Weekly Recommended Reading

Every report on past presidential scandal was a warning. Why didn’t we listen?

Every report on past presidential scandal was a warning. Why didn't we listen? Robert Mueller's predecessors investigated Watergate, Iran-contra and Bill Clinton. They told us that checks and balances aren't enough, from The Washington Post

The Day the Dinosaurs Died A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth, from The New Yorker

The Underground Railroad of North Korea For over two decades, a secret network has worked tirelessly to help thousands of refugees escape the world’s worst dictatorship. This is the story of one desperate woman who risked her life to reach freedom, and of the complicated man who led the way, from GQ

The Cult of Homework America's devotion to the practice stems in part from the fact that it's what today's parents and teachers grew up with themselves, from The Atlantic