Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 111

A Woman “Failed” to Break the Four-Minute Mile. But the Setup Was the Real Failure.

The entire attempt was misguided from the start.

My Wife Is Repeating a Terrible Cycle With Our Eldest Daughter. I Need to Stop This.

I don't want us to repeat this mistake.

Help! I Just Learned Something Shocking About My Boyfriend’s Family Tree. I’m Not Sure I Can Look at Him the Same Way Again.

How did this happen?!

Slate Mini Crossword for June 28, 2025

Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid.

In New York, Democratic Voters Tell Their Party to Shove It

The people have decided that even full communism would be better than Andrew Cuomo.

Why Showtime’s Couples Therapy Always Seems to Go Viral

Dr. Orna Guralnik introduces us to a batch of new couples, and we are riveted.

How Coming Out Videos Changed YouTube

We sit down with OG YouTuber Ingrid Nilsen to reflect on the 10-year anniversary of her most popular video to date.

The Supreme Court Just Handed RFK Jr. New and Extraordinarily Frightening Power

Congress did not give Kennedy, or any other HHS secretary, these powers. SCOTUS did.

Sonia Sotomayor Puts It Clearly: None of Our Rights Are Safe

The high court has opened Pandora’s box.

The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling Gets History Achingly Wrong

Brown v. Board of Education remains a powerful and appropriate historical example this court cannot answer.