The Year That Was and Wasn’t
We asked writers and thinkers to tell us: What were the most important events of 2015—and what were the least?
The Morning News
December 16, 2015
* A fact-check of last night's Republican debate. * History shows a mainstream Republican beats Trump. There are no mainstream Republicans in the race. * "Yellen wants borrowing costs to return to pre-recession norms so we can finally declare an end to the Great Recession era." * The
December 15, 2015
* Acceding to party pressure, Merkel cites limits to multiculturalism, says Germany will soon stop accepting immigrants. * "The top Google search in California with the word 'Muslims' in it was 'kill Muslims.'" * Federal probes of police departments don’t always result in change, but Obama
December 14, 2015
* How the DHS's shoddy beginnings begat pointless oversight and rampant fraud, smuggling, and sexual abuse. * More than 33,000 people who built America's nuclear arsenal have died from health issues sustained in their work. * Suburban office parks are becoming "obsolete." * Investigation into corrections officer-
December 11, 2015
* Jury finds white Oklahoma City cop Daniel Holtzclaw guilty of 18 counts of rape and sexual assault, all against black women. * The full testimonies of the 13 women who accused Holtzclaw of rape and sexual assault. * Holtzclaw's mistake that got him caught: assuming all black women in Oklahoma
December 10, 2015
* Use of federal watchlists has dramatically increased under Obama; half of those being watched have no known ties to terrorist organizations. * Obama continues his push to ban those on the no-fly list from buying guns. * How Chicago's black police officers handle their department's legacy of
December 9, 2015
* Not that it matters, but Donald Trump's anti-Muslim policy proposal would be impossible to implement. * J.K. Rowling says Donald Trump is worse than Lord Voldemort. * Pop star Zayn Malik's soft, subtle revolution against Islamophobia and the fear of Muslim men. * Study confirms that text
December 8, 2015
* Trump's bid to bar all Muslims from entering the US shouldn't be a surprise—he's the candidate we deserve. * Election history shows that even during a normal year, Iowan voters rarely settle on a decision until the last moment. * Academics say most violence in
December 7, 2015
* France's far-right National Front party makes historic gains in Sunday's elections, securing at least six regions. * Five takeaways from France’s regional elections. * Clinton on reining in Wall Street: Strengthen the Volcker Rule, reward whistleblowers, extend the statute of limitations for major crimes to 10
December 4, 2015
* Obama will veto, but the Senate just killed the ACA, defunded Planned Parenthood, and voted against denying terror suspects firearms. * A bill filed in Missouri requires those seeking firearms to face the same scrutiny as those seeking abortions. * The Massachusetts medical examiner takes an average of 242 days to find