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Luke Winkie

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 23, 2026
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Jul 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Luke Winkie

    Slate’s Commenters Have Been Trolling My Writing for Years. I Finally Asked Why. I’ll Never Look at Them the Same. (opens the original)

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    Happy 30th to Slate (and our haters)! Explore 30 years of sharp takes, unsolicited advice, and endless internet debates at our throwback homepage. I’ve been a journalist for long enough to be familiar with most of the job’s occupational hazards. I’ve angered powerful people without a legal canopy to protect me. My cursor has hesitated over the Send buttons of emails containing invasive questions. I know what it’s like to be chewed out, to have your confidence flattened, to junk entire drafts and

  2. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Luke Winkie

    The Surprising Moment MAGA’s Hold on America Broke (opens the original)

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    Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Exactly one year ago, on a warm afternoon in north-central Utah, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed, allegedly by a 22-year-old assassin who had set up a makeshift sniper’s nest on a nearby rooftop. Kirk was in the middle of one of the campus debate shows that had become his calling card during his decade-long career as a MAGA agitator, and as such, dis

  3. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Luke Winkie

    The WNBA Is in the Midst of a Great Season and a Big Political Mess. I Know How to Fix It. (opens the original)

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    Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. I probably don’t need to remind you that trans panic has become one of the most lucrative hustles within the greater right-wing media sphere. I’m guessing you’re also aware that the WNBA—as in, the top flight of women’s basketball in the United States—has emerged as the crucible for that front in the culture war … despite the fact that there are no trans women competing in

  4. Article · Aug 23, 2026 · Luke Winkie

    I Just Got Home From a Trip With 12 People. It Would Have Been Unbearable Were It Not for a Simple, Underrated Solution. (opens the original)

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    Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. At the end of July, several friends and I took a vacation to Paris, to both celebrate someone’s 35th birthday and spend money lavishly and irresponsibly before everyone starts having kids. Our head count was a dozen people—including three couples—some of whom would be meeting for the very first time on this trip. I’m guessing this sounds hellish to you, and trust me, I had

  5. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · Luke Winkie

    It’s Obvious Now Why “Woke 1.0” Failed. I Have an Idea for How Progressives Can Be Less Annoying Next Time. (opens the original)

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    Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. I need to acknowledge up front that it is unwise for anybody—including me—to deduce any comprehensive conclusions about the Democratic Party and where it’s headed from Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primary last week. That was a really weird race, and it only got weirder as Election Day drew nearer. The front-runner was Francesca Hong, a State Assemblywoman and DSA member who,

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