On the battlefield, listening to a small voice that says, ‘This is not normal.’
By ELLIOT ACKERMAN
More Bad News for President Trump
Are you keeping track?
By PATRICK CHAPPATTE
How to Make the Trade War Even Worse
By undermining the World Trade Organization’s judges, the United States could destroy one of its best tools to hold China accountable.
By JENNIFER A. HILLMAN
LETTERS
Worried by Judge’s Ruling on Health Law
One reader writes of the Republicans: “This is their Brexit; they got what they wanted, and now it’s time to face the possible consequences.”
LETTER
Ryan Zinke’s Last Stand
A reader says we need a pro-environment secretary at Interior.
LETTER
Birds in My Backyard
A reader describes the fascinating spectacle in her window.
The Secret History of Muslims in the U.S.
Muslims have been here since the time of the earliest explorers and have left their mark on everything from the White House to the Marine Corps uniform.
By HUSSEIN RASHID, NEGIN FARSAD and JOSHUA SEFTEL
Putin’s Keystone Spies
The once-terrifying Russian military intelligence agency has been so sloppy and prone to fumbling that you have to ask: Why does a strongman brought up in the K.G.B. put up with it?
By YULIA LATYNINA
THE STONE
Would Human Extinction Be a Tragedy?
Our species possesses inherent value, but we are devastating the earth and causing unimaginable animal suffering.