Richard Baker is the author of the novels First a Torch, about the siege of Dien Bien Phu, and Incoming, about soldier suicide.
Feature
The Illusion of Juror Sophistication
Like most people on juries, the six jurors thrown into the Zimmerman trial were totally unprepared.
Richard Baker
Feature
Representing Evil
On the portrayal of (alleged) criminals and the American psyche.
Richard Baker
Culture
Suicide by Appointment
A soldier's story of living precariously with PTSD. And of a government unable to help him.
Richard Baker
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