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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

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    This photo of Kim Jong Un looks like a still from a Wes Anderson movieThis photo of Kim Jong Un looks like a still from a Wes Anderson movie
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    Plus bonus photo of Kim inspecting a pink teacup.

    By Max Fisher
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    Mindy Kaling got mistaken for Malala Yousafzai at the New Yorker festivalMindy Kaling got mistaken for Malala Yousafzai at the New Yorker festival
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    “Did he really think I’m Malala? And that if I were, I’d be at the Boom Boom Room?”

    By Max Fisher
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    Ted Cruz’s deputy chief of staff suggests Ebola spread to the US because of ObamacareTed Cruz’s deputy chief of staff suggests Ebola spread to the US because of Obamacare
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    Nick Muzin quickly deleted the tweet blaming Ebola’s outbreak on US health care legislation.

    By Max Fisher
    Culture
    9 questions about the Oscar Pistorius trial you were too embarrassed to ask9 questions about the Oscar Pistorius trial you were too embarrassed to ask
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    The murder case against the disabled track star has huge implications for South Africa.

    By Max Fisher
    Criminal Justice
    Canadian Parliament shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau: what we know and what we don’t knowCanadian Parliament shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau: what we know and what we don’t know
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    A regularly updated guide to the shooting in the Canadian capital of Ottawa.

    By Zack Beauchamp and Max Fisher
    Syria
    James Foley’s parents to Republicans: stop exploiting our son’s murder for votesJames Foley’s parents to Republicans: stop exploiting our son’s murder for votes
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    Three GOP-aligned campaigns have run ads with footage of the American journalist’s death.

    By Max Fisher
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    Threats to Americans, ranked (by actual threat instead of media hype)Threats to Americans, ranked (by actual threat instead of media hype)
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    Furniture kills about as many Americans every year as terrorism, sometimes more.

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    Obama’s ISIS strategy is going down a path with one destination: an alliance with AssadObama’s ISIS strategy is going down a path with one destination: an alliance with Assad
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    An American alliance with the Syrian dictator seems increasingly likely.

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    The perfect response to people who say all Muslims are violent, in one tweetThe perfect response to people who say all Muslims are violent, in one tweet
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    Show this to the next person who quotes Bill Maher on Islam to you.

    By Max Fisher
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    Malala Yousafzai’s Daily Show interview shows why she won the Nobel Peace PrizeMalala Yousafzai’s Daily Show interview shows why she won the Nobel Peace Prize
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    To understand how she became the youngest-ever winner of the prize, watch this 2013 clip.

    By Max Fisher