Opinion Today: David Brooks’s unsettling interview with Steve Bannon

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We’re looking to win.” [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP4RIAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9keW5hbWljL3JlbmRlcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwMiZmaXJzdF9zZW5kPTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5JmlzVmlld0luQnJvd3Nlcj10cnVlJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcGFpZF9yZWdpPTAmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGNGE3NjE4OGItZDZjMC01ZjFjLWFkNTktM2VhZDI2ODYwMGIxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMTM5JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDI0MDcwMiZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyVwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Opinion Today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9vcGluaW9uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) July 2, 2024 [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0SmaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTA4MDgzOSZsaT1UWSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9VFlfMjAyNDA3MDImc3RwZT1kZWZhdWx0JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwMlcDbnl0QgpmdJDsg2axD3-vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGF2aWQtYnJvb2tzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) By [David Brooks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGF2aWQtYnJvb2tzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Opinion Columnist On June 21, I went to see Steve Bannon at his home in Washington, D.C., before he [went to prison](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9zdGV2ZS1iYW5ub24tcHJpc29uLWphbi02Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) on Monday for contempt of Congress. I went because right-wing populist parties were surging in nations across Europe. I went because it seemed possible and even probable to me that Donald Trump was going to be re-elected president. I wanted to know how today’s trends looked from the perspective of somebody in the MAGA movement. I went because I wanted to have a clearer idea of what a second Trump term would look like. [During our conversation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3N0ZXZlLWJhbm5vbi10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), Bannon, a longtime adviser to Trump, mentioned that it was a mistake for Republicans to agree to a presidential debate in June. He predicted that President Biden would appear old and infirm during the debate. By agreeing to debate so early, Bannon reasoned, Republicans were giving the Democrats time to swap out their candidate before their convention. If Republicans had insisted on a September debate, it would have been too late. By the fall, Democrats would have had no other option but Biden. That turned out to be a pretty [good prediction](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yOC9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWVsZWN0aW9uLWRlYmF0ZS10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Bannon’s prognostications about the French right were pretty accurate as well. Marine Le Pen’s party [appears headed to victory](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8zMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZnJhbmNlLWVsZWN0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in the first round of that country’s parliamentary voting. On the 21st, I found Bannon’s vision terrifying. I find it doubly terrifying now that Trump is much more likely, post-debate, to regain the White House and yet another country in Europe might go populist right. I hope Democrats [read this interview](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3N0ZXZlLWJhbm5vbi10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), and I hope it focuses their minds as they try to figure out how to proceed this summer and fall. Even if your instinct is to avoid such perspectives, I urge you to reconsider. People make better electoral decisions when they directly confront those on the other side of issues — even people they find disreputable and abhorrent. Some readers might wish that I’d argued with Bannon more. But I’m a journalist before I’m a pugilist. Before I argue, I want to understand, and I want to help readers understand. I mostly asked him questions, and when I did push back, it was to help me comprehend his mode of thinking, to get him to go deeper. It’s a fancy two-step, but I think it’s possible to be humble and appalled at the same time. Those of us who oppose Bannon and all he stands for should be humble because most of us didn’t see Trump coming and most of us didn’t see Trump coming out of Jan. 6 and his felony convictions stronger than ever. Many of us didn’t foresee that the populist right would be a dominant force, maybe the dominant force, in nations around the world. But those events have come to pass, so at least we should have the good sense to face unpleasant truths directly. 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[Read the full interview here.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3N0ZXZlLWJhbm5vbi10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Programming note: The newsletter will be off Thursday, July 4, and return on Friday, July 5. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3N0ZXZlLWJhbm5vbi10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~ [a black and white photo of Steve Bannon ] Damon Winter/The New York Times David Brooks My Unsettling Interview With Steve Bannon On the eve of going to prison, populism’s grand strategist talks about what another Trump presidency would look like and the rise of MAGA-type movements around the world. By David Brooks [Ad] [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDI0MDcwMiZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyVwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDI0MDcwMiZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyVwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Here’s what we’re focusing on today: Editors’ Picks ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWltbXVuaXR5LXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD[The Editorial Board The Supreme Court Gives a Free Pass to Trump and Future Presidents In a step toward monarchy, the bedrock principle that presidents are not above the law has been set aside. By The Editorial Board](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWltbXVuaXR5LXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) More From Opinion [A photograph of the “Contemplation of Justice” statue outside the Supreme Court.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtbmV0Y2hvaWNlLWZyZWUtc3BlZWNoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Guest Essay The First Amendment Is Out of Control Big Tech is increasingly safe from government regulation. By Tim Wu](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtbmV0Y2hvaWNlLWZyZWUtc3BlZWNoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [With his eyes closed, Donald Trump stands in front of a group of well-wishers snapping photos.