Today in Slate: A Brand-New Plan for Afghanistan; Plus, Jack Shafer on Jose Antonio Vargas

Today: June 23, 2011 A Brand-New Plan for Afghanistan Obama's troop withdrawal marks a dramatic—and risky—shift in strategy. By Fred Kaplan READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics Why So Angry, Dad? Go the F**k to Sleep exposes yuppie parents' sexlessness, self-pity, and repressed rage. By Katie Roiphe READ FULL STORY | More Double X Chowderhead The New York Times recipe that unmanned me, and also turned me into a man. By Jack Hitt READ FULL STORY | More Life Shafer: Jose Antonio Vargas' Real Crime Is That He Betrayed His Editors' Trust Why Are Passenger Jets So Slow? They've Flown the Same Speed for Decades. Weigel: Why It's a Bad Idea for Republicans To Sign All Those Pledges   Advertisement   Briefing Introducing a new version of the Slate site for tablet users. Why are air conditioners so heavy? News & Politics Obama's Afghanistan withdrawal: The case for making the world unsafe. Supreme Court Year in Review: Confrontations over a clause. Arts Cars 2 reviewed: Pixar's latest is confusing and loud. Bad Teacher co-star Phyllis Smith interview. Life Dear Prudence: Polyamory—should he tell his family he's in an unconventional sexual relationship? Galliano trial: The designer's depressing anti-Semitism. Business & Tech Hulu TV: Why I'm hoping Google buys the online TV site. The real reason it's so hard to predict bubbles. Science Drones and the CIA: Can we wage a global war without troops or allies? Who's still tracking radiation from Fukushima? And who should we trust?

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