Latest articles by Marc Ambinder
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Here's what would need to happen to verify North Korea's denuclearization
The Explainer The Trump-Kim denuclearization agreement is incredibly vague. That's a huge problem.
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The NSA knew about cellphone surveillance around the White House 6 years ago
The Explainer Here's what they did about it
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The transformation of Kim Jong Un
The Explainer Is the leader of the Hermit Kingdom serious about denuclearization?
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How Trump has already transformed America's relationship with North Korea
The Explainer President Trump's force of personality, and the transparency of his character and motives, has succeeded in transforming the nature of every future interaction the U.S. has with North Korea — and not in a bad way
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How the NSA got hacked
The Explainer I showed newly leaked malware to a government cyber leak plugger. Here's what I discovered and what might come next.
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How the Dallas shooting was despicably spun into a race war
opinion Shame on The New York Post
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Wait. Donald Trump is winning?
feature Here's why polls are suddenly showing a tighter race between Hillary Clinton and Trump
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The end of spare time
feature Is there something sacrilegious about turning a hobby into a more economically productive endeavor?
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What we know about gun violence may surprise you
The Explainer Contradictions abound
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15 hard questions after San Bernardino
opinion Here's what we all need to ask ourselves about gun violence and terrorism
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Why fighting gun violence by arming citizens isn't a crazy idea
opinion If the goal is to stop people from dying, it might be the most realistic short-term solution we have
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Newly declassified documents reveal how America missed a major nuclear war scare
feature New evidence shows that the Able Archer '83 scare was very real
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When it's okay to believe in 9/11 conspiracy theories
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Confessions of a budding Periscope addict
feature I want hearts. When I don't get them, I wonder what's wrong with me.
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How the CIA really caught bin Laden's trail
feature A new documentary has startling new information
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The ghosts behind Seymour Hersh's phantom conspiracy
The Explainer How did the legendary journalist get duped into writing a completely implausible account of the Osama bin Laden killing?
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The rush to judgment in Baltimore
opinion It’s easy to decry the actions of the rioters or the authorities. It's harder to put yourselves in their shoes.
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The futuristic air defense system of Washington, D.C. was defeated by a postman
The Explainer The D.C. area is protected by visual warning lasers, flare cannons, military radar systems, advanced electro-optical sensors, five types of missiles, Coast Guard helicopters, and F-16 fighter jets. None of these stopped the postman.
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The astonishing rationality of the Iran nuclear deal
opinion This is the best way to prevent Iran from taking a fateful step
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Why Comedy Central is sticking by Trevor Noah
The Explainer Comedy Central's decision makes sense. It actually makes cents, too.
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How I unfairly maligned two Secret Service agents in POLITICO Magazine
opinion I apologize
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Can a media correction ever really match the mistake?
The Explainer There has to be a better way
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Self-driving cars will change everything
feature Say goodbye to road rage, speeding tickets, and car insurance
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The Jinx's Robert Durst, and the power of why
opinion It's not so much what Durst said. It's why he said it.
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