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Nathaniel Penn

Best Article

The Last Patrol

In 2019, President Trump pardoned Army Lieutenant Clint Lorance, who was serving a 20-year sentence for ordering the murder of two Afghan civilians.

To Lorance’s defenders, the act was long overdue. To members of his platoon, it was a gross miscarriage of justice.

Nathaniel Penn California Sunday Sep 2020 1h20min Permalink

Crime

The Curious Cons of the Man Who Wouldn't Die

What’s wrong with some forgery, fraud, and crystal meth if you’ll soon be gone? A better question: What the hell happens if you survive?

Nathaniel Penn GQ May 2019 30min Permalink

Crime

Buried Alive: Stories From Inside Solitary Confinement

An oral history of SHU.

Nathaniel Penn GQ Feb 2017 20min Permalink

Crime

The Untold Story of the Texas Biker Gang Shoot-Out

When rival gangs confronted each other in the parking lot of a Hooters-esque restaurant, bullets flew. But was the whole a police setup?

Nathaniel Penn GQ Oct 2015 20min Permalink

"Son, Men Don't Get Raped"

In the U.S. military, more than half of rape victims are men.

Nathaniel Penn GQ Sep 2014 Permalink

Crime Sex

Should This Inmate Get a State-Financed Sex Change Operation?

The complicated case of Michelle Kosilek, a murderer fighting for sexual reassignment surgery.

Nathaniel Penn The New Republic Oct 2013 20min Permalink

Natural Born Killers

A collection of war stories told by women who have seen combat while serving in the U.S. military.

Nathaniel Penn GQ May 2013 20min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

Badlands: An Oral History

On the eve of the release of The Tree of Life, a look back at the turbulent making of Terence Malick’s debut.

Nathaniel Penn GQ May 2011 30min Permalink