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Sounds and Silence in Charlottesville

I know the sounds of objects hitting flesh. A thin wood stick whistles as it slices through the air and thwacks when it makes contact. A hollow plastic tube releases a deep rush of air and then thumps. A metal club cuts through the air silently, like a fist, but instead of the light crush of flesh-on-flesh, it issues a stomach-churning thud.

I know these sounds, because I was in Charlottesville.

Nicole Hemmer

'When So Many Demonstrators Come Out Armed, It Only Takes One to Ignite a Fire'

Professor William Antholis, who lives just a few blocks from the park and passes through it almost every day, told Haaretz after the day’s tragic events that he still found it hard to grasp what exactly had happened in his hometown, minutes away from his house, over the last 48 hours.
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William Antholis

Is the World Slouching Toward a Grave Systemic Crisis?

Do open societies really work better than closed ones? Is a more open and civilized world really safer and better for Americans? If we think yes, then what is the best way to prove that point?

Philip Zelikow

Trump makes sure Americans know he’s working on vacation — ANALYSIS

“There’s the ego and ambition that pushes them forward,” noted historian Barbara Perry, director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. Then when they get to the White House, “another side of human nature takes place that says, ‘This is hard. I’m in a fishbowl. I really want to play golf… I want to do what I did to relax before I came here.’”

Barbara Perry

Foreign Affairs

Trump threatened to nuke North Korea. Did Ike do the same?

Ike’s nuclear bluff, and its supposed success at ending the hostilities, is a dangerous myth, one that gave later presidents false confidence in the effectiveness of nuclear intimidation.

William Hitchcock

The West Wing Weekly: Stirred

This week we're joined by Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44), who served as the White House Cabinet Secretary during the first term of the Obama administration and the Deputy Secretary of Labor during the second term. He gives us some real-world insight into Presidential Proclamations. Plus, we use the special West Wing Weekly Hotline to call Eli Attie (@EliAttie) to get the inside scoop on the writing of this episode.

Chris Lu