The president's secret army, the rapid die-off of monarch butterflies, and more

Tech Why Facebook is stealing the #hashtag from Twitter By Peter Weber Hint: It's not for your convenience SCIENCE Why monarch butterflies are dying in record numbers By Ryu Spaeth The magisterial insects have been hit hard by extreme weather and new farming practices U.S. Hacking wars: Is Matthew Keys the next Aaron Swartz? By Peter Weber Reuters social media star Matthew Keys faces up to 25 years in jail for allegedly helping Anonymous hack the Los Angeles Times TOUGH LOVE My friends prefer smoking pot to talking to me. Help! By Starshine Roshell Is it normal for adults (late 20, early 30s) to leave a restaurant table before the main course to smoke weed in an alleyway? The cloakroom What if the children of more senators were gay? By Taegan Goddard Sen. Rob Portman announces he now supports same-sex marriage since learning that his own son is gay. "How different our political debates might be if more children of U.S. senators suddenly announced they were gay," says Taegan Goddard U.S. 10 things you didn't know about the president's secret army By D.B. Grady They're everywhere, and they're completely covert FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE Which countries boast the most top-tier colleges? By Heather Brady Check out Slate's interactive chart FROM OUR PARTNERS AT POLITICAL WIRE Can Sarah Palin make a comeback? By Taegan Goddard She is, after all, getting the most speaking time at this weekend's Conservative Political Action Conference... SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE Sixth senses: A guy who can hear color, a woman who sees behind her POLITICAL WIRE Boehner rejects Obama's invitation NEWSER Green tea, coffee reduce stroke risk SALON Romney tells CPAC: I'm sorry NEW YORK MAGAZINE Jim Carrey is funny again       Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy Copyright © 2013 The Week, All rights reserved.