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Birth of a White Supremacist
Mike Enoch’s transformation from leftist contrarian to nationalist shock jock.
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The Agonizing, Undaunted Efforts to Bring Supplies to Loved Ones in Puerto Rico
After watching the slow trickle of aid, our family, like many islanders in the wake of the storm, decided to bring supplies ourselves.
The Birth of an American Soccer Superstar: Christian Pulisic
The nineteen-year-old phenom has shown extraordinary promise, and on Friday he fulfilled it when it was most desperately needed.
Why the N.R.A. Is Finally on the Defensive
By calling for bump stocks to be dealt with by administrative fiat, the N.R.A. may hope to convert a legislative threat into a regulatory issue.
The Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Anti-Bomb Idealists
The prize was awarded on Friday to a global coalition of young activists who defied the United States and the world’s eight other nuclear powers.
Stephen Paddock and the World of Video Poker
Many observers have floated the theory that Paddock, who killed nearly sixty people on Sunday, had incurred gambling debts that he couldn’t pay off.
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Rachel Maddow: Trump’s TV Nemesis
Her show permits liberals to enjoy themselves during what may be the most unenjoyable time of their political lives.
How the Elderly Lose Their Rights
Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it.
Russia’s House of Shadows
My apartment building was made to house the first generation of Soviet élite. Instead, it was where the revolution went to die.
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How Ivanka and Donald Trump, Jr., Avoided an Indictment
Manhattan prosecutors were preparing a case. Then the D.A. got a visit from a campaign donor: the President’s personal lawyer.
My Grandmother, the Nazis, and the Shadow of the Olympics
From the 1936 Games, in Berlin, to the 1984 Games, in Los Angeles, the glare of Olympic glory has obscured darker stories.
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The Risk of Nuclear War with North Korea
On the ground in Pyongyang: Could Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump goad each other into a devastating confrontation?