Conversation TIMETO ACT WE'LL MISS YOU, NANCY RE "THE ANGELS OF IRMA ” RE "HERTIME ” [SEPT. 25 ] : [Sept. 2 引 : Your coverage 0f lt was with a heavy heart that Hurricane lrma would have I read 0fNancy Gibbs' resig- been better ifit made the nation. Along with SO many point that this is just the be- readers, I have savored her ginning oflosing billions 0f words ofwisdom, unfail- dollars and countless lives ingly expressed with pas- because ofclimate change. sion, warmth and preciS10n. Climate-change deniers say She has been the perfect role this is not the time tO talk model for aspiringjournal- about climate change. And ists and authors. ln her final they're right: now is the time pr0Ject, "Firsts: Women Wh0 tO dO something about reduc- Are Changing the World ” ing carbon emissions. These [Sept. 18 ] , surely the most recent storms occurred in the glaring omission is Gibbs her- am SO proud 0f Clint0 n, and I regime Of Hanoi. The inno- heart ofoil land in the Gulfof self. To quote Gibbs, she has cannot begin tO express hOW Mexico. Was it earth's way of cent South Vietnamese civil- certainly earned that "special much this article meant tO saymg, "HOW about using re- lan casualties are only passing place in heaven forwomen me. ln 30 years at my work- bystanders in the story. who shine the light and share newable energy, fellas? ” place, I witnessed that as Richard Seigle, it with others. ” Duong Nguyen, MCLEAN, VA. women aimed tO go higher, Anne Maree Teasdale, YUCCA VALLEY, CALIF. likability trumped compe- WHY HILLARY LOST OCEAN GROVE, AUSTRALIA tence and worthiness. RE "HILLARY CLINTON SELECTIVE MEMORY Writes the First Draft ofHer Yvonne Schwab, RE "THE WAR THAT BROKE I HAVE BEENA TIME SUB- the Country ” [Sept. 2 引 : History ” [Sept. 2 引 : I wasn't a scriber since I was in the U. S. HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. fan ofeither Donald Trump or The Vietnam War touched Armyin 1951. I am 88 now countless families, taking an Hillary Clinton, but the fact and feel as ifl have just lost a that I did not vote for her had SETTING THE RECORD dear friend. I eagerly looked immeasurable toll 0 n Amer- STRAIGHT ln For the Record ic ans. Thank you for provid- nothing to do with her being for Gibbs' column and was re- (Sept. 18 ) , we incorrectly stated that freshed with her ideas. I know ing this article SO that we can a woman. Many chose not NASA has been tracking asteroids since 1890. NASA was created ⅲ remember the waste in lives tO vote for her because they the days ofthe glossy print 1958. ln the same lssue, a Ticker item magazine are numbered, and that was expended for uned- questioned her honesty and wrongly stated that New Jersey GOV- I am hanging on with TIME ucated decisions. lt seems we integrity. This is mentioned ernor ChriS Christie would name a replacement for Senator BOb Menen- are about tO make the same nowhere in this ' poor me as long as it continue s tO de- dez ifthe Senator were convicted Of diatribe. I do believe we are liver news in a knowledge- mistakes again. corruption-related charges. ln fact, able and eloquent fashion. I Tom Westlund, ready for a female President, this is only one ofseveral possibili- ties. AISO in the issue, in "The Phi- WiSh Gibbs continued success j ust not Hillary Clinton. MARINETTE, WIS. losopher King; ” we misidentified the and happiness. My enjoy- Jim Packett, DURHAM, N. C. title of Ethan Rarick. He is associate ment oflife has been substan- director Of the lnstitute Of Govern- READING REVIEWS ABOUT mental Studies at the University of tively improved because of Ken Burns' PBS series The I WANT TO THANK SUSANNA California, Berkeley. ln "The Angels S chrob sdorff for putting into her unwitting presence and Vietnam Ⅵ厄ら I came tO the Of lrma ” ( Sept. 25 ) , we mischaracter- ized the number Of students affected contribution. conclusion that Americans words so many thoughts I by Hurricane lrma. The storm af- Ma ⅱ 0 れ s h Tenhundfeld, care only about their side and have had about what hap- fected more than 2.4 million children their enemy, the communist pened in last year's election. I MILFORD, OHIO across the Caribbean. 