This Week Was a Five Alarm Fire in Election Law Dahlia Lithwick
But it is by no means impossible.
This Country Runs On Slop Kate Lindsay
A handful of “slopagandists” are creating lazy, biased content—and the government is listening.
Wait, What Euphemism Are We Using for Russian Olympians Now? Justin Peters
From “OAR” to “ROC” to “Individual Neutral Athletes.”
The Real Reason Trump Wants to Rip Up Our Nuclear Weapons Treaty With Russia Fred Kaplan
The president’s lies have gone nuclear.
A Music Superstar Just Declared Herself Trump’s “No. 1 Fan.” It’s Shocking—and a Long Time Coming. Nadira Goffe
A long series of events led Nicki Minaj to where she is today.
The Lion King Excuse Does Not Make the Racist Donald Trump Post Any Better Molly Olmstead
Sen. Tim Scott, who is Black, called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.” <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/133d138d-000c-4e3f-b656-1950059b735e.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0" title="The Lion King Excuse Does Not Make the Racist…