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