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Donald Trump Just Brought a Long-Sought Policy Goal Closer Than Ever
It all might have been different without one night in 1977. A scandal followed—and, five decades later, no one agrees on what happened.
by
Josh Levin
via
Slate
on
December 23, 2025
Pizzastroika
In 1990, one of the great forgotten acts of American subterfuge unfolded. It involved Pizza Hut.
by
Josh Levin
,
Kelly Jones
via
Slate
on
November 13, 2025
The Angry Death of Kimberly Bergalis
A dark mystery shocked America in the early 1990s, from prime-time shows to Congress. It’s largely been forgotten. It shouldn’t be.
by
Josh Levin
via
Slate
on
June 25, 2025
She Launched the Modern Antigay Movement in America. It Worked—Just Not as She Intended.
Anita Bryant’s legacy is not what she hoped—but her destructive message lives on.
by
Josh Levin
via
Slate
on
January 11, 2025
The Real Story of Linda Taylor, America’s Original Welfare Queen
In the 1970s, Ronald Reagan villainized a Chicago woman for bilking the government. Her other sins were far worse.
by
Josh Levin
via
Slate
on
December 19, 2013
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