The Purges in Putin’s Shrinking Inner Circle
The frustrated Russian leader has punished officials for misjudging the invasion of Ukraine. But ordinary citizens remain in the dark. I recently spoke by phone with Andrei Soldatov, an investigative…
A Colorado police department is sending mental health experts instead of cops to some 911 calls
In the aftermath of the George Floyd murder in 2020, people have begun to rethink the role that armed police officers have in society. Does every problem need to be…
How Billionaires Picked Putin as “Russia’s Pinochet”
Vladimir Putin did not arrive from outer space on an abalone shell. Putin went from the virtually unknown Deputy Mayor of Saint Petersburg to Russia's President and potentate by winning…