Today in Slate: The Great Global Freakout of 2011; Plus, Why David Foster Wallace Inspires Such Devotion

Today: April 22, 2011 Terminators to Tripoli Killer drones in Libya: The global expansion of remote-controlled warfare. By William Saletan READ FULL STORY | More Science The Great Global Freakout of 2011 Imagining the worst-case scenario if the United States even comes close to defaulting on its debt. By Annie Lowrey READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech David Foster Wallace Why he inspires such devotion in his fans. By Nathan Heller READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics If Liberals Are So Outraged by Ryan's Budget, Where Are the Town-Hall Protests? Do You Know How Much Energy Your Appliances Use? Are You Sure? Take Our Quiz. Is America Really the Freest Country in the World? How Do You Measure That? Help! I Met a Wonderful Woman Online, but It Turns Out She's Fat. Advertisement Briefing What's up with Muammar Qaddafi's hats? What happens when two tornadoes collide? News & Politics Paul Ryan vs. Barack Obama: How they're improving the debate over government's role in America. Gary Johnson for president: Is the Republican Party big enough for two libertarian candidates? Arts Treme: David Simon's strange spat with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. Tim Hetherington's Diary: the short film that showed where he was going as a director. Life Anxiety gender gap: Are women really more anxious than men? Kate Middleton and Prince William are rahs—an English version of preps but with more paisley. Business & Tech EarthTainer: How to build your own container garden. Why focus on the size of banks? Great Britain shows other ways to achieve financial reform. Science It's Earth Day: A look back at how we photographed the planet long before Google Earth and the Apollo program. Acne science: What makes pimples so peculiar to people? Podcasts & Video Gastro Lab: What other foods can Thin Mints be used with (VIDEO)? Game of Thrones on HBO, Will Ferrell sends off Steve Carell on The Office, and new documentary Bill Cunningham New York on this week's Culture Gabfest podcast.

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