Graeme Wood
National correspondent, The Atlantic. Lecturer, Yale. Once upon a time: @perryworldhouse, @CFR_org, @newrepublic, @DeutschePostDHL.
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The Trump-May press conference was a comic masterpiece
Donald Trump never fails to amuse. He is very, very funny. You can say that he should be no laughing matter – he’s the most powerful man in the world, his words and actions are deadly serious, and…
Magician Pulls The Disappearing Trick On His Dog Like Only A Magician Can
Okay, we can understand how the dog is confused here, because we are also very confused.
Betraying Justice for Rwanda’s Genocide Survivors
Human-rights advocates say that paroling the perpetrators of the genocide threatens the entire logic of international criminal law.
Sein Spitzname war „Knuffel-Dschihadist“ – ISIS killte eigenen Kämpfer
Er war einer der bekanntesten ausländischen Kämpfer in Syrien: der niederländisch-türkische Islamist Israfil Yilmaz, der durch Streitkräfte beider Länder ausgebildet wurde.
Er trat für die Terroristen im Fernsehen auf, posierte auf...
How eliminating the ‘kill box’ turned Mosul into a meat-grinder
Denying ISIS fighters a retreat made an Iraqi victory harder but more decisive
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In all previous battles, ISIS fighters were allowed to slink away. In Mosul they were slaughtered
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Lebanese tourist sentenced to eight years in prison for Facebook...
(Please note offensive language in paragraph 2.)
Seeking Pay Equity, Female Flutist Sues Boston Symphony Orchestra
The orchestra's top flutist, Elizabeth Rowe, says that she is paid substantially less than her closest counterpart — a man. Her suit may be the first filed under a new Massachusetts pay equity law.
Graeme Wood
A complicating factor in this lawsuit is that the oboe is inherently a much cooler instrument than the flute
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Looking for a ride in one of the world's most fragile nations? Try Facebook.
Meet the man trying to recreate Uber in CAR’s capital of Bangui. In the sun-drenched capital of Bangui, yellow cabs, 4x4s emblazoned with NGO logos, and an occasional UN tank fill the streets surrounded by ubiquitous squadrons of Chinese-made...
Graeme Wood
Baby steps for the country with the worst logistics/transportation network in the world
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Man Behind Probe Into Fall of Mosul Found Murdered
Man Behind Probe Into Fall of Mosul Found Murdered
Difficult Decision Looms on Rescuing Thai Boys From Cave
Rescuers who found a dozen boys and their soccer coach alive in a flooded cave complex in Thailand now face an agonizing decision: Risk a daring mission to get them out through the flooded passageways, or keep them there until the monsoon season...
German woman, alleged part of IS 'morality police,' arrested
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they have arrested a 27-year-old German woman suspected of being part of the Islamic State group's "morality police" in Iraq.
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Ron Paul's World
A penchant for conspiracy theories has been a constant throughout his political career.
Trump’s Debt to Ron Paul’s Paranoid Style
Though Ron Paul is often described as an orthodox libertarian, his ideology is more accurately described as paleolibertarian, which shares the limited government principles of traditional libertarianism but places a heavier emphasis on conservative...
The Company Ron Paul Keeps
The Republican Jewish Coalition announced this month that congressman Ron Paul would not be among the six guests invited to participate in its Republican Presidential Candidates Forum. “He’s just so far outside of the mainstream of the Republican...
Belgium arrests 2 charged with preparing attack in France
Belgian authorities formally arrested a married couple on Monday and accused them of preparing a bomb attack in France during a packed rally of an Iranian opposition group last weekend.