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What the Trump-Russia Grand Jury Means
Robert Mueller, the special counsel, may have reached the point in the investigation where he has evidence of criminal conduct.
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Trump’s Russia Defense Strategy: Bravado, Denial, and Mockery
On Thursday, Trump seemed to acknowledge that he and Robert Mueller, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, are both in this is for the long haul.
Usain Bolt’s Successor and the Last Great Sprinting Barrier
If you told sprinters fifty years ago that someone would run the four hundred metres in less than forty-three seconds, they’d have said, “Where will you bury him?”
Norms and Cliffs in Trump’s America
Deflecting the discourse into one about norms, when we are really talking about premises and principles, is one more way of normalizing Trump.
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When Should a Child Be Taken from His Parents?
In family court, judges must decide whether the risks at home outweigh the risks of separating a family.
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The Mothers Being Deported by Trump
The President has portrayed the undocumented as “bad hombres” who threaten the American family unit. But his crackdown has torn some families apart.
How Not to Solve the Refugee Crisis
A case of mistaken identity put the wrong man in jail. Now it highlights the failure of prosecutions to tackle a humanitarian disaster.
An Ancient Lunchbox Emerges from the Ice
The global glacier meltdown may be bad for those of us who live in the present, but it’s giving archeologists an exciting window into the past.
Jeff Flake’s Candid Anti-Trump Book
How will rising conservative politicians map a future in opposition to the President? One Republican senator offers a start.