“In a world addicted to comfort, it isn’t easy to convince a vast audience that what they really need is to take teeth-chattering swims and ice baths—but Hof has managed to do this.”
Seyward Darby
The Guardians of Elmhurst
“As COVID-19 spread across the United States, one hospital in New York found itself in the epicenter of the epicenter. With the virus on a warpath, its staff risked it all in the fight for our lives. “
The True Story of the Antifa Invasion of Forks, Washington
A false report on Twitter about violent leftist activists traveling by bus exploded into a call to arms. Then a bus, carrying a family and two dogs, rolled into a remote Northwestern town best known as the setting for the Twilight series. Chaos ensued.
A mentally ill man, a heavily armed teenager, and the night Kenosha burned
“Cast by conservatives as a battle between antifa agitators and a right-wing ‘patriot,’ this summer’s deadliest protest-related incident was not quite what it seemed.”
‘Being Racist Is Not Against the Law’
A broken window and a gun led to the death of James Scurlock outside a bar in Omaha. The search for justice began, and another death followed. In the physical world, people were still hurting. I talked with Fuller and Alicia Wolford months after the shooting; both were still haunted by what they saw. “The […]
Water is Life
“As I climbed and skied over rapidly receding snowfields, the journeys felt akin to doing final rounds of visits with my elders who are sick and soon to walk on into the next world.”
Thousands of D.C. Renters Are Evicted Every Year. Do They All Know to Show Up to Court?
Two men, Karl Stephens and Matthew Buck, serve 60 percent of summons to local tenants whom landlords want to evict. A months-long investigation reveals troubling discrepancies in their work—like the time Stephens said he was out trying to serve 15 tenants when, in fact, he was sitting in court facing a DWI charge.
The Last Patrol
“In 2019, President Trump pardoned Army Lieutenant Clint Lorance, who was serving a 20-year sentence for ordering the murder of two Afghan civilians. To Lorance’s defenders, the act was long overdue. To members of his platoon, it was a gross miscarriage of justice.”
The Store That Called the Cops on George Floyd
“A teenage clerk dialed 911. How should the brothers who own CUP Foods pay for what happened next?”
