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• 1 This Is a Constitutional Crisis

  A cowardly coup from within the administration threatens to enflame the president’s paranoia and further endanger American security.

• 2 How Well-Intentioned White Families Can Perpetuate Racism

  The sociologist Margaret Hagerman spent two years embedded in upper-middle-class white households, listening in on conversations about race.

• 3 There’s No Coup Against Trump

  American democracy is imperiled by Republicans enabling the president’s authoritarian impulses, not by self-aggrandizing op-eds from anonymous bureaucrats.

• 4 Democratic Frustration Over the Supreme Court Finally Boils Over

  Led by Cory Booker, senators are breaking the rules to protest the GOP’s speedy consideration of Brett Kavanaugh. But their effort is likely too little, too late.

• 5 We're Watching an Antidemocratic Coup Unfold

  Acts of sabotage against the president are perilous to the American system of government. They're also self-serving.

• 6 The Bullet in My Arm

  I grew up in a gun-loving town in Alabama. My grandfather’s store sells firearms. But only after I was shot did I begin to understand America’s complicated relationship with guns.

• 7 The Woodward Book Comes for James Mattis

  A veteran Washington journalist describes the defense secretary as avoiding confrontation and showing respect. But the rest of the book may have blown up that strategy.

• 8 Victorian-Era Orgasms and the Crisis of Peer Review

  A favorite anecdote about the origins of the vibrator is probably a myth.

• 9 Christopher Steele Again Eludes His Republican Pursuers

  Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa had sought the former British spy’s deposition in a civil suit related to his Trump-Russia dossier, but a judge in Florida ruled Grassley would have to follow normal court procedures to get Steele’s testimony.  

• 10 A Photo Trip to Croatia

  Recent images of Croatia’s dramatic landscape, cities, parks, and shorelines