A profile of Stormy DanielsÕ lawyer, who is leading the charge in her lawsuit against Donald Trump on three fronts_Ñ_in the court room, on social media and on the talk shows. As his client puts it_Ñ_Òevery time I watch him work, I think, This is what it must have been like to see the Sistine Chapel being painted. But instead of paint, Michael uses the tears of his enemies.Ó http://bit.ly/nyt-avenatti
An assessment of the Trump administration’s assault on the Justice department, “the least tyrant-proof part of the government”, by a Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution.
A piece with striking video and images, looking at the opioid crisis in America.
An elegaic personal essay reflecting on President Kennedy’s legacy in his centenary year.
This piece goes in search of a genius who went to Harvard aged 15, wrote comic songs that were a huge hit and with which he toured the world, then almost entirely vanished from the stage. Talking to People magazine in 1982, as ever he had the best words to describe some of what had changed “Things I once thought were funny are scary – now I often feel like a resident of Pompeii who has been asked for some humorous comments on lava.”
Anthony Kennedy’s recent announcement of his retirement as a Supreme Court Justice has the potential to change the direction of the court for a generation, due to his frequent role as its swing voter. This 2015 profile examines his position on same-sex marriage.
A mind-boggling excerpt from the book that everyone is talking about – Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff.
A look at the empire of a successfully returned 1980s televangelist, who gives supporters his “miracle spring water”.
A piece examining a simulation of life on Mars, taking place on a volcano in Hawaii. http://bit.ly/atlantic-mars