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Russia’s strongman president has many Americans convinced of his manipulative genius. He is just a gambler who won big  I. The Hack The large, sunny room at Volgograd State University smelled like its contents: 45 college students, all but one … Continue reading →

How to Talk Like Trump A short guide to speaking the president’s dialect KURT ANDERSEN MARCH 2018 ISSUE ATLANTIC  As soon as Donald Trump announced his presidential candidacy, people noted a few of his linguistic quirks, such as the extended, … Continue reading →

THE LAST TEMPTATION — How evangelicals, once culturally confident became an anxious minority seeking political protection from the least traditionally religious president in living memory. by Michael Gerson Atlantic April 2018 One of the most extraordinary things about our current … Continue reading →

Prisoners or Patients? Adapted from “Insane – America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness” by Alisa Roth Published by Basic Books Atlantic – April 2018 Across the country, correctional facilities are struggling with the reality that they have become the nation’s … Continue reading →

How the United States lost the faith of its citizens—and what it can do to win them back By Yacha Mounk Atlantic March 2018 For years, the residents of Oxford, Massachusetts, seethed with anger at the company that controlled the … Continue reading →

Humanity has 30 years to find out. By Charles C Mann (adapted from his book Wizard and  Prophet). Atlantic March 2018 All parents remember the moment when they first held their children—the tiny crumpled face, an entire new person, emerging … Continue reading →

CHESTER (pop 80,000) History. Chester was Castra Devana, the largest Roman fortress in Britain. In 70 AD, they built the original walls of red sandstone and the present 2-mile walls that surround the historic center are the most complete in … Continue reading →

WALKING  South West Coast Path. This 630-mile adventure is Britain’s longest national walking trail, stretching from Minehead in Somerset via Land’s End to Poole in Dorset. It can be picked up along the coast for day hikes or longer stretches. … Continue reading →

I arrived in Fishguard on the north side of the Pembrokeshire Peninsula and saw most of west Wales in a few days at the beginning of June and returned after two weeks to see the eastern half and the southeast. … Continue reading →

ELY CATHEDRAL The cathedral’s silhouette dominates the whole area; it’s dubbed the ‘Ship of the Fens’ as it’s so visible across the vast, flat sweep of land. An Anglo-Saxon church since 673 when Etheldreda, daughter of the king of east … Continue reading →