George Packer's Blog, page 27

In New Hampshire, Trump Talks Past the Opioid Problem

Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes about Donald Trump���s speech in New Hampshire about the opioid crisis.

What School Shooting Drills Look Like Through Students��� Eyes

Jesse Dorris speaks to eight students from across the country about what they���ve been taught to do if a gunman were to enter their school.

As Russia Votes, Its Youth Are Open and Curious but Not Yet Insurrectionary

Joshua Yaffa on the political outlook of young people in Russia on the eve of Presidential elections, which are expected to keep Vladimir Putin in power.

The Troubled Tenure of Scott Israel, Sheriff of Broward County

Charles Bethea writes about Sheriff Scott Israel and his response to the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Critics have said that Israel has been too focussed on the politics of prolonging his tenure.

Trump Finally Finds Reasons to Punish Russia

Robin Wright writes about the Trump Administration���s decision to impose sanctions on Russia in response to increasingly aggressive acts by Vladimir Putin���s government.

Mike Pompeo, the Spymaster Who Couldn���t Stay in His Lane

Adam Entous on Mike Pompeo���s tenure as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency during the first year of Donald Trump���s Presidency.

In the New Heart of America���s Steel Country���the South���Trump���s Tariffs Barely Register

Benjamin Wallace-Wells reports that President Trump���s newly announced tariffs have caused little commotion in the new center of steel country: the largely non-union ���minimills��� of the South.

A New Generation Calls for Gun Control

Nimal Eames-Scott reports from student walkouts at high schools in Brooklyn, New York, to honor the victims of the Parkland school shooting and call for stricter gun-control measures.

Larry Kudlow, Trump���s New Economic Adviser, Talks About Making Peace with Tariffs

Sheelah Kolhatkar on how Larry Kudlow, Trump���s new economic adviser, talks about making peace with tariffs.

Conor Lamb���s Intensely Local Victory in PA-18

Eliza Griswold writes about how the Democratic candidate Conor Lamb won the Eighteenth Congressional District race in Pennsylvania by keeping the election���s focus away from President Trump.