LETTER

The News

August 9, 2017

Perry K. Wong
Aug 9, 2017 · 3 min read

It’s Wednesday, the midpoint of the week. In top news, the Washington Post reported that officials at the Defense Intelligence Agency determined that North Korea now has the capability to manufacture a nuclear warhead-carrying intercontinental ballistic missile, prompting a harsh rebuke from President Trump when asked about the matter on a golf course in New Jersey.

Elsewhere, South African President Jacob Zuma survived a no-confidence vote from his parliament, Kenya held its election for president, and country music legend Glen Campbell died at age 81.

As per usual, good luck with the day ahead and thanks for reading Wonks This Way.

Cheers,

The Wonks Team


Politics and Public Policy

  • Albert Burneko of Deadspin examines the effectiveness of Jared Kushner to shepherd the agenda of the Trump administration, pointing out the faults in the competency narrative that Kushner created for himself by anonymously speaking with the press.

Business, Science, and Health

  • The Washington Post reports on a new study from the American Cancer Society finding rising mortality rose from colon cancer among white Americans under 50 while simultaneously finding decreasing rates of death for nonwhite Americans.

Sports and Culture

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