Kennedy wrote in his book A Nation of Immigrants, “The great doctrine ‘All men are created equal’ incorporated into the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson, was paraphrased from the ...

At Mount Vernon, America’s first ex-president distilled whiskey from rye, corn, and barley, and brandy from apples, peaches, and persimmons. There were many distilleries in Virginia, and his was among ...

At the moment when Iraq’s World Cup was effectively ending last week in the midst of a storm delay, the Iraqi fans in Philadelphia were dancing. France—a favorite to win the whole tournament—was doing ...

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and analysis by signing up for weekly email roundups. The ...

Big, serious, aggressive stands for robust constitutional protection of individual rights, even of accused criminals, are rare commodities.

My sister and I have always been really close, and we married two guys we met in college who were best friends. (We didn’t ...

My mother passed away after a long illness, and left her estate equally to me, my sister, and our two aunts. My mother and I ...

Washington, D.C., is an overwhelmingly blue city. And so it hasn’t been surprising to see that the local response to ...

Some media outlets reported on Tuesday that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of birthright citizenship by a 6–3 vote. But ...

One day, I, a woman in my 30s, got back from work, and my husband was in the shower.

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday against two transgender students who wanted to play sports with teams that aligned with ...

The Supreme Court ended its latest term with a bang. As expected, the justices blocked Donald Trump’s effort to overturn ...