Opinion Today: The Trump trial, disinflation and death by drowning

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This week, our writers told you what they think about [Donald Trump’s seamy past](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNS8xNC9vcGluaW9uL3RoZXBvaW50P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzY0NiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5Mzcmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I3RydW1wLXRyaWFsLWpvaG5zb24tcmVwdWJsaWNhbnNXA255dEIKZkUPR0dmLEFqylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), [the economy’s consistent weirdness](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA1LzE0L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQva3J1Z21hbi1pbmZsYXRpb24tc29mdC1sYW5kaW5nP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzY0NiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5Mzcmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFD0dHZixBaspSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and [a concerning rise in drowning deaths](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA1LzE0L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvZHJvd25pbmctZGVhdGhzLXN3aW1taW5nP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzY0NiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5Mzcmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFD0dHZixBaspSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Read the pieces below: [Michelle Goldberg on Trump’s seamy past →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA1LzE0L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJ1bXAtdHJpYWwtam9obnNvbi1yZXB1YmxpY2Fucz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDUxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM2NDYmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRQ9HR2YsQWrKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA1LzE0L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJ1bXAtdHJpYWwtam9obnNvbi1yZXB1YmxpY2Fucz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDUxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM2NDYmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRQ9HR2YsQWrKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Paul Krugman on inflation and the economy →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA1LzE0L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQva3J1Z21hbi1pbmZsYXRpb24tc29mdC1sYW5kaW5nP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzY0NiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5MzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFD0dHZixBaspSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA1LzE0L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQva3J1Z21hbi1pbmZsYXRpb24tc29mdC1sYW5kaW5nP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzY0NiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5MzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFD0dHZixBaspSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Mara Gay on preventing drowning deaths →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA1LzE0L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvZHJvd25pbmctZGVhdGhzLXN3aW1taW5nP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzY0NiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5MzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFD0dHZixBaspSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Here’s what we’re focusing on today: Editors’ Picks [[A man with his back to us, wearing a red MAGA hat (Donald Trump) looks over a crowd waving signs and flags, with the ocean and a gray sky behind it. ] Damon Winter/The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWJpZGVuLXBvbGxzLXN0b3Atc3RlYWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDUxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM2NDYmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRQ9HR2YsQWrKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Jamelle Bouie When ‘Stop the Steal’ Becomes Your Motto With or without Trump, the Republican threat to democracy remains. 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By Michelle Goldberg](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNy9vcGluaW9uL3dva2VuZXNzLWlzLWR5aW5nLXdlLW1pZ2h0LW1pc3MtaXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDUxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM2NDYmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRQ9HR2YsQWrKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A protester sits on the ground, her legs covered by a blanket and goggles on her forehead. A backpack is next to her.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNy9vcGluaW9uL3dva2VuZXNzLWlzLWR5aW5nLXdlLW1pZ2h0LW1pc3MtaXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDUxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM2NDYmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRQ9HR2YsQWrKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Katherine Miller The Biden Future Cannot Arrive Soon Enough In reporting about voters’ views of Mr. Biden, it’s clear at least some think he’s hardly doing anything at all — and that if re-elected, there might be no change. 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By David Brooks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNi9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWxpYmVyYWxzLWF1dGhvcml0YXJpYW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA1MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNjQ2Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NjkzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUPR0dmLEFqylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [A photograph of the back of Donald Trump as he exits a plane.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNi9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWxpYmVyYWxzLWF1dGhvcml0YXJpYW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA1MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNjQ2Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NjkzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUPR0dmLEFqylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Paul Krugman Beware the Pettiness of the Powerful Alas, some of Donald Trump’s peculiarities aren’t unique. By Paul Krugman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNi9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXdpbmQtZW5lcmd5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA1MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNjQ2Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NjkzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUPR0dmLEFqylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Donald Trump speaks into a microphone at an event at Mar-a-Lago.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKcwPP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNi9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXdpbmQtZW5lcmd5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA1MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNjQ2Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NjkzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUPR0dmLEFqylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Guest Essay What Hillary Clinton Got Wrong About Student Protesters Older folks’ objections to protests and encampments may not be as reasoned as they claim. 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