Reading archive 2019-01-03

Trump’s bizarre history lesson on the Soviet Union, Russia and Afghanistan

A defensive Trump calls a Cabinet meeting and uses it to boast, deflect and distract

Romney asserts his independence from Trump — and Trump’s defenders return his searing criticism of the president

Reading archive 2019-01-02

He’s designed hats for Dior. Now, he’s created one inspired by the African American Museum.

Reading archive 2019-01-01

‘America First’ is only making the world worse. Here’s a better approach.

Hasan Minhaj criticized the Saudi crown prince on ‘Patriot Act.’ Netflix pulled the episode in Saudi Arabia.

Reading archive 2018-12-30

He fled before his trial for allegedly killing a teen girl. A U.S. prosecutor thinks Saudi Arabia helped him.

Reading archive 2018-12-24

Inside Bernie-world's war on Beto O'Rourke: As the Texas congressman's star rises, Sanders supporters turn up the heat: "Reading Karl Marx is cool. Doing a livestream while you’re doing your laundry is a gimmick."

“THEY ARE SUSPICIOUS OF BETO”: WHY ARE DEMOCRATS TRYING TO ANNIHILATE AN O’ROURKE CAMPAIGN BEFORE IT HAS EVEN STARTED?: The howls about O’Rourke from the Chapo wing of the Internet say as much about Bernie Sanders’s diminished stature as they do about the golden boy from Texas. Is Beto the real deal, or just a Davos Democrat on a skateboard?

“THEY ALL KISS MY ASS”: AS TRUMP TEETERS ON THE BRINK, MAR-A-LAGO FEARS THE WORST: Trump perfected his political playbook by waging war against Palm Beach high society. But three decades later, according to the author of Mar-a-Lago: Inside the Gates of Power at Donald Trump’s Presidential Palace, the island community Trump conquered is having its doubts.

Reading archive 2018-12-21

Russian Agents Sought Secret US Treasury Records On Clinton Backers During 2016 Campaign: Whistleblowers said the Americans were exchanging messages with unsecure Gmail accounts set up by their Russian counterparts as the US election heated up.

Reading archive 2018-12-20

North Korea says US must 'completely eliminate' its nuclear arsenal first as peace talks reach new low: Statement from Pyongyang says denuclearisation must include any US weapons that threaten wider region, and suggests Washington should ‘study geography’