Running for President When Nothing and Everything Is Presidential
Presidents are, by definition, “presidential.” But Trump has scrambled what that word means.
Hollywood’s Great Leap Backward on Free Expression
Beijing moves to co-opt the American film industry as it seeks to penetrate the world’s largest market.
The Supreme Court Is Trump’s Enforcer
This administration seems to regard “extraordinary relief” from the high court as nothing more than its due.
A Prison Lifer Comes Home
Imprisoned for decades for a crime he committed as a juvenile, “Red Dog” Fennell was released as an old man into a baffling world.
The Military Origins of Layering
The popular way to keep warm outdoors owes a debt to World War II–era clothing science. An Object Lesson.
Modern Life Has Made It Easier for Serial Killers to Thrive
They get away with their crimes about 40 percent of the time.
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The Man Who Couldn’t Take It Anymore -
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India’s Controversial Plan to Bring Back the Cheetah
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