There Were Warnings
Americans are learning that public safety is not a given.
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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.
Abed Rahim Khatib / Anadolu / Getty The Deadly Virus of Anti-Semitic Terrorism
The latest attacks on Jews in America inevitably betray their real motive: sheer hate.
Chet Strange / Getty This Tornado Mayhem Is a Warning
As hurricane season looms, the effects of DOGE cuts on the U.S. forecasting and alert system are a new menace.
Lawrence Bryant / Reuters The Real Motive Behind the Real ID–Deadline Charade
The Trump administration turned a legitimate national-security priority into an empty threat against immigrants.
Seth Wenig / AP Don’t Look at Stock Markets. Look at the Ports.
A drop in maritime traffic suggests that the worst is yet to come.
Eric Thayer / Bloomberg / Getty
