A Free Speech Shakedown—Trump’s Approach to American Civil Society
Activism / August 11, 2025 Ending his extortion racket will demand not only courageous institutions—it will take the political opposition of us all. Ad Policy A woman speaks in a…
Democrats Keep Misreading the Working Class
Comment / August 11, 2025 Many in the party see workers as drifting rightward. But new data show they’re more progressive than ever on economic issues—if Democrats are willing to…
New York’s Badass AG
Feature / August 11, 2025 The state’s attorney general, Letitia James, has emerged as a North Star in the chaos of the second Trump administration. Illustration by Victor Juhasz. This…
Hiker takes haunting photo of grizzly bears staring at him – moments later he’s dead
An aspiring wildlife photographer thought he’d captured a once-in-a-lifetime shot while hiking in Glacier National Park in Montana – but it ended up costing him his life Liam McInerney Content…
Man clings onto high-speed train for dear life as he’s caught out while smoking
A man was lucky to survive after he clung to the outside of a high-speed train in Austria – it had set off after he hopped off the train at…
What Should a Person Do With a Caber?
You wanted more quizzes, and we’ve delivered! Now you can test your wits every day of the week. Each weekday, your host, Ray Hamel, concocts a challenging set of unique…
Japan boxing to hold emergency meeting following fighters’ deaths
Boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa died following fights on the same card in Tokyo last week. Japanese boxing officials will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday as the sport…
France swelters under a heat wave as fire crews guard smoldering vineyards
PARIS — A blistering heatwave gripped southwest France on Monday, sending thermometers soaring to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 Fahrenheit) in parts of the Charente and Aude. In Aude, a patchwork…
The Supreme Court Is Determined to Turn Voting Into a Limited Privilege
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In the United States, our ability to vote is…
China says it expels Philippines vessels near Scarborough Shoal
Manila says a Chinese navy vessel collides with one from its own coastguard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat. China’s coastguard says it has expelled Philippine vessels from waters around…