My dad's former medical office, the Beaver Medical Clinic in Redlands, California. Flag at half-staff this week.
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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 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.
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 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.
5 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.
6 Victorian-Era Orgasms and the Crisis of Peer Review
A favorite anecdote about the origins of the vibrator is probably a myth.
7 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.
8 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.
9 Elon Musk and the Meaning of ‘Off the Record’
The entrepreneur’s reaction to recent media coverage illustrates a common—and dangerous—misconception of reporting practices.
10 A Photo Trip to Croatia
Recent images of Croatia’s dramatic landscape, cities, parks, and shorelines