1 H E A N 0 を 0 TALK TO US SEND AN EMAIL: letters@timemagazine. 00E please dO not send attachments Se れ d 0 letter: Letters tO the Editor must include writer'sfull name, address 0 〃 d home telephone, may be editedfor purposes 可 clarity or space, and should be addressed to the nearest ofice: HONG KONG - TIME Magazine Letters, 37 / F , Ox ′ d House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong; JAPAN - TIME Magazine し e ers , 2- 1-27F Atago, Tokyo 10 6227 , Japan, PIease recycle this magazine and EUROPE - TIME Magazine し e e , PO BOX 63444 London, SEIP 5F 」 , UK; remove inserts AUSTRALIA - TIM E Magazine Letters, GPO Box 3873 , Sydney, NSW 2001 , AustraIia; and samples NEW ZEALAND - TIM E Magazine e , PO Box 198 , ShortIand St. , Auckland, 1140 , New Zealand before recycling FOLLOW US.• facebook.com/time @time (Twitter and lnstagram) TIME October 16 , 2017 2

TheView BOOK IN BRIEF that accounts for the bulk ofthe NCAA's revenue, fetch more than $ 700 million annually. lt's little wonder there was an opening for the kinds ofpayoffs and kickbacks detailed by the feds. Among the allegations: an Adidas em- ployee and representatives Of sports-management and investment-services companies funneled $ 100 , 000 tO a top high schOOl recruit in exchange for his commitment tO attend the University Of Louisville and sign with Adidas and work with the companies in question once he turned pro. After the news was made public, Louisville placed head coach Rick Pitino, whose success on the court has lately been overshadowed by negative headlines 0 仕 of it, on administrative le ave. ( Pitino denied any knowledge 0f the accusations. ) The complaint also accused Auburn associate head coach Chuck Person, a former NBA player, ofaccepting a bribe tO steer one Ofhis players tO a financial adviser as a client. ()n attorney for person declined comment. ) That coaches and others in a position oftrust would prey on younger people ⅲ their care is a shame. But the current system, which allows maJOr institutions tO reap large profits from the unpaid labor ofstudents, should not escape judgment. "I can imagine this alternative universe Where pay- ing players is legal and above the table and coaches wouldn't have had to lie; ” says Nathaniel Grow, a professor ofbusiness law and ethics at lndiana University's Kelley Sch0010f Business. Even the language used by U. S. attorney Kim shows how e asy it is t0 fall into the NCAA's linguistic trap. HOW, exactly, iS an athlete receiving $ 100 , 000 in exchange for his services being "exploited"? lsn't enriched ” a more appropriate descriptor? The consequences Of the investigation could ripple far beyond the basketball court. lfthe tip line gets as much inbound traffc as many observers expect and more players are found tO have received payments—in violation Ofthe NCAA's restrictions on compensating the athletes that fans pay to see—the NCAA will be forced to punish Louisville and perhaps dozens 0f 0ther top programs. Sch01arship s will be strippe d, denying opportunitie s tO future student- athletes and potentially hurting low-reve nue sports that are subsidized by big-time hoops. Some Ofthe housecleaning tO come iS necessary. Top-tier college basketball has long been a bit ofa cesspool, filled with too slick coaches and hangers- on with their hands out. StiII, the game can be a force for good. Many athletes take their studies seri- ously. They learn to lead and manage their time and benefit from the experience throughout their lives. These athletes deserve to be fairly compensated for their labor, through a system that is legal, clean and transparent. Anything less will ensure that the cur- rent criminal investigation won't be the last. 16 TIME October 16 , 2017 How hidden factors drive what we think ARE YOU REALLY IN CONTROL OF YOUR own mind? NOt exactly, argue S cognitive