A quandary: On Monday, the FBI released new crime stats from 2015. The report is wildly politicized from the right and the left; our Leon Neyfakh struggles valiantly to provide an honest, fair interpretation.
Life of the Boss: Carl Wilson reviews Bruce Springsteen’s new memoir—an unusual, unflinchingly written celebrity autobiography that might make you think worse of its writer rather than better.
A bad law: On Tuesday, Montreal passed a pit bull ban. Arin Greenwood explains why this piece of legislation—reactive, overly specific, and likely ineffective—is a terrible idea.
RIP: Shimon Peres, who died on Wednesday at age 93, had a totally remarkable final round of engagement in public life, writes Shmuel Rosner. “Peres was never satisfied, was never tired of looking for what to do next,” Rosner remembers.
For fun (well, for melancholy enjoyment): The first installment in a comic series by James Sturm that we’ll be running through the end of 2016.
This election,
Rebecca
