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Friday essay: ‘nothing quite like it in the history of espionage’ – the Russian spies who pretended to be American

In the thrilling finale of the TV series The Americans, set during the Reagan administration, deep-cover KGB operatives Philip and Elizabeth Jennings are faced with a difficult decision. Posing as an ordinary American married couple, for decades they have raised children, filed tax returns and slipped effortlessly into the rhythms…

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Have The Gundy and Fulton Moments Passed?

The intelligible principle test and Employment Division v. Smith are likely safe from Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett.

Reason

Trump is not like other presidents – but can he beat the ‘second term curse’ that haunts the White House?

While he likes to provoke opponents with the possibility of serving a third term, Donald Trump faces a more immediate historical burden that has plagued so many presidents: the “second term curse”.

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What happens next in US-Iran relations will be informed by the two countries’ shared history

The Trump administration’s decision to bomb Iran dramatically marks the now nearly half-century of hostility between the United States and Iran, which began in 1979 with Iran’s takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and the taking of 52 diplomatic hostages.

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A Brief, Bloody History of All the Times the U.S. Caused Chaos in the Middle East

The conflict with Iran is the latest in a decadeslong series of regime change operations, long-term entanglements, and all-out wars that always seem to invite more problems.

Reason

US and Iran have a long, complicated history, spanning far beyond Israel’s strikes on Tehran

Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades – at least since the U.S. helped overthrow a democracy-minded prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, in August 1953. The U.S. then supported the long, repressive reign of the Shah of Iran, whose security services brutalized Iranian citizens for decades.

The Conversation

Judge deems some of Trump’s National Institutes of Health grant cuts illegal

The Reagan-appointed judge said he had “never seen” such “palpable" racial discrimination in his 40 years on the bench

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Donald Trump Sounds Like a Democrat From the 1980s

It's a return to the Reagan era, but not in the way that should make conservatives happy.

Reason

The hidden power of cultural exchanges in countering propaganda and fostering international goodwill

At a time when China is believed to spend about US$8 billion annually sending its ideas and culture around the world, President Donald Trump has proposed to cut by 93% the part of the State Department that does the same thing for the United States.

The Conversation

Trump revives Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ dreams with $175B ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense

It feels like the death star.

We Got This Covered

Who’s who in The Phoenician Scheme? Meet the cast of the new Wes Anderson film

The ultimate auteur is famed for his mega-starry lineups, so let’s take a look at who’s making an appearance in his latest offering

The Guardian - UK

Trump announces ‘Golden Dome for America’ to protect U.S. from ballistic and hypersonic missiles

Trump claims the ‘Golden Dome’ system will be operational by the end of his term

The Independent UK

SCOTUS now captured by conspiracies

In her new book "Lawless," law professor Leah Litman chronicles the collapse of reason at the highest court

Salon

"I really hate America. If Adolf Hitler came back and said 'I won't raise taxes', he'd win in a landslide." In 1988 R.E.M. were so disgusted with the state of the US that guitarist Peter Buck said he felt like shooting people, starting with President Bush

"I live in a country where I wanna shoot politicians"

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The Guardian - US

How Jon Voight went from Oscar-winning A-lister to Trump acolyte

The actor was once one of the most commanding men in Hollywood – yet he has now teamed up with the president to help ruin the industry

Marie Claire

Double the Anna, Double the Camp

In another actor's hands, a twin-swapping storyline in a serial killer series could easily fall into over-the-top, no-way-in-hell-is-that-real territory. But Camp brings deep empathy and zingy humor to the final season of 'You.'

WhatToWatch

You season 5 episode 9 recap: does Marienne Bellamy ever haunt you?

In You season 5 episode 9, the tables turn on Joe in an explosive way, while Bronte makes a fateful decision.

Marie Claire

'You' Season 5, Ending Explained: Does Joe Goldberg Get Caught?

Here's what to know about the killer ending of the hit Netflix series.

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Inverse

Netflix Just Quietly Released The Twisty Final Chapter Of Its Juiciest Crime Thriller

Joe Goldberg is back in the Big Apple for a remix of 'You's greatest hits.

Salon

DOJ's Abrego Garcia defense falls short

A Reagan-appointed judge called the argument shocking "to the intuitive sense of liberty" that Americans hold dear

RideApart

Harley-Davidson, New Tariff Concerns, and the Past as Prologue

Uncertainty is the enemy of being able to plan, well, anything. Uncertainty leads to unease, anxiety, and a whole bunch of unpleasant feelings that can impact anyone's ability to make good, clearheaded decisions. I probably don't need to tell you that; these are things that you probably already know, and…

The Conversation

Peter Dutton wants American anti-mafia laws to take on the CFMEU. Could they work in Australia?

In June 1988, the Reagan administration launched the most important US labour case of the past half-century.

TechRadar

You season 5: everything we know so far about the twisted Netflix show’s return

You season 5 is coming on April 24 – here's everything you need to know about the hit Netflix thriller before it's released.

Salon

TSA hit with “PATCO on steroids”

“This is sending a message to the rest of corporate America that contracts don’t matter”

The Guardian - US

Trump is concentrating power. A key faction of judges supports the idea

The ‘unitary executive’ theory – backed by some conservative lawyers – is largely bogus. But it could wreak havoc on democracy

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