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The Revolution Began

From We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled, a collection of interviews with Syrian refugees that were conducted and edited by Wendy Pearlman between 2012 and 2016. The book was…

Agent Provocateur

From an FBI manual suggesting conversational techniques to recruit informants. The document was published by The Intercept in January.

Confirmation B.S.

From a quiz drafted by the police department of Long Beach, California, and used as part of a training presentation. The quiz was cited in a report by the A.C.L.U.…

Bushwhackers

by Michael Healy-Rae,

From a meeting of Irish Parliament that took place in February. Michael Healy-Rae is a representative for Kerry South. Michael Ring is the minister of state for regional economic development.

Out With a Bang

From the website of Holy Smoke, a memorial-services company based in Alabama.

My Name is Mud

From names that parents around the world have attempted to bestow on their children. They are cited in a lawsuit that was filed in a Georgia superior court in March.…

By Hervé Guibert (1955?91), from Crazy for Vincent, which was published in April by Semiotext(e). Guibert was a photographer, filmmaker, and the author of more than twenty-five books. Translated from…

Machine Yearning

by Oliver Bendel,

From questions raised by Oliver Bendel, a machine ethicist, in a paper that was published this month on Springer. Bendel presented the paper last year at the Love and Sex…

Where Health Care Won’t Go

by Helen Ouyang,

A tuberculosis crisis in the Black Belt

Security Breach

by Michael J. Glennon,

Trump’s tussle with the bureaucratic state

21st century

The Revolution Began

Agent Provocateur

Confirmation B.S.

Bassett Livestock Auction

Bushwhackers

Out With a Bang

My Name is Mud

Amour Fou

Machine Yearning

Where Health Care Won’t Go

Security Breach

Debug

21st century

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The Revolution Began

Agent Provocateur

Confirmation B.S.

Bassett Livestock Auction

Bushwhackers

Out With a Bang

My Name is Mud

Amour Fou

Machine Yearning

Where Health Care Won’t Go

Security Breach

June 2017

Debug