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# January 30, 2017 | Vol. 189 No. 3January 30, 2017 |  

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January 30th, 2017 | Vol. 189, No. 3 | U.S.

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## Table of Contents

EntertainmentHistoryIdeasPoliticsU.S.WorldOthers

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

###   _This Is Us_  Metes Out Darkness In Search of a Moment's Delight

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Which Monarch TV Show Should You Watch Next?

Victoria, now airing on PBS, is the latest in a stately line of shows about monarchs. This chart can help you decide which one to watch next, be it British or French, highbrow or low, ending in marriage or murder.

### History

[History](/section/history/)

### Do Business Leaders Make Good Presidents?

Do the lessons of business apply to government?

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Ann Patchett: Barack Obama, Our President of Love

'How we see the world depends on our outlook. Barack Obama has given the American people his example'

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Stephen Moore: The Donald Trump Plan for Boom Times

Trump intends to install market-based solutions that increase competition

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The National Book Foundation Director Has Reading Recommendations for Donald Trump

Nearly a year into her tenure, Lisa Lucas, the executive director of the National Book Foundation reflects on her first award season and the future of reading

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Why You Should Protest Even If the Effect Is Mostly Symbolic

 Sometimes you just have to go on faith

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Donald Trump's Unprecedented, Divisive Speech

In a rancorous first speech, the new president announces a sharp U-turn in U.S. policy, "America First"

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Liberals Plot Revenge as Donald Trump Assumes the Presidency

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### How the Women's March Has United Progressives of All Stripes

It remains to be seen whether the alliances against Trump will last

### U.S.

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### Long-Term Saving Strategies for the Self-Employed

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### These 7 Countries Are Dreading Donald Trump's Presidency the Most

Outside the U.S, that is

[World](/section/world/)

### Denied Clemency, Snowden Remains Trapped In Putin's Game

[World](/section/world/)

### What You Said About ... (23 Jan 2017)

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (23 Jan 2017)

[World](/section/world/)

### Wild, Wild Westerns

[World](/section/world/)

### Trump's Gilded Team

Donald Trump has nominated the richest Cabinet and inner circle in modern U.S. history. The group has more wealth than the poorest one-third of U.S. households combined.

[World](/section/world/)

### This Just In (23 Jan 2017)

[World](/section/world/)

### Abortion Is at an All-Time Low

The number of abortions performed in the U.S. has dropped to the lowest levels since 1973\. Experts attribute it primarily to better birth control. They also cite more restricted access.

[World](/section/world/)

### As Drought Lets Up, California Faces New Water Struggles

[World](/section/world/)

### Milestones (23 Jan 2017)

[World](/section/world/)

### Who's Who In South Korea's Widening Graft Scandal

[World](/section/world/)

### Predict When You'll Get Sick

[World](/section/world/)

### For the Record (23 Jan 2017)

[World](/section/world/)

### The Birth of College Party Culture

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