I was staff editor of award-winning journalism series that enlarges the frame around how we understand (and sometimes misunderstand) the news and history of our time. By looking back at past headlines, Retro Report elevates our grasp of contemporary issues and the way stories are told.
LIEBECK V. MCDONALD'S: THE BIG BURN
In 1992, Stella Liebeck spilled scalding McDonald's coffee in her lap and later sued the company, attracting a flood of negative attention It turns out, there's more to the story.
SUPERPREDATOR
After a surge of teen violence in the early 1990s, some social scientists predicted the future was going to be a whole lot worse. Reality proved otherwise.
PICKING A WINNER: THE 1998 NFL DRAFT
After the 1998 NFL Draft produced one of the greatest busts in history, what have we learned about the science of evaluating human talent -- on and off the field?