Media as Both Weapon and Defense in the Mexican Drug War
The impact of social media and the press on the drug war, and vice versa.
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Science Is, Undeniably, Making the World a Better Place: A Conversation With Steven Pinker
Oliver Burkeman explores human nature, violence, feminism, and religion with one of the world’s most controversial cognitive scientists. Can he dent Steven Pinker’s optimism?
The PTSD Crisis That’s Being Ignored: Americans Wounded in Their Own Neighborhoods
Americans in violent neighborhoods are developing PTSD at rates similar to combat veterans. Why aren’t hospitals screening them? It costs money.
The Armenian Power Gang, Hollywood Hellions
Meet the little-known crime ring with the lengthiest rap sheet.
Cross Burning Is More Common Than You Think
Hate-crime sentences are harsher than ever, but the terrorizing tactic still persists.
Mapping the Laws, Lobbying, and Life-Altering Consequences of Guns
Some recent attempts to quantify the chaos.
Being Cruel Can Help You, But Let’s Find a Way to Fight It Anyway
The lust to kill is somewhat normal, and cruelty can have some benefits. But the researchers who are exploring those sad discoveries are also working to bust up the vicious circle that offers these insights.
‘Tough Guise 2’: The Ongoing Crisis of Violent Masculinity
In a follow-up to his powerful 1999 documentary, Jackson Katz argues that men are actively taught to be violent creatures.
When the Violence Comes Home
Doctors consider how to respond to the domestic abuse of female veterans.