Reading archive 2016-10-31

FBI's Comey opposed naming Russians, citing election timing: Source

Was a Trump Server Communicating With Russia?: This spring, a group of computer scientists set out to determine whether hackers were interfering with the Trump campaign. They found something they weren’t expecting.

Working the Refs

Spooked by Russia, Tiny Estonia Trains a Nation of Insurgents

Reading archive 2016-10-27

Baby boomers have been a disaster for America, and Trump is their biggest mistake yet

Does Donald Trump Believe in Anything but Himself?: The Republican candidate’s fascist impulses are frequently rooted in his own self-interest.

The Desperate Gamble of Scottie Nell Hughes, World's Most Loyal Trump Surrogate

The Mystifying Triumph of Hope Hicks, Donald Trump’s Right-Hand Woman

The Battle for North Carolina Political, social, and demographic forces in the battleground of North Carolina promise a reckoning with its Jim Crow past.

One North Carolina County Shows The Cracks In The GOP’s Defenses

Reading archive 2016-10-26

‘We Need to Clean This Up’: Clinton Aide’s Newly Public Email Shows Concern

What Drives Donald Trump? Fear of Losing Status, Tapes Show

Chris Christie Is Over: Trump’s greatest gift to the GOP may be the distraction he’s provided from other party meltdowns.

‘You are fascinated with sex’: That Megyn Kelly-Newt Gingrich showdown was one for the ages

Fearing Trump, Bar Association Stifles Report Calling Him a ‘Libel Bully’

Tomi Lahren Has Some Thoughts: The controversial conservative talking head and viral Facebook superstar is the perfect pundit for the age of Donald Trump. Is she the next Ann Coulter or something even scarier?

Mythology of ‘Patient Zero’ and how AIDS virus traveled to the United States is all wrong

Reading archive 2016-10-25

The Most Astute Analysis of American Politics in 2016? SNL’s “Black Jeopardy!” Sketch.: It had more to say about class and race than a thousand tenderly crafted portraits of the white working class.

Reading archive 2016-10-24

The Awful Reign of the Red Delicious: How the worst apple took over the United States, and continues to spread

Trump’s greatest service to America may be ending Paul Ryan’s career

These animals are male on one side and female on the other

The New Yorker Endorses Hillary Clinton: The election of Hillary Clinton is an event that we would welcome for its historical importance, and greet with indescribable relief.

Reading archive 2016-10-22

This Khizr Khan ad for Hillary Clinton is incredibly powerful

Reading archive 2016-10-21

Is There Too Much Football? The NFL’s ratings problem is an election problem. It’s a changing-technology and viewer-habits problem. Amazingly, it’s even a baseball-playoffs problem. But most distressingly for the league, it’s also an oversaturation problem.

Arrogance, Deceit, Oversaturation At Root Of NFL’s Ratings Decline

A Sushi Master’s Lament—and the One Fish You Should Always Avoid

From Here to China, People Are Still Eating Rare Animals—but Why?

THE RIDICULOUS STORIES BEHIND DONALD TRUMP’S MOVIE AND TV CAMEOS

Late-Term Abortion Was the Right Choice for Me