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Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty; Julien De Rosa /AFP / Getty; Matt Ramey / AFP / Getty. Trump Blames America First
The president would rather condemn Minnesota than Iran.
Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty San Diego’s Tragic Lesson About Terrorism
The attack on an Islamic center exemplified a danger that the Trump administration would rather ignore.
Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune / Getty What the Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Means for the World Cup, America’s 250th, and Other Major Events
Some level of risk is inevitable in a free society.
Andrew Leyden / Getty There Were Warnings
Americans are learning that public safety is not a given.
Seth Wenig / AP What to Make of the Gracie Mansion Incident
ISIS has become a brand.
Charly Triballeau / AFP / Getty Why the Brown Shooting Felt Different
I’m used to responding to sudden tragedies, but not ones this personal.
Kyle Mazza / NurPhoto / Reuters A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
Drew Angerer / Getty Trump’s Gross Misuse of the National Guard
The 1992 deployment in Los Angeles proved that troops operate best on the streets when the state is in charge.
Ted Soqui / Corbis / Getty No Rational Aid-Distribution System Should Work This Way
The new Gaza relief effort was bound to fail.
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