Opinion Today: Congestion pricing, justice and a Maryland MAGA meltdown

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This week, our writers told you what they think about [congestion pricing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA2LzA0L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI1NjU3Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2ODk4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjaG9jaHVsLWNvbmdlc3Rpb24tcHJpY2luZy10YXhXA255dEIKZlXo-WJmG3MDO1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), [the justice system](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL3RoZXBvaW50L3dvdWxkLWEtYmFuYW5hLXJlcHVibGljLXB1dC10aGUtcHJlc2lkZW50cy1zb24tb24tdHJpYWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI1NjU3Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2ODk4MyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlXo-WJmG3MDO1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and [a MAGA meltdown over Maryland](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA2LzA0L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvbGFycnktaG9nYW4tcmVwdWJsaWNhbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjU2NTcmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY4OTgzJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVej5YmYbcwM7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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By Michelle Goldberg](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8wNy9vcGluaW9uL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1tb2ItbWFnYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNTY1NyZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjg5ODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV6PliZhtzAztSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A large group of students in black caps and gowns at a commencement ceremony.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL2VsaXRlcy1wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZXMtdW5pdmVyc2l0aWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI1NjU3Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2ODk4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlXo-WJmG3MDO1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[David Brooks The Sins of the Educated Class Progressive elites aren’t helping the people they say they’re fighting for, and they’re hurting the rest of us. 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By Nicole Gelinas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8wNy9vcGluaW9uL25ldy15b3JrLWNpdHktY29uZ2VzdGlvbi1wcmljaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI1NjU3Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2ODk4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlXo-WJmG3MDO1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [A red, white and blue illustration of a stone fortress wall buttressed by wooden planks, with flags aloft. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL21hZ2EtY29uc3RpdHV0aW9uLXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI1NjU3Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2ODk4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlXo-WJmG3MDO1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[David French MAGA Turns Against the Constitution Not everything is in crisis. By David French](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL21hZ2EtY29uc3RpdHV0aW9uLXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI1NjU3Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2ODk4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlXo-WJmG3MDO1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [A highly pixelated television image of Donald Trump with a color test pattern where his mouth would be. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL24td29yZC10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNTY1NyZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjg5ODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV6PliZhtzAztSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[John mcwhorter The N-Word Would Work Differently for Trump Black people already know who he is and what they think of him. By John McWhorter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL24td29yZC10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNTY1NyZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjg5ODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV6PliZhtzAztSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDI0MDYwNyZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjA3VwNueXRCCmZV6PliZhtzAztSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDI0MDYwNyZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjA3VwNueXRCCmZV6PliZhtzAztSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8wNy9vcGluaW9uL2V6cmEta2xlaW4tcG9kY2FzdC1hbm5pZS1sb3dyZXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjU2NTcmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY4OTgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVej5YmYbcwM7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~[The Ezra Klein Show The Economic Theory That Explains Why Americans Are So Mad Annie Lowrey talks about how the affordability crisis is shaping how Americans perceive the state of the economy.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8wNy9vcGluaW9uL2V6cmEta2xlaW4tcG9kY2FzdC1hbm5pZS1sb3dyZXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjU2NTcmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY4OTgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVej5YmYbcwM7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [play button] 1 HR 31 MIN LISTEN ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoRX7oP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8wNy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWJpZGVuLW1lbi1tYXNjdWxpbml0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNTY1NyZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjg5ODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV6PliZhtzAztSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~[Matter of Opinion Is Trump Attracting Men? Or Is Biden Repelling Them? 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