psychologist J0hn Bargh, whose new book, Before You Know れ , explores the unconscious factors that influence hOW we think—and act. Consider a study Bargh and his colleagues performed in which participants were told t0 hold either a hOt or cold cup ofcoffee before assessing five personality traits Of a fictional character. Thos e who held the hot coffee found the character more likable, suggesting JOHN BARGH, PHD that merely being hOt or cold can influence ourjudgment. ()r consider another study, in which participants were asked tO rate different kinds Of strawberryjam, either by their gut reaction or by careful deliberation. More Often than not, the gut reactions correlated with the better-qualityjams. "The unconscious can lead us astray if we are not aware Of itS influence; Bargh writes, "but remember, it evolved and exists because it helped us tO survive and tO thrive. ' ・—SARAH BEGLEY VERBATIM 'Let's fight all cancers and make universal health care a reality. ' 」 ULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS, actor, in a statement revealing that she has breast cancer; 1 in 8 women gets the diagnosis, but "not all women are SO lucky" as to have health insurance, She wrote B E F 0 R E K N 0 W I T Y 0 U eNCONSCIOCS EA を ON を WE 00 をみ T E 00 CHARTOON Greek philosopher or ailment? 3e8 e 9 房 5 凱孖長“ rd. 0 ・用 0 色「 0 月・軅03耘月赤土.com P 川 9. 、 AILMENT PERTUSSIS TINNITUS DE OC T リ S URE MIA DIOGENES 0 。 06 田一 9. AILMENT ロロ 0 ロロ ロロロロロ 」 TYPHUS EPIMENIDES ANAXARCHUS SEPTICEMIA PANAETIUS わに 0 日 d 訌・ W3502 0 。雙十当 : 、当、岬円 3 。 1 ヨお 」 OHN ATKINSON, WRONG HAMDS u3MSNB ロ

ー 0 VEGAS WITH し OV き FROM ORLANDO BY RICARDO 」 . NEGRON-ALMODOVAR Dear Las Vegas, You now belong tO a club where membership is unwanted. The eyes Ofthe world are upon you, but not because ofyour shining spectacles Of lights and entertainment; no, the reason is fartoo bleak. Your sister cities, fellow members Of the unsolicited club, know what you are going through. We see you. We feelfor you. We are here foryou. Many will come tO your aid in this desperate time Of need. You will experience insurmountable amounts OfIove and strength tO push on. Many will 引 so come forthe show, and once deadlines are met and assignments completed, they will go on tO the next Story. Butforyou, this is not a scene that ends when the cameras roll out. Building communitywill be the keytO your healing process. Debates will ignite. Theories will be rebutted. Division will come tO make its claim. Butyou mustn'twaiver,. You are tougherthan this and you have tO focus—right now—on providing ways SO that those whO have been directly affected find their road tO recovery. You will be overwhelmed, but please be patient. SO many needs will arise, and not everyone will be readyto deal with their own personal situations at once, which is whythere must be a system in place not only tO address the initial situation but 引 SO forthe long run.lt is imperative that no one falls through the cracks in these moments of hardship that have now become far t00 common. Barely overa yearago, the OrIando community suffered from the worst crime in American history againstthe LGBTQ + and Latinx community. We suffered, yes. But we a 0 organized, and we let the world know that united we were stronger. We willjoin you through the darkness, and we will stand with you 訓 the way. Negron-Almodovaris a survivor Ofthe Pulse nightclub tragedywho works tO create safe spaces for the LGBTQ + and Latinx community in CentraI FIorida So why are measures like closing background-check loophole s and limit- ing high-c 叩 acity magazines not already law? lt's partly because a small but ⅲ - tense group Of gun-rights advocates op- pose them. A paltry 3 % 0f households own half of all 0f the guns in America, and they vote. lt is they wh0 argue most vocally that if existing gun-control laws can't stop mass shootings, why would new laws be any better? Change might make people feel good, this argument goes, but it wouldn't protect Americans. "Short ofa total