Boys Like Sticks?
An answer to the Explainer's 2010 question of the year.- Palin Fails the Test
Sarah Palin's response to the Tucson shooting is defensive, illogical, distracting—and late. - Sarah Palin, Blood-Libel Hypocrite
Sarah Palin opposes collective blame for monstrous crimes, unless they're committed by Muslims. - The Culture Gabfest, "Rags to Riches … and Back Again?" Edition
Listen to Slate's show about Downton Abbey, the new censored edition of Huck Finn, and the overnight fame of Ted "Golden Voice" Williams. - Are Assassins More Likely To Target Liberals?
It's complicated.
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011
- NFL Playoffs, Round One
If coaches could control players with a remote control, they would. - Pool Fools
Republicans are right: Obamacare's high-risk pools were a dumb idea. But it was their dumb idea. - From Texas to Arizona
How Obama can talk about tolerance without trivializing a tragedy. - The Insanity Defense
If the Arizona gunman is too insane to be influenced by anyone, he's too insane to be executed. - Under the Radar
Don't worry about China's new stealth fighter jet. - The Glock Spiel
How the company that made Jared Lee Loughner's gun became so successful. - The Don't-Tread-on-Meter
Life after Loughner. - Fit To Serve
Could Gabrielle Giffords be forced to resign for health reasons? - Kepler Was an Intern, Too
Daniel Hernandez may have saved Gabrielle Giffords' life. Send us other examples of memorable interns! - Why Is Jared Lee Loughner Still the "Alleged" Arizona Shooter?
Everyone saw him do it. - "3 Arkonska Street"
In Gliwice - Jared Loughner, Ready for His Photo Op
The bald head. The calculated zombie grin. The living avatar of evil. - "I Saw Four Green Objects in a Formation … "
An interactive map of 15 years of UFO sightings. 
Hear the Tiger Mother Roar
Amy Chua's new book will make her readers gasp—with horror and with envy.- Should I Buy a Verizon iPhone?
Five reasons why you might want to hold off. 
My Friend Doesn't Respect My Sex Addiction
Is she trying to sabotage my recovery?- Friendly Firearms
Gabrielle Giffords and the perils of guns: How an armed hero nearly shot the wrong man. - Announcing the Slate Audio Book Club for January: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Plus, vote on the book we'll read for February. - A Glass of Seawater. Hold the Salt.
How eco-friendly is desalination?
Monday, Jan. 10, 2011
- New Sheriff In Town
Clarence Dupnik is not the anti-Joe Arpaio. - There Will Be Guns
Arizona's response to the Gifford shooting: Only guns can stop gun violence. - Class Clown
Why was it so hard to kick Loughner out of Pima Community College? - Insanely Savvy
Why Verizon's decision to pass on the iPhone six years ago is looking better and better. - NFL Playoffs, Round One
Why football players choose fashion over safety. - The Tea Party and the Tucson Tragedy
How anti-government, pro-gun, xenophobic populism made the Giffords shooting more likely. - Of Course It Was Political
The phony debate about assassins like Jared Loughner. - Hang Up and Listen: The Winning Losers Edition
Slate's sports podcast on the NFL playoffs, the BCS title game, Andrew Luck, and Jim Harbaugh. - In Pakistan, the Shooter Is the Hero
The depressing public reaction to the assassination of Pakistani politician Salman Taseer. - House of Hoarders
A weekly Dear Prudence video. - Babes in Arms
Prudie counsels a reader who doesn't want to hold your newborn—and other advice seekers. - South Sudan Throws Off the Weight of the North
Their new country will be poor and underdeveloped, but as they vote for separation this week, that doesn't matter to southerners. - How Can Republicans Hate the Individual Mandate?
The individual health care mandate is a conservative concept that conservatives now say they despise. What gives? - Reflections on Political Violence
When Mumtaz Qadri shot Pakistani politician Salman Taseer, he didn't even bother to offer an excuse. - Loughner's Law
Memo to Rep. Bob Brady: Congress can't legislate civility. - Logic Puzzle
Jared Lee Loughner's philosophy professor reflects on the shooting in Arizona. 
Thalidomide's Comeback
Who'd have thought the drug would have a second life?- The Chinese Eco-Disaster
Why the green revolution in China has barely begun.
Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011
- The Paucity of Hope
After the Arizona shootings, can Obama—or anyone—bring America back from the brink? - NFL Playoffs, Round One
How the Seahawks beat the Saints. Plus: the real goat of the Packers-Eagles game. - Why Do So Many Assassins Have Three Names?
The suspected gunman in Arizona is Jared Lee Loughner, of course. - In Defense of Inflamed Rhetoric
The awesome stupidity of the calls to tamp down political speech in the wake of the Giffords shooting. 
A Romantic in an Ironic Era
Herbert Katzman at the Museum of the City of New York.- Crazy Talk
We're too quick to use "mental illness" as an explanation for violence.
Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011
- How Often Do People Survive Getting Shot in the Head?
It's rare, but it happens. - The Giffords Shooting
Rolling thoughts about the press, the Web, and political assassination. - The New Power of the Press
WikiLeaks and Glenn Beck show that journalism is becoming more influential—but also more reductive. - Soldiering On
Do recent books about the British armed forces offer real insight?
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