George Packer's Blog, page 25

Gun Control, White Paranoia, and the Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rich Benjamin writes about the Dodd Gun Control Act of 1968, and how racial paranoia in the wake of Martin Luther King, Jr.,���s assassination helped it to pass in Congress.

The Trial of Noor Salman and Its Shocking Disregard for Survivors of Domestic Violence

Rachel Louise Snyder writes that, during Noor Salman���s trial, in which she was acquitted of aiding and abetting her husband, Omar Mateen, the Pulse night-club shooter, the fact of her victimhood was both entirely pertinent and shockingly disregarded.

With Trump���s Help, Egypt Holds a Farcical Election

Lauren Bohn on the Presidential elections in Egypt this week, where President President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi effectively ran unchallenged.

Trump���s Affairs and the Future of the Nondisclosure Agreement

Jeanie Suk Gersen writes about nondisclosure agreements and how Karen McDougal and Stephanie Clifford, a.k.a. Stormy Daniels, might be exempt from their agreements with Donald Trump.

Cambridge Analytica and the Perils of Psychographics

Sue Halpern writes about the psychographic targeting allegedly done by Cambridge Analytica on behalf of the Trump campaign.

The Seemingly Random and Definitely Worrisome Cyberattack on Atlanta

Charles Bethea writes that the effectiveness���but also the seeming randomness���of a ransomware hack on Atlanta���s computer network has flummoxed city officials.

For Trump, Diplomacy Is a Four-Letter Word

Robin Wright writes about Donald Trump���s ideas about diplomacy and how they might shape his potential nuclear-arms talks with North Korea.

When Kids Speak Truth to Power

Amanda Petrusich writes on the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C., and the role of young people in revolutionary movements, alongside a video documenting protesters��� determination to end gun violence.

Video: When Kids Speak Truth to Power

Amanda Petrusich writes on the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C., and the role of young people in revolutionary movements, alongside a video documenting protesters��� determination to end gun violence.

With Expulsions of Russians, the West���En Masse���Confronts Putin

Robin Wright writes about the United States and nineteen other nations��� decision to expel more than a hundred and thirty Russian intelligence officers and diplomats.