ban on firearms, nothing being suggested would have st0Pljed this kind 0f shooting," says Dudley Brown, president Ofthe National Association for Gun Rights, ofthe Vegas massacre. ln one sense, history supports that argument. ln 2004 , Bill Clinton's ban on semiautomatic rifles, known as assault weapons, expired. But rather than spiking back up, the rate 0f gun homicides con- tinued to drop. From 1993 t0 2014 , that rate declined from seven firearm-related homicides per 100 , 000 Americans tO half that, according tO the Centers for Disease Control and prevention. Gun-rights ad- vocates used that as an example Of gun- control laws not working. ln truth, Clin- ton's "ban ” was so んⅡ ofloopholes no one believed it had been responsible for much ofthe decline in firearm-related deaths in the first place. But it is less logic than political fear that has thwarted the passage 0f even modest gun-control measures. AS the NRA and like-minded groups have be- come expert at harnessing a relatively small group 0f uncompromising gun- rights advocates, politicians fear being targeted in their next election. The com- bination Of money and motivation has been powerful. SO fierce was the NRA's opposition t0 Hillary Clinton lastyear that 1 in 8 ads on the air in OhiO was on guns; that ratio was 1 in 9 in North Carolina. Trump won bOth states. "The source Of the NRA's power is not simply money, says Adam Winkler, a law professor at UCLA and author of Gunfight: The Bat- tle Over the Right tO BearArms inAmenca. "The NRA's power comes from the ability tO swing voters in tight, close elections. There are a 10t Of single-issue, pro-gun voters out there that listen tO the NRNs recommendation. ” And, in the space Of gun-rights groups, the NRA is considered one Of the more moderate voices. That power opened the door t0 ex- pand gun rights on the state level. After 2004 , while advocates for limits on guns atte mpted t0 fight their way back on a federal assault-weapons bans, gun- rights groups were pushing t0 unravel restrictions elsewhere. At the state level, concealed-carry laws were loosened or abolished at a rapid clip. Many states started accepting the gun-license stan- dards oftheir counterparts, Often regard- less 0f whether they were more lax than their own. ln Nevada, 38 % 0f adults own guns, private gun sales are legal, and there are no state regulations limiting magazine c 叩 acity. Even on the federal level, where there appeared t0 be a political stalemate, gun- rights advocates found ways tO make progress on the margins. ln 2010 , a gun- parts manufacturer asked the Bureau Of AlcohoI, T0bacco, Firearms and Exp10- sives (ATF) for permission tO market a "bump stock ” that when fitted tO a semi- automatic weapon would allow the single- fire device tO unleash a constant barrage ofbullets. While the sale and ownership Of machine guns have been strictly con- trolled since the 1930S and such we 叩 ons are very rare among civilians, the com- pany argued their device would benefit handicapped gun enthusiasts, and the ATF assented. Right up until Vegas , gun-rights ad- vocates were trying tO advance laws loosening gun restrictions through the Republican-led Congress. Buried in the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, which was 'The NRA's power 00m05 曾 om the ability t0 swing 0te ー 9 ⅲ tight, 可 05e 可 00ti0 53 ADAM WINKLER,law professor at UCLA

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city best known for bachelorette parties, professional conferences and boys' week- ends away. And it wasn't just the city's wide-open attitude that may have made it an i nviting target. The glitzy b oulevard is a symbOl Of our culture Of decadence: there's a reason that the lslamic State re- leased a 44-minute propaganda video ⅲ May calling for supporters t0 conduct at- tacks the re. But it is also now a place that exemplifies an American attribute, limited not just tO Nevada: resigned resilience. At 8 : 30 a. m. on Oct. 3 , less than 36 hours after the worst mass shooting in modern history began upstairs, guests at the Mandalay Bay were back on the A れ 10 れ ShieldS 0 W0n10 れ工 the threat ofgunfire casino floor. The SlOt machines were humming. Two poker tables were in んⅡ swing. Racing fans filled the sports b00k. lt was hard tO tell whether the reaction came from strength or acquiescence. But there it was: another roll Of the dice, another pull 0f the lever. —With reporting by SEAN GREGORY/ NEW YORK; 0 れ d TESSA BERENSON, NASH JENKINS, ZEKE J. MILLER 0 れ d MAYA RHODAN/ WASHINGTON 27

