Julia Ioffe
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Inside the Griner Prisoner Swap
Behind the scenes, the White House has alternated between pessimism and fury over Russia’s bad-faith negotiations, which is just how the Kremlin likes it. In the end, Biden had to settle for what he could get: a partial political victory. → Read More
The G.O.P. Inside Conversation on Roe
During the past few days, I’ve been talking to Republican operatives across D.C. They were all careful not to gloat, but they’ve also been shocked at how little the Democratic Party is doing to fight back. → Read More
About a Boy: The Roots of Putin’s Evil
Putin’s childhood taught him many lessons that shape his thinking and actions to this day: that might makes right, that existing hierarchies can only be changed through violence, that force is the only language that matters, that power is always a zero-sum game. → Read More
Life and Death and in Between in Kyiv
Many Ukrainians are in a state of shock after the atrocities in Bucha. For Volodymyr Zelensky’s inner circle, horror has given way to a powerful new conviction. → Read More
Trump’s Former Russia Guru Explains His Putin Complex
A conversation with Fiona Hill about the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Putin's next move, and where the White House goes from here. → Read More
The virus doesn’t care who won the presidential election
Trump may be defeated, but his attitude toward the pandemic still pervades the country. → Read More
Putin’s an old KGB hand. In Belarus, he’ll do what he thinks is best for Russia.
Does he ditch a fellow autocrat or risk backlash from the West? → Read More
An acrimonious debate about whose plan is better can only hurt the candidates.
An acrimonious debate about whose plan is better can only hurt the candidates. → Read More
Can Democrats Do Something About the Degradation of Climate Science?
Do Republicans want to destroy the planet in order to “own the libs”? → Read More
Please don’t wish me ‘Merry Christmas’
It's impolite and alienating to assume I follow your religion. → Read More
How much responsibility does Trump bear for the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh?
Political rhetoric matters, and he's had some unfortunate things to say about Jews. → Read More
Vladimir Putin has his own version of reality. And President Trump believes it.
The U.S. used to push back on Russian conspiracy theories. Not after Helsinki. → Read More
Russia’s World Cup win was good for Putin. Russian dissidents loved it anyway.
Beating Spain may make for good propaganda, but it's also legitimately thrilling. → Read More
What Happens When a Journalist Comes Back From the Dead
Thanks to Arkady Babchenko’s stunt, dismissing fake news just became a whole lot harder in Russia. → Read More
Should Offensive Speech Be Protected?
In the Slate Plus bonus segment of Thursday’s edition of the Political Gabfest, First Amendment fans Emily, John, and Julia discuss two Supreme Court d ... → Read More
Why Do We Allow Gerrymandering Sometimes?
To listen to the discussion, use the player below: On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and Julia Ioffe discuss the G ... → Read More
Alexander Litvinenko and the Banality of Evil in Putin’s Russia
A decade ago, the ex-spy’s murder captivated the country. Now it’s just background noise. → Read More
Why Russia’s Alternate History of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Matters
How the country’s television networks covered the incident says a lot about how Vladimir Putin stays in power. → Read More
Why Russia’s Alternate History of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Matters
How the country’s television networks covered the incident says a lot about how Vladimir Putin stays in power. → Read More
Why Russia’s Alternate History of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Matters
How the country’s television networks covered the incident says a lot about how Vladimir Putin stays in power. → Read More