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Donald Trump doesn't worry about anything - not even the consequences of his loud, brash and often pugnacious presidential campaign. Even if he loses, he believes, he'll still be Donald Trump ... only bigger. Our cover story this week is Mark Leibovich's profile of the unyielding force that is Trump: reality star, real estate mogul and Republican presidential candidate. Surprising nearly everyone but himself, Trump has flourished in early polls, growing into a "kind of one-man chaos theory at the center of a primary campaign in disarray," Leibovich writes. But Trump is also a brand - and a stronger brand, he argues, is exactly what America needs right now. But is there anything substantial at the core? And does it matter?
Elsewhere in the issue, Jennifer Percy reports on the American vigilantes who volunteer to fight ISIS in Syria - often without knowing what they're getting into. Clay Lawton, a 26-year-old Rhode Islander, tells Percy he first learned about ISIS on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart." Soon after, Lawton looked up "how to fight ISIS" on his lunch break. In February, he flew to Iraq and crossed into Syria, where he was handed an M-16. But the hero status these fighters envisioned never appears, and the efforts against ISIS they take part in are largely purposeless and unorganized. What do they do now?
Sam Anderson interviews Ellen Page, who refused to follow the typical Hollywood script after the runway success of "Juno" in 2007 and, in years since, has come out of the closet and become an outspoken advocate for L.G.B.T.Q. rights. Bruce Schoenfeld writes about the Kansas City Royals' Ned Yost, the most criticized manager in major-league baseball - but also one of the most successful. The Ethicist is now a solo columnist again, with Kwame Anthony Appiah at the helm, and Judge John Hodgman makes a grand return. Vinson Cunningham writes a "Letter of Recommendation" about the trials and errors of parenting by way of Aesop's Fablesand the ritual of reading them to his 9-year-old daughter every night; Parul Seghal considers the fluidity of "appropriation" in First Words; and Ana Marie Cox interviews Aaron Sorkin about writing the Steve Jobs biopic, his preference for live television, and why Twitter is too quippy for him.
Happy reading,
Jake Silverstein
Editor in Chief
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FEATURE
Donald Trump Is Not Going Anywhere
By MARK LEIBOVICH
Where does his political adventure end? "I have no idea. But I'm here now. And it's beautiful."
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FEATURE
How Ned Yost Made the Kansas City Royals Unstoppable
By BRUCE SCHOENFELD
The most criticized manager in major-league baseball dismissed metrics and embraced failure - and broke his team's three-decade slump.
Graeme Mitchell for The New York Times
FEATURE
Ellen Page Goes Off-Script
By SAM ANDERSON
Hollywood wanted to turn the actress into a typical young star. She had other plans.
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
William Mebane for The New York Times
Letter of Recommendation: Aesop's Fables
By VINSON CUNNINGHAM
Read in an era of loudly shouted certainties, the stories are a refreshing reminder that sometimes morality should be a low-key, case-by-case matter.
Illustration by Kyle Hilton
Judge John Hodgman on a Christmas Wish
By JOHN HODGMAN
Court is back in session! Our popular One-Page Magazine columnist has returned to adjudicate reader queries.
Moises Saman/Magnum, for The New York Times
FEATURE
Meet the American Vigilantes Who Are Fighting ISIS
By JENNIFER PERCY
A ragtag group of fighters from America and Europe have joined the fight against extremists in Syria. But with little training and no clear leadership, do they know what they're doing?
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Photo illustration by Mauricio Alejo
ON CLOTHING
The Politics of Pantyhose
By TROY PATTERSON
How hosiery became instruments of control over women's lives - and what happened once bare legs became acceptable.
Grant Cornett for The New York Times. Food stylist: Michelle Gatton. Prop stylist: Rebecca Bartoshesky.
EAT
East by West Indies
By FRANCIS LAM
Many cultures make one Trinidad - and a perfect chickpea curry.
NOTEBOOK
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The Pre-Aged Genius of Bill Withers
By ROB HOERBURGER
Paying tribute to the master of well-seasoned soul.
TALK
Pej Behdarvand for The New York Times
Aaron Sorkin Thinks We're All Too Mean
Interview by ANA MARIE COX
The screenwriter talks on why finding entertainment in the failure of others is wrong and how characters from "The West Wing" would respond to Donald Trump.
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