Reading archive 2023-02-15

Unite the Right marcher captured in viral photo dies by suicide before trial

Election deniers face a nationwide wave of pushback: The growing effort by election officials and others is intended to counter mistrust arising from Donald Trump’s claims of a rigged 2020 vote

Sanctions haven’t stopped Russia, but a new oil ban could cut deeper: Russia may be the most sanctioned country in human history, yet the economic toll hasn’t deterred Putin’s assault on Ukraine so far

Reading archive 2022-05-23

Biden takes aggressive posture toward China on Asia trip: The president warns that the U.S. would defend Taiwan military in case of an attack by China, drawing a direct analogy to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

‘Ashamed’ Russian diplomat resigns over Putin’s ‘aggressive war’

Zelensky calls out a ‘state of war criminals’ and Davos ‘Russia House’ makeover

The reinvention of a ‘real man’: In cowboy country, a father and husband troubled by suicide reimagines American masculinity, one conversation at a time - "Bill, who is 59 years old and White, is working out his own theory. It has to do with the gap between the expectations men have for their lives and the reality of their individual experiences, worsened by cultural norms that discourage them from expressing any emotions besides anger."

Reading archive 2021-11-12

Opinion: Have Democrats reached the limits of White appeasement politics?

Out of uniform. Still in the fight.: Seven veterans, each on a mission to end the often avoidable harms that afflict those who serve

London’s River Thames, now home to sharks, seals and sea horses, is no longer ‘biologically dead’

An Air Force sergeant killed himself on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The note he left is heartbreaking.

A veteran helped spread viral 9/11 conspiracy theories. Can he start over?: Nearly 20 years after shipping off to war, a soldier who helped make the ‘Loose Change’ video wrestles with the power stories have to heal and to destroy.

Two more candidates join a crowded at-large D.C. Council race

Bruce V. Spiva, longtime D.C. lawyer, will run for city attorney general

Candidates debate in hot Ward 5 D.C. Council race

Trump defends Jan. 6 rioters' 'hang Mike Pence' chant in new audio: The audio captured part of an interview ABC News’ Jonathan Karl conducted with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in March for Karl’s upcoming book.

Qatar to represent U.S. interests in Afghanistan

Ala. man pleads guilty to bringing molotov cocktails, five loaded firearms to Capitol on Jan. 6

Reading archive 2017-05-01

Preservation board swats at Smithonian over development plans

‘13 Reasons’ sparks criticism of teen suicide depiction

There Are So Many Rotting Animal Carcasses in DC We’re Actually Attracting Vultures

The same brain disease battering the NFL may have killed Ernest Hemingway

China wants a bold presence in Washington — so it’s building a $100 million garden

Trump’s totally bizarre claim about avoiding the Civil War

What If Climate Scientists Are Guessing Wrong?

Fact Check: Could Andrew Jackson Have Stopped The Civil War, As Trump Said?

Reading archive 2016-08-03

Ask Well: Is Coconut Oil a Healthy Fat?

The Class Politics of Decluttering

Many animals seem to kill themselves, but it is not suicide

To the Go-Along Republicans

Khizr Khan: U.S. wars "have created a chaos" in Muslim-majority countries

Donald Trump just argued that sexual harassment victims should fix their own problems

New study finds that men are often their own favorite experts on any given subject

This unusual test reveals how smart you are

The myth and the reality of Donald Trump's business empire

Peter Thiel is Very, Very Interested in Young People's Blood

Tighter Restrictions Are Losing In The Battle Over Voter ID Laws

Police officer for D.C. subway system accused of trying to help ISIS