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May 8, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Kash Patel in Full Meltdown Over Leaked Stories About His Drinking
Patel has ordered at least two dozen staffers to take polygraph tests.
May 7, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Kash Patel Lost It When Personalized Bourbon Bottle Went Missing
“It turned into a sh*tshow,” a former agent said of the scene.
April 24, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Kash Patel’s
Atlantic
Lawsuit Is Already Backfiring
The reporter who wrote the story says she has gotten a host of new sources ready to dish dirt on Patel.
April 22, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Kash Patel Snaps When He’s Fact-Checked About Own Lawsuit to His Face
Patel’s lawsuit against
The Atlantic
states he was temporarily locked out of his government computer.
April 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Judge Tosses Kash Patel Lawsuit About His Partying Habits
The loss comes right after Patel sued
The Atlantic
over a story about his partying habits.
January 6, 2015
Sarah Kollmorgen
How to Curb Binge Drinking: Raise Taxes on Booze
December 16, 2014
Naomi Shavin
How to Curb Binge Drinking at U.S. Colleges: Sell Alcohol on Campus
The case for the college bar
August 25, 2014
David Crystal
An Almost Complete List of Every Word We've Ever Used to Mean 'Drunk'
From 'cup-shot' to 'rat-arsed'
December 31, 2013
Alice Robb
The Best New Year's Drinking Advice Comes from Dionysus
The Greek god of wine says quit after three drinks
December 3, 2013
Alice Robb
Do Smarter People Drink More?
October 31, 2013
Alice Robb
How the Red Solo Cup Became a Political Football
October 16, 2013
Ryan Kearney
What Slate Missed: 5 Other Reasons College Women Shouldn’t Get Drunk
September 29, 1979
W.J. Rodabaugh
A Nation of Sots
When drinking was a patriotic duty
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