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWltbXVuaXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Jamelle Bouie Your Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card Is Ready, Sir The Nixonian theory of presidential power is now enshrined as constitutional law. By Jamelle Bouie](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWltbXVuaXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [The red, empty benches of France’s National Assembly.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2ZyYW5jZS1lbGVjdGlvbnMtbWFjcm9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Guest Essay France Is Headed for Disaster The stakes have never been higher. By Philippe Marlière](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2ZyYW5jZS1lbGVjdGlvbnMtbWFjcm9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [An illustration of the scales of justice, with one scale replaced by a red tie.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtaW1tdW5pdHktdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjc3Mzkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJDsg2axD3-vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Guest Essay How to Get Voters the Facts They Need Without a Trump Jan. 6 Trial An evidentiary hearing in federal court could lay out previously undisclosed information. By Andrew Weissmann](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtaW1tdW5pdHktdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjc3Mzkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJDsg2axD3-vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [In front of the Supreme Court Building, a person holding up a sign reading, “Delay, delay, delay.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtdHJ1bXAtaW1tdW5pdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjc3Mzkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJDsg2axD3-vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Guest Essay The Trump Decision Reveals Deep Rot in the System Instead of delivering a judgment many months ago and allowing the trial to proceed, the justices gave Trump the gift of delay piled upon delay. By Laurence H. Tribe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtdHJ1bXAtaW1tdW5pdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjc3Mzkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJDsg2axD3-vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Campaign posters from France’s election, pasted up and partly torn.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL2ZyYW5jZS1lbGVjdGlvbi1tYWNyb24tbWFnYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Paul Krugman France’s Far Right Is Bad. But Not as Hypocritical as MAGA. They share anti-immigrant prejudices, but not all the same policy priorities. By Paul Krugman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL2ZyYW5jZS1lbGVjdGlvbi1tYWNyb24tbWFnYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A red light shines on a group of rally attendees.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLXJlcGxhY2VtZW50LXdoaXRlLWhvdXNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Michelle Goldberg There’s No Reason to Resign Ourselves to Biden The president’s team should stop gaslighting us. By Michelle Goldberg](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLXJlcGxhY2VtZW50LXdoaXRlLWhvdXNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [A ripped picture of a gavel on top, with the bottom half of Donald Trump’s face below.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtaW1tdW5pdHktdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjc3Mzkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJDsg2axD3-vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Guest Essay The Supreme Court Creates a Lawless Presidency It is increasingly clear that this court sees itself as something other than a participant in our democratic system. By Kate Shaw](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtaW1tdW5pdHktdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjc3Mzkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJDsg2axD3-vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Ad] [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI2NTM3JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDI0MDcwMiZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyVwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI2NTM3JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDI0MDcwMiZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyVwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [An illustration of a city pitched precariously on a hill with clouds surrounding it. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2FtZXJpY2FuLWV4Y2VwdGlvbmFsaXNtLXJlYWdhbi1iaWRlbi10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Carlos Lozada Is America a City on a Hill or a Nation on the Precipice? The messy, fascinating history of American exceptionalism has taken a strange turn. By Carlos Lozada](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2FtZXJpY2FuLWV4Y2VwdGlvbmFsaXNtLXJlYWdhbi1iaWRlbi10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzczOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzExMTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0kOyDZrEPf69SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A black-and-white photo of a man reading the Chicago Tribune with the prominent headline “LBJ: Won’t Run.” ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2pvZS1iaWRlbi1seW5kb24tam9obnNvbi0xOTY4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Guest Essay L.B.J. Did It in 1968. Biden Can Do It, Too. Reflecting on the parallels between campaigns that got caught up in existential threats to the nation. 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Until now.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL3Njb3R1cy1wcmVzaWRlbnRpYWwtaW1tdW5pdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjc3Mzkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdJDsg2axD3-vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [play button] 5 MIN LISTEN [[Cameras and greenery near the Supreme Court.] Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL2xldHRlcnMvc3VwcmVtZS1jb3VydC1pbW11bml0eS1yZWd1bGF0aW9uLWhvbWVsZXNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [letters Contentious Court Rulings: Immunity, Regulation and the Homeless Readers discuss some of the major decisions at the end of the court’s term.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoZnGQP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wMS9vcGluaW9uL2xldHRlcnMvc3VwcmVtZS1jb3VydC1pbW11bml0eS1yZWd1bGF0aW9uLWhvbWVsZXNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NzM5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTExMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSQ7INmsQ9_r1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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