Oct 9, 2017 Vol 190 No 14

Promised Land

Inside Donald Trump’s Latest Battle Against the NFL
A deliberately provocative President picks his latest fight over free speech in sports

How the U.S. Turned Its Back on Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico was wrecked by Hurricane Maria, then ignored by the mainland

An Unlikely Salesman for the Republican Party’s Tax Plan

Saudi Women In the Driver’s Seat

The ‘Super-Malaria’ on the Rise In Southeast Asia

Trump’s Travel Ban Might Escape Judgment

Can Computers Fix Gerrymandering?

Yes, Merkel Won Again. But the Fires of European Populism Are Still Raging

Iraqi Kurds Vote to Split From Baghdad in Landmark Independence Referendum
Iraq is teetering on the brink of a political crisis

The Real ‘Special Snowflakes’ In Campus Free-Speech Debates

Ellen Pao Has Some Sage Advice for Dealing With Sexism

The Birth of Britain’s Global Palate
A review of The Taste of Empire by Lizzie Collingham

Switzerland’s New Medical Drones

The Real Reason Airplanes Still Have Ashtrays
We all know smoking in the air is banned, so what gives?

The Mexico City Earthquake Is a Warning for Americans
It’s not a matter of whether a major quake will occur in the U.S., but when

What Really Worries South Koreans: Trump

Paradise Lost: The Mysterious Case of the Missing Utopian Novels
Why all the doom and gloom?

16 TV Shows That Deserve a Second Chance This Fall

The Deuce and the Real History of Why the Porn Industry Flourished in the ’70s
How the ’70s setting of the new HBO show fits with the real history of America’s sex industry

Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Exudes Quiet Courage in Stronger

Lucky Is a Sublime Farewell to Harry Dean Stanton

Review: American Made Lets a Smug Tom Cruise Just Be Tom Cruise

Books, Rats and Elegant Shoes

All Happy Families, Alike

Review: Gaga: Five Foot Two Shows a Superstar at Her Most Vulnerable

Hey! You! Get Off of My Cloud! And Other Tales from the Family-Data-Sharing Economy
’I’m not sure Apple is improving my life by making me feel so old and uncool’

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