Today in Slate: Can Rick Perry Ride the Cowboy Myth to the White House? Plus, A New Prudie

Today: September 22, 2011 The Slow Death of Certainty Will the Troy Davis case be the one that finally turns America against the death penalty? By Dahlia Lithwick READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics R.E.M.'s Revolution How a post-punk band from Georgia changed rock 'n' roll forever. By Bill Wyman READ FULL STORY | More Arts Revenge of the Texans Can Rick Perry ride the cowboy myth to the White House? By Bryan Curtis READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics Sorry, Republicans, but the Law Says the Federal Reserve Can Do Whatever It Wants How the Moneyball Movie Perpetuates the Myth That Oakland Reinvented Itself With Stats Alone My Friend Broke Our Pact. Should I Make Her Shave Her Head? Men Are Finished: The Fairer Sex Won at Our Intelligence Squared Debate Advertisement Briefing Georgia is about to execute Troy Davis. How many death sentences are actually carried out? Suri Cruise is attending a Scientology-influenced school. What's that like? News & Politics Palestine's U.N. membership bid: How it could cause an international legal crisis over the potential prosecution of Israeli officials. Rick Perry's Christian Israel policy is a gift to Islamic extremists. Life Rick Perry and the HPV vaccine, dads and testosterone, and fall TV on this week's DoubleX Gabfest. Dear Prudence: My husband had a one-night stand. Business & Tech Yahoo didn't mean to censor emails about Wall Street protests. The truth is much more insidious. Facebook redesign: Hate the new features? You'll like them soon enough. Science A history of map monsters. (IMAGES) DSK's Defense

Manage your newsletters on Slate Unsubscribe | Forward to a Friend | Advertising Information

Please do not reply to this message since this is an unmonitored e-mail address.

Ideas on how to make something better? Send an e-mail to slatenewsletter@nl.slate.com.

Copyright 2011 The Slate Group | Privacy Policy
The Slate Group | c/o E-mail Customer Care | 1350 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 410 | Washington, D.C. 20036