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WHY TRUMP IS AHEAD

In TIME’s Jan. 18 cover story, editor-at-large David Von Drehle outlined how Donald Trump had cannily bypassed traditional political and journalistic power brokers in favor of self-funding and social media. The feature drew praise from readers like Isaac Weingart of Northridge, Calif., who called it “the most thoughtful and persuasive piece I’ve read on why Mr. Trump is almost immune from critical analysis.”

Responses were more mixed on the subject of the candidate himself. Although Don Mitchell of Indianapolis was jubilant (“Finally! A politician who doesn’t mimic a party line”), many worried about Trump’s success. “Could this be the end of our great country?” wondered Peter Gallivan of South Hadley, Mass. And Mike Barr of Akron, Ohio, said Von Drehle’s analysis “was expressed far more succinctly by H.L. Mencken: Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.”

TRUE-CRIME DRAMA

Daniel D’Addario’s look at the danger of treating true-crime docuseries like Netflix’s Making a Murderer as sources of objective news sparked a lively debate on TIME.com. “Regardless of [Making a Murderer subject] Stephen Avery’s guilt (of which I’m sure),” wrote alis87, “actually the most important issues that the film raises are the wider systemic faults in the legal system, of which this is a great example.”

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July 18, 1983

DANCING TO THE MUSIC

In 1983, TIME explored the constant reinvention of David Bowie, who is remembered in this issue. Read more at time.com/vault.

THE NEWS

The commercial and critical success of Let’s Dance, Bowie’s first album in three years.

THE CONCLUSION

Citing Bowie’s confidence in exploring new genres and looks, TIME’s Jay Cocks called him “the perpetual Next Big Thing” with “two of the prime qualities every highflying avatar needs: a restless imagination and a roving eye.”

NOW ON TIME.COM

TIME’s health team looked at how real American nutrition-survey results stack up against the new dietary guidelines just released by the government. Read the results at time.com/diet-gap.

DAIRY

86% of Americans consume less than the recommended 3 cups of dairy per day.

PROTEIN

58% of Americans consume as much as or more than the recommended 5½ oz. of protein per day.

VEGETABLES

87% of Americans consume less than the recommended 2½ cups of vegetables per day.

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