Reading archive 2017-07-11

A riptide swept away a Florida family. Then beachgoers formed a human chain.

This law might explain why a Russian lawyer wanted to meet with Trump

Pro-Trump media scrambles to react to bombshell emails

What If It's All True?: For months, President Trump and his aides have insisted that any suggestion of collusion with Russia was bogus. But if the Trump campaign was eager to receive information from the Russian government, what else might have happened?

Reading archive 2017-07-10

The Bots Beat Us. Now What?

Trump Jr. Was Told in Email of Russian Effort to Aid Campaign

Reading archive 2017-07-09

‘Grandstander’ or truthteller? CNN’s Acosta walks a fine line with Trump.

Trump suggested a cybersecurity pact with Russia. Lawmakers say they were ‘dumbfounded.’

Tillerson vows relations with Russia will be frosty until it leaves Ukraine alone

Trump’s Son Met With Russian Lawyer After Being Promised Damaging Information on Clinton

Reading archive 2017-07-08

Merkel's Impossible Role at the G20 Summit: With the U.S. trying to step out of some of the most important issues at the meeting, the German Chancellor was forced to play negotiator and host.

Reading archive 2017-07-07

The Empty Nobility of “Taking Less”: By taking big pay cuts, Kevin Durant and Dirk Nowitzki aren’t making room for their teammates. They’re just saving money for their employers.

Trump Airs Meddling Concerns With Putin: Two leaders hold highly anticipated bilateral in Hamburg amid questions about Russian interference in U.S. elections, policies in Syria and Ukraine

Reading archive 2017-07-06

The Declaration of Independence was a plea for help

U.S. hospital offers to admit Charlie Gard, the British baby at the center of life support controversy

Rick Perry offered a ‘little economics lesson.’ It didn’t go so well.

Reading archive 2017-07-05

The greatest threat facing the United States is its own president