Today in Slate: Why Do Conservatives Hate Trains? Plus, Do Teens Really Need Nine Hours of Sleep?

Today: March 9, 2011 Off the Rails Why do conservatives hate trains so much? By David Weigel READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics Do Teens Really Need Nine Hours of Sleep? Maybe, maybe not. By Brian Palmer READ FULL STORY | More Briefing I Don't Need a Hug Honestly, get your hands off me. By Juliet Lapidos READ FULL STORY | More Life In Defense of NPR's Pandering, Big-Mouthed Ron Schiller Peter King Thinks U.S. Muslims Are Hiding Radical Activity. Where's His Proof? If Only America Could Be More Like Mauritius, the Greatest Country on Earth Bogus Conservative Hysteria Over New Database of Dangerous Products Advertisement Lithwick: Justice Alito's Troubling Obsession With Privacy Why Detroit Needs a Statue of Robocop Briefing A no-fly zone for Libya: What would it take to ground Qaddafi's jets? Unemployment rates, Qaddafi, and Sarah Palin: Read these Slate stories to be the hit of your weekend cocktail party. News & Politics No government shutdown: Why Obama and Republicans will agree to keep things going for another few weeks. GOP presidential debate at the Reagan library: Sarah Palin won't be there. Arts Meryle Secrest's Modigliani: A Life:drugs, alcohol, sex, TB, plus fabulous sculptures and paintings. Edward Glaeser's Triumph of the City and how to save dying cities. Life BK's Stuffed Steakhouse Burger: A taste test. What's the most money you can win on Jeopardy!? Business & Tech The productivity paradox: Why hasn't the Internet helped the American economy grow more? Lunch with Napster co-founder Sean Parker. Science Gasoline Additives: How do the ethanol and nitrogen in your gas affect the environment? Styrofoam cups in the House cafeteria: The Republican's dishware switch isn't as bad as you think. Podcasts & Video Hang Up and Listen on Brandon Davies and the BYU honor code, greedy NFL owners, and North American v. European sports. The Political Gabfest for March 4, 2011.

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