Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 242

Help! Our New Neighbor Claimed She Was “Getting Her Life Together.” Then We Saw the Camera Footage.

We can’t let her get away with this, can we?

Why Michelle Trachtenberg’s Death Has Prompted Such an Intense Reaction

She was never the most famous teen actress. The reaction to her death still makes perfect sense.

All the Guys at Work Are Spreading an Unseemly Rumor About Myself and a Female Co-Worker

She's my closest friend!

How Many Prime Numbers Are Less Than 25?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Feb. 27, 2025.

The Teacher Called to Say My Son Needed to Be Picked Up. I Could Never Have Guessed the Reason Why.

I don't want to make him feel bad about any of this!

A $300 Million Lawsuit Is Threatening a Storied Activist Group. You Should Be Worried.

The First Amendment rights of all Americans are at stake.

I Thought I Discovered a Game Changer for My Solo Time in Bed. That’s When All the Trouble Began.

I wasn't ready for these consequences.

Incredible: Man With Extraordinarily Famous Father Thinks He Got Role Based on Talent

Aww, Patrick Schwarzenegger thinks he got the White Lotus role because he took acting classes.

How Trump’s Proposed NIH Cuts Expose One of the Worst-Kept Secrets in Academia

When schools suddenly lose a bunch of money, they’ll look for ways to make up the difference.

Nazi-Adjacent DOGE Kids Are Overruling the Secretary of State? Am I Hearing This Right?

This is not how the U.S. government is supposed to work, right? Right?