For more on these stories, visit time.com/ideas BIG IDEA A Mars colony near Dubai What's the best way tO prepare for exploring a hot, hostile planet? By finding a similar climate on Earth. That's the idea behind the Mars Science City, a new $ 140 million, government-funded project thatthe United Arab Emiratesjust unveiled. Danish architect Bjarke lngels helped design the four climate-controlled domes that will be built in the Emirati desert, where temperatures routinely exceed 110 。 F. Ateam Of scientists wi 旧 ive there for a yearto research fOOd, water and energy self-sufficiency; UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid said the experiment is a first step in the country's Mars 2117 pro 」 ect, which aims tO establish a human colony on the planet within 100 years. —JuIia Zorthian D ATA THIS JUST IN A roundup Of new and notewo rthy i n s ights from the week's most talked-about studies: 0 MEDITATION MAY BE GOOD FOR YOUR HEART its first statement about the effects Of meditation, the American Heart Association said evidence suggests meditating maylower risk factors for heart disease by lowering high bIOOd pressure or stress hormones. 0 A WEEKLY HOUR OF EXERCISE COULD PREVENT DEPRESSION A study in the American 丿 ourn ofPsychiatry of more than 33 , 000 people whO initially didn't have depression found that those who didn't exercise were 44 % more likelyto develop depression within 11 years Of fOIIOW-up than people WhO exercised one tO tWO hours per week. 0 The surprising origin Of Canada's Thanksgiving how fortunate they are to be Canadian. BETWEEN TURKEY DINNERS AND FAMILY reunions, Canadian Thanksgiving—0bserved As the idea ofa national Thanksgiving spread ⅲ the U. S. t00, the two holidays began on the second Monday ⅲ October—can 100k t0 look alike, with American publications pretty similar tO its U. S. counterpart. But in fact, part Ofthe reason Canadians first promoting the idea Ofa harvest feast. Even SO, the neighboring nations kept the dates petitioned for the holiday was to celebrate separate. Canadian Thanksgiving first moved their luck at not being American. to a Monday in 1908 , after railways lobbied t0 ln the wake of a crisis 0f faith catalyzed turn it intO a long weekend that could be used by Charles Darwin's 0 〃 the Origin 0fSpecies, t0 visit family—by train, naturally— and that Canadian religious leaders began in 1859 day change later became permanent. ln the tO petition the colonial government for an years since, the early-autumn timing has been offcial day to thank God. lnitially, they a boon. With the holiday now detached from thanked God for plentiful harvests. But over its religious beginnings, mo st Canadians think the next decade, they became even more Ofit as a time tO savor the last mild weather grateful that they were spared the bloodshed before the northern winter starts. of the U. S. Civil War. "lt was a solemn, holy day ⅲ the middle of the week when —OLIVIA B. WAXMAN people would go t0 church; ” says historian Peter A. Stevens, "and thank God for For more on these stories, visit time.com/history HISTORY 0 NO BREAKFAST COU し 0 BE BAD FOR ARTERIES A study Of more than 4 , 000 people in the 丿 ou 「 n ofthe American CO 〃 ege Of Cardiology found that those who had under 5 % Of their daily calories at breakfast were 2.5timesas likelyas those whO had large morning meals tO have atherosclerosis, the hardening and narrowing Of arteries, with early signs Of plaque buildup. ーエ Z.

