Slatest PM: The IRS's "horrible customer service"; Toronto's (alleged!) crack-smoking mayor; and more.

	Trouble viewing this email? View these recent stories in your browser.     Friday, May 17, 2013 Stories from Slate and The Slatest, your daily news companion with @JoshVoorhees.   Blog | Josh Voorhees Slatest PM: The IRS's "Horrible Customer Service" Friday, May 17, 2013, at 3:59 PM EDT   Blog | David Weigel Watch Rep. Mike Kelly, the Republican Hero of the IRS Hearing Friday, May 17, 2013, at 2:48 PM EDT   Blog | David Weigel How Tax Exemption Became an American Right Friday, May 17, 2013, at 9:43 AM EDT   Blog | Josh Voorhees Gawker and Toronto Star Say They've Seen Video of Toronto Mayor Smoking Crack Friday, May 17, 2013, at 11:06 AM EDT   Blog | Josh Voorhees Oh, Face! A Video Introduction to Rob Ford, Toronto's Alleged Crack-Smoking Mayor Friday, May 17, 2013, at 12:49 PM EDT   Blog | Jennifer Lai Authorities Still Don't Know What Caused the West, Texas, Plant Explosion Friday, May 17, 2013, at 11:29 AM EDT   Future Tense | Will Oremus The Hottest Internet Companies of the Past Year Were Yahoo and AOL Friday, May 17, 2013, at 2:06 PM EDT   Blog | Matthew Yglesias Amazon's Evil Plan to Drive Everyone out of Business and Raise Prices Makes No Sense Friday, May 17, 2013, at 1:36 PM EDT   Moneybox | Matthew Yglesias Is Wal-Mart in Trouble? Friday, May 17, 2013, at 2:23 PM EDT How Amazon and the strengthening economy are threatening the once-invincible retail giant.   Blog | David Weigel Immigration Reform and the Upside of Scandal Friday, May 17, 2013, at 1:36 PM EDT   Blog | Justin Peters Dumb Criminal of the Week: The Alleged Burglar Who Fell Asleep on a Bear Skin Mid-Burglary Friday, May 17, 2013, at 10:55 AM EDT   Technology | Farhad Manjoo Google Glass Isn't Lame Friday, May 17, 2013, at 5:45 AM EDT These goofy spectacles might even replace the smartphone some day.   Future Tense | Will Oremus Will Google Glass Have Facial Recognition? Congress Wants to Know. Friday, May 17, 2013, at 10:51 AM EDT   Blog | Matthew Yglesias Party Like It's 1999? Why This Time It's Different   Friday, May 17, 2013, at 10:25 AM EDT   Bad Astronomy | Phil Plait New Study: Climate Scientists Overwhelmingly Agree Global Warming Is Real and Our Fault Friday, May 17, 2013, at 8:00 AM EDT   Climate Desk | Chris Kirk and Tim McDonnell Washington Is Outdoing California and Texas in Renewable Energy Friday, May 17, 2013, at 9:15 AM EDT Renewable-energy consumption by state.   Blog | Matthew Yglesias We're on Track for the Lowest Murder Rate in 100 Years   Friday, May 17, 2013, at 10:52 AM EDT   Blog | David Weigel IRS Commissioner of Non-Profits During Scandal Years Now Runs IRS Affordable Care Act Office, Of Course Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 7:39 PM EDT   Medical Examiner | Marla W. Deibler The DSM-5 Is Not Crazy Friday, May 17, 2013, at 11:27 AM EDT Psychiatry's new diagnoses of picking, bingeing, and tantrums sound silly, but they're useful for me and my patients.   The Slate Quiz | Ken Jennings Play the Slate News Quiz Friday, May 17, 2013, at 5:15 AM EDT With Jeopardy! superchampion Ken Jennings.   BEST FEATURED STORIES Are You Smarter Than Emily Yoffe? Take Slate's News Quiz and Find Out. Google Glass Isn't Lame. I Tried It. It's Better Than a Smartphone. New American Airlines "Improvement": Passengers Without Overhead Bags Go First Republicans Used to Complain All the Time About Liberal Groups' Tax-Exempt Status   Copyright 2013 The Slate Group | Privacy Policy The Slate Group | c/o E-mail Customer Care | 1350 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 410 | Washington, D.C. 20036 Unsubscribe | Forward to a Friend