RealClearInvestigations' Picks of the Week
Nov. 19 to Nov. 25
Featured Investigation Harvey Weinstein's wake continued to widen with sexual misconduct charges rippling across the nation. Most explosive were allegations of lewd conduct made by at least eight young women against the esteemed TV journalist Charlie Rose. "Most of the women said Rose alternated between fury and flattery in his interactions with them," the Washington Post reported. "Five described Rose putting his hand on their legs, sometimes their upper thigh, in what they perceived as a test to gauge their reactions. Two said that while they were working for Rose at his residences or were traveling with him on business, he emerged from the shower and walked naked in front of them. One said he groped her buttocks at a staff party." Elsewhere in media, Glenn Thrush, a prominent Washington reporter for the New York Times, was suspended after sexual-harassment allegations. In politics, allegations were lodged against the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives, Michigan Democrat John Conyers,and more evidence ofSen. Al Franken's misconductemerged. In Ohio, dozens more accused stateRep. Wes Goodmanafter the Republican resigned his seat because of a sex scandal. Meanwhile,Texas Congressman Joe Barton suggested he was the victim of revenge porn after a sexually explicit photo of him was posted on Twitter. And in Hollywood, Pixar animation guru John Lasseter took a leave of absence after acknowledging "missteps." Other Noteworthy Articles and Series FBI Informant's Documents Shed Light on Uranium One Deal
The Hill
During his six years undercover, FBI informant William Campbell gathered extensive evidence about a Russian plot to corner the American uranium market, according to more than 5,000 pages of documents from the counterintelligence investigation. The inquiry's scope ranges from corruption inside a U.S. nuclear transport company to Obama administration approvals that let Moscow buy and sell more atomic fuels. A Domestic Abuse Survivor Tells Her Story
Willamette Week
From the outside, Kim Bradley had a happy life in Portland, Oregon: a 10,000-square-foot home, a handsome husband known for his philanthropy. She now says her 30-year marriage was continually punctuated by terror. She shares her harrowing experiences in an all-too-familiar story of control and fear.
The Serial-Killer Detector
The New Yorker
Each year, about 5,000 people kill someone and don't get caught- and for some itis not the first time. Thomas Hargrove, a former journalist, intends to find them. He's equipped with the largest collection of murder records in the country and an algorithm he calls the serial-killer detector. Penis Transplants for Botched Circumcisions in South Africa
Undark
The collision of ancient traditions and modern medical miracles explains why South Africa has become a leader in penis transplants. For the nation also has perhaps highest rate of penis amputations in the world as a result of botched male circumcisions. Investigative Classics: Charles Manson's Charismatic Hate
New York Times, 1970
Charles Manson's death on Nov. 19 brought renewed attention to one of the most infamous and mysterious killers in American history. In a 1970 profile shortly after police cracked the case, Steven V. Roberts of the New York Times explored the charisma and evil that allowed the cult leader to induce others, especially young women, to commit gruesome acts in his name. In doing so, Roberts laid out the questions of Manson's life that others spent decades trying to answer. | 
