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The fatal rise of giant trucks, a famous Résistant enters the Panthéon, Congress jumps on Trump's corruption bandwagon, and 1968 begins with the first posthumous #1 hit.

Charles Kaiser and Scott Horton

Jun 23, 2026

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The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and SUVs

New York Times

Scott: Every once in a while, NYT readers get the full benefit of the amazing resources and talented writers that the paper commands in a surprising form. And today we get an unexpected reward for our patience in the form of a superlative study of America’s obsession with monster-sized trucks and SUV…

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