His flap with the FBI—and his disregard for agencies in his own administration—reveals a presidency of dangerous self-centeredness and isolation. By Fred Kaplan. TRUMP TALKS TO PUTIN President Donald Trump, joined by chief of staff Reince Priebus, ...

Betsy DeVos is right that some government services should be approached more like businesses. She's wrong to think education is one of them. By Ray Fisman and Michael Luca. Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the next Secretary of ...

Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by AFPTV/AFP/Getty Images and U.S. Army/Handout/Reuters. President Obama's decision to commute Chelsea Manning's sentence from 35 years to time served plus 100 days—or about seven years, in all—is a reasonable ...

Mad Dog or Warrior Monk? Trump's Pick for Secretary of Defense Doesn't Fit Any Stereotypes. The good and bad of Gen. James Mattis. By Fred Kaplan. Retired Marine Corps Gen. James "Jim" Mattis speaks during the DIRECTV and Retired Gen.

On Wednesday, Apple revealed a radically futuristic new gadget that has the potential to rearrange our relationship to technology. Will Oremus. Will Oremus is Slate's senior technology writer. Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter.

An Israeli reservist troop prays near the Israeli-Gaza border on the morning of July An Israeli reservist soldier prays near the Israel-Gaza border on July 18, 2014, near Sderot, Israel. Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images. More than three weeks ago, ...

The Spurs play a beautiful game. They show the value of hard work, team play, and humility. San Antonio has one of the best coaches in pro sports, and their general manager is a genius. All of these statements are true, and they merge to form a positive ...

The discovery of a chink in the Internet's armor—particularly one on the scale of the OpenSSL vulnerability Heartbleed—is terrifying not just because it means so much of our online traffic has been unprotected for years but also, in part, because it reminds us ...

The discovery of a chink in the Internet's armor—particularly one on the scale of the OpenSSL vulnerability Heartbleed—is terrifying not just because it means so much of our online traffic has been unprotected for years but also, in part, because it reminds us ...

The discovery of a chink in the Internet's armor—particularly one on the scale of the OpenSSL vulnerability Heartbleed—is terrifying not just because it means so much of our online traffic has been unprotected for years but also, in part, because it reminds us ...

Luxottica already has its own Google Glass–like product, Airwave ski goggles, but it's now teaming with Google, which has been aggressive lately in touting Glass' ability to be customized for individuals. Jim Festante is an actor/writer in Los Angeles and ...

Luxottica already has its own Google Glass–like product, Airwave ski goggles, but it's now teaming with Google, which has been aggressive lately in touting Glass' ability to be customized for individuals. Jim Festante is an actor/writer in Los Angeles and ...

Luxottica already has its own Google Glass–like product, Airwave ski goggles, but it's now teaming with Google, which has been aggressive lately in touting Glass' ability to be customized for individuals. Jim Festante is an actor/writer in Los Angeles and ...