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Just how wild is the Supreme Court's wild card?

Some of her alleged letters to Trump are really, really something.

PLUS we talk about the hotties of the governing body!

Students are going back to the most surveilled campuses in American history.

Test your knowledge of this week's big stories.

We didn't think it could get harder to buy a house, but ...

The hosts trade the news cycle for reader mail this week, and the results wander from the wonky to the deeply personal.

A heartbreaking interstate surrogacy story has become the latest cause célèbre for social conservatives.

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Aug. 20, 2026.

This week's Executive Dysfunction.