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Juan Bernabeu By Belle Boggs Ms. Boggs is the author of âThe Art of Waiting: On Fertility, Medicine and Motherhoodâ and other books. After returning from vacation in early July, I gave myself some odious but important homework: to read a little about [Project 2025](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRokKD1P0TKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9wcm9qZWN0LTIwMjUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDgwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0MzQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc0MDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmq_UbrmaiF3oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), the âpresidential transitionâ designed by the Heritage Foundation for the next Republican administration, every day. I keep a PDF of the 922-page document open on my computer and dip in and out of it, looking for threats to the life that my family and I live in rural North Carolina. This is how I learned that, should Project 2025 be carried out, my childrenâs teachers might no longer be eligible for student loan forgiveness or income-based repayment (page 322), my transgender friends and neighbors might no longer receive protection from discrimination (page 585) and the so-called forever chemicals polluting the water system in Pittsboro might no longer be designated as âhazardousâ (page 431). This stressful reading assignment was temporarily interrupted by a nighttime visit from a bat and an ensuing rabies scare, which I wrote about in a [guest essay for Times Opinion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRokKD1P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXByb2plY3QtMjAyNS1jZGMtaGVhbHRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDM0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NDA0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZqv1G65mohd6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) this week. As I researched exactly what to do next â calling our county health department and consulting guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine whether we needed rabies shots â it occurred to me that the C.D.C. was itself part of the âadministrative stateâ that Project 2025 plans to dismantle. Iâd never really thought about what would happen if the C.D.C. disappeared â would our food, medicine and water be safe? Who would collect and study data or issue guidelines in another pandemic? Project 2025 likes to tout individual decision-making, and I value my independence, but I also appreciate and understand my interdependence. Precisely because Iâm not an expert on emergencies like rabies exposure, Iâm grateful to live in a country with systems and people standing by to help and inform my decisions. I believe most Americans value this, too. It turns out, Iâm not just learning about Project 2025âs goals from my own reading, but from other people in my life who are just as concerned. Thatâs why Iâll do everything I can â phone banking, canvassing, talking with friends and family and neighbors â to support Vice President Kamala Harris and defeat Donald Trump this year. READ THE FULL ESSAY HERE [An illustration of flames and smoke engulfing a house and a lone person throwing a small cup of water at it to put it out.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRokKD1P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXByb2plY3QtMjAyNS1jZGMtaGVhbHRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDM0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NDA0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZqv1G65mohd6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Guest Essay A Bat Flew Into My Bedroom and Reminded Me of All We Take for Granted The administrative state that keeps us safe is at risk in this election. By Belle Boggs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRokKD1P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXByb2plY3QtMjAyNS1jZGMtaGVhbHRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDM0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NDA0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZqv1G65mohd6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Ad]
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Rui Pu Guest Essay What the Fed Is Doing to Our Election, Our Climate and Our Economy Its refusal to lower interest rates is a mistake. By Jen Harris ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRokKD1P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2NsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLWRyb3VnaHQtY3JvcHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDgwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0MzQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc0MDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmq_UbrmaiF3oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~
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Photo Illustration by Scott Semler Guest Essay Fine Dining Canât Go On Like This The days of growing thirsty crops in a dry land may be coming to an end. By Aaron Timms ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRokKD1P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8zMS9vcGluaW9uL2thbWFsYS1oYXJyaXMtdHJ1bXAtdmFuY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDgwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0MzQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc0MDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmq_UbrmaiF3oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~
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Eleanor Davis Jessica Grose The Election of Divorced Men vs. All the Single Ladies 2024 and the voter gender divide. By Jessica Grose ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRokKD1P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8wMS9vcGluaW9uL2ZvdW5kaW5nLWZhdGhlcnMtcHJlc2lkZW50LWVsZWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDM0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NDA0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZqv1G65mohd6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD
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Hunter French Guest Essay The Founders Saw This Insane Political Moment Coming 237 Years Ago They were worried about what we would do with democracy. They had good reason to be. By Stacy Schiff [Ad]
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