On this last Sunday of Advent, we might have expected the familiar story of the annunciation to Mary, so often associated with this season. In this year of the Sunday Gospel cycle, however, we follow ...

It is estimated that over 90% of this past year’s Christmas gift purchases were made with credit cards or payment plans. The temptation of paying later is too strong for many to resist. Some people ...

I thought I’d post this annual feature a bit early so that you’re not overly slammed in the coming days when I put my other ...

I realized something about my finances a long time ago. It may seem trivial to you, but it changed how I look at my bank balance. I concluded that if I didn’t have any bills, I would have much more ...

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. This month, David Plotz talks with Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia and author of The Seven Rules of Trust: A ...

This December marks the 60th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, a half-hour television special that did something almost unheard of in American pop culture, both then and now. In the middle of ...

Hindu mythology is a treasure trove of economic wisdom, where power, restraint and consequence are recurring themes. One such tale is that of the ancient demon Bhasmasura, who is granted a boon that ...

By Ashlie Miller 2025 is barely in our rearview mirror, and I am pondering the phrase, “objects in mirror may be closer than they appear.” Events that seem like distant […] ...

With the first dawn of the new year it is natural to look ahead to 2026. Much will be made of “America 250.” Many of the ...

At the edge of a big frozen lake in northern Michigan I watched my guide set a power auger onto a metal cradle at the front of his snowmobile and wrap a bungee cord around it. I watched, but didn’t ...

Larry Ellison is backstopping Paramount’s bid for Warner Brothers, but Warner Brothers is concerned that the billionaire has not provided a personal guarantee to pay. By Lauren Hirsch As Paramount ...