The Brief 'JAPANIS LEADING THE WAYIN THIS KIND OFRECYCLING. ' —NEXT PAGE Gorsuch, lastFebruary, ⅶ市 SenatorMitch McConnell,left, 0 れ d Vice PresidentMike Pence, right oral argument, according tO Adam IN ITS NEW TERM, WHICH BEGAN ON Feldman, who runs a blog tracking Oct. 2 , the Supreme Court will How Neil Supreme Court data. Gorsuch doesn't consider many pressing questions. Gorsuch iS fit the mold Of previous newcomers Can a baker refuse t0 make a wedding tO the bench. By the court's unwritten cake for a same-sex couple? Can states shaking up rules, new members are Often seen redraw districts to help a political more than they are heard. "I think he party? And does Justice Neil Gorsuch the Supreme has ruffled some feathers on the court; ” talk too much? says Garrett Epps, a professor at the lt didn't take long last spring for Court University 0fBaltimore Sch0010fLaw. the newest member O f the court tO He is as serting himself in Other ways make hiS presence known. Gorsuch, a too. ln his first month on the bench, conservative nominated by president Gorsuch wrote as many separate opin- Trump, wh0 was confirmed in April, ions as Justice Elena Kagan—who waitedjust 10 minutes before asking joined the court before Gorsuch— his opening question at his first oral wrote in her first tWO terms. ln one, a argument. Over the next hour he fired 7-2 decision about statutory interpre - O 仕 21 more, POSing more queries tation in which he and Justice Clarence during his debut than any ofhis eight Thomas were the only dissenters, Gor- colleagues did at theirs. He blew past such did not mince words. "lfa statute Justice Sonia Sotomayor S preuous needs repair, there's a constitutionally record Of15 questions at her first NATION By Tessa Berenson S39VVNl A トト 39 、ト SOd N019Nー工 SVM 3 エト 5 PHOTOGRAPH BY MELINA MARA

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A BIG STORM CAN RAKE UPA L 〇工 Ten days after Hurricane Maria roared across PuertO Rico, joggers circling the capital's Condad0 lagoon were delighted by the sight 0f manatees, the gentle herbivores that sailors once mistook for mermaids. lt's not a routine sight in San Juan, and it was a rare uplifting one in a catalog 0f all the storm had laid bare: nearly every branch 0f every tree, with the interiors 0f homes opened like dollhouses—and, not least, the lopsided dynamic between Washington and the U. S. territory that might be best understood as America's Last C010ny. Maria could be the most destructive Atlantic storm on record. Research by the Climate lmpact Lab suggests that no larger area has been hit SO compre- hensively anywhere in the world in the past 60 years. Yet the storm somehow managed tO reinforce one thing: the historically paternalistic relationship be- tween mainland and island. The inequity became more pronounced with the passing 0f each muggy day in the storm's aftermath. The federal govern- ment's response was markedly slower and less at- tentive tO Puerto RiCO after Maria than tO Texas after Harvey and Florida after lrma. And when the devas- tation finally came home tO the White House, almost a week after Maria's Sept. 20 landfall, what President Trump most conspicuously dOled out tO the victims was tart advice followed by angry remonstration. TO the victims of Harvey, Trump contributed $ 1 million from his personal fortune. But faced with far worse damage in PuertO RiCO, he assumed the role ofput-upon overseer. Trump framed the disaster on Sept. 25 by tweeting about the island's financial debts. On Oct. 3 , he opened what was intended as a healing visit by observing, "You've thrown our budget a little out 0f whack. ” ln between, he lambasted San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulfn Cruz—"such poor leadership. they want everything to be done for them"—after she relayed PuertO Ricans complaints that aid was not reaching them. "Everything, I lost everything; ” said Diego Rivera, in the poor San Juan neighborhood directly below the Spanish battlements that are a symbol 0fPuert0 Rico. lt was Oct. 1 , 11 days after the storm ripped Off his roof. "And we're still waiting. They haven't done nothing yet. ” What ends up being done, and how, is an espe- cially momentous question for puertO RiCO because ofhow broken the island was even before the storm. Bankrupt but unable tO escape its debts, its position at landfall was as fragile as the electrical grid that a year ago collapsed entirely on its own. For nearly a 30 TIME October 16 , 2017