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My Week Inside a Right-Wing “Constitutional Defense” Training Camp

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Covid Stumped Even the Best Writer of Science Mysteries

In David Quammen’s books, intrepid scientists hunt down viruses and avert crises. The story of Covid-19 offers no such resolution.

For Patrick Leahy, The Vietnam War Is Finally Ending

For 33 years, the retiring Vermont senator and a top aide have quietly but doggedly been working to bind the many wounds of a war that touched the lives of nearly every Vietnamese family. This is what public service is.