Opinion Today: The ten commandments, Trump’s tariffs and social media warnings

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This week our writers told you what they think about Louisiana’s order to [post the ten commandments in classrooms](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xOC9vcGluaW9uL3Rlbi1jb21tYW5kbWVudHMtY2xhc3Nyb29tLWxvdWlzaWFuYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjgyNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzAxNzMmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0nGt1Zq2-U2ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), [Trump’s tariff proposal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA2LzE4L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJ1bXAtdGFyaWZmcy10YXhlcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY4MjUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMTczJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJxrdWatvlNmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and [the surgeon general’s recommendation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9vcGluaW9uL3N1cmdlb24tZ2VuZXJhbC1zb2NpYWwtbWVkaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY4MjUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMTczJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJxrdWatvlNmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) for warning labels on social media. 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[A photograph of tablets bearing the ten commandments.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xOC9vcGluaW9uL3Rlbi1jb21tYW5kbWVudHMtY2xhc3Nyb29tLWxvdWlzaWFuYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjgyNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzAxNzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0nGt1Zq2-U2ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[David French on Louisiana and the ten commandments →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xOC9vcGluaW9uL3Rlbi1jb21tYW5kbWVudHMtY2xhc3Nyb29tLWxvdWlzaWFuYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjgyNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzAxNzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0nGt1Zq2-U2ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A photograph of a Donald Trump bobblehead inside a cardboard box.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA2LzE4L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJ1bXAtdGFyaWZmcy10YXhlcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY4MjUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMTczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJxrdWatvlNmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Paul Krugman on Trump’s tariff proposal →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA2LzE4L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJ1bXAtdGFyaWZmcy10YXhlcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY4MjUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMTczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJxrdWatvlNmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A photograph of an iPhone.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9vcGluaW9uL3N1cmdlb24tZ2VuZXJhbC1zb2NpYWwtbWVkaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY4MjUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMTczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJxrdWatvlNmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Pamela Paul on social media warnings →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9vcGluaW9uL3N1cmdlb24tZ2VuZXJhbC1zb2NpYWwtbWVkaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY4MjUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMTczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJxrdWatvlNmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Here’s what we’re focusing on today: Editors’ Picks [[An old photograph shows Margaret Sanger standing next to a table of medical supplies. A woman sits in a wooden chair in the foreground.] Library of Congress](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWNvbXN0b2NrLWFjdC1hYm9ydGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjgyNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzAxNzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0nGt1Zq2-U2ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Michelle Goldberg Trump’s Allies Say They’ll Enforce the Comstock Act. Believe Them. Democrats should rally around a bill to overhaul the 1873 anti-vice law. By Michelle Goldberg](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWNvbXN0b2NrLWFjdC1hYm9ydGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjgyNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzAxNzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0nGt1Zq2-U2ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Ad] [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0SkaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjQwNjIxJnN0cGU9ZGVmYXVsdCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MjFXA255dEIKZnSca3Vmrb5TZlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0SkaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjQwNjIxJnN0cGU9ZGVmYXVsdCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MjFXA255dEIKZnSca3Vmrb5TZlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) More From Opinion [A man in profile (Donald Trump) sits in front of a curtain.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXNlY29uZC10ZXJtLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2ODI1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDE3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSca3Vmrb5TZlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Jamelle Bouie The Lazy Authoritarianism of Donald Trump The former president is no more prepared for a second term than he was for a first. He might even be less prepared. By Jamelle Bouie](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXNlY29uZC10ZXJtLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2ODI1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDE3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSca3Vmrb5TZlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [A head and shoulders views of Marco Rubio next to two American flags and underneath a chandelier.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXZwLXBpY2stbWFyY28tcnViaW8uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY4MjUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMTczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJxrdWatvlNmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Guest Essay How Marco Rubio Could Cost Biden the Election Rubio offers Latinos the chance to vote for one of their own to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. By Michael LaRosa](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXZwLXBpY2stbWFyY28tcnViaW8uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY4MjUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMTczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJxrdWatvlNmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A worker bent over a pile of dirt at a street corner holding a long-handled tool, wearing a hard hat circled by a wide yellow brim.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoV_CcP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS9vcGluaW9uL2hlYXQtd2F2ZS13b3JrZXJzLWNsaW1hdGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY4MjUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMTczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJxrdWatvlNmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Guest Essay Workers Shouldn’t Have to Risk Their Lives in Heat Waves Laws aren’t keeping pace with the risks climate change poses to workers laboring under sweltering conditions. 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