Opinion Today: The Democratic convention begins today. Understanding it requires a longer view.

Two in-depth looks at the past, present and future of the party. 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I could go on about these pieces — why we chose them, how much they’ve challenged me to see the world in new ways — but let me tell you about just two we’ve been working on for months. Both get beyond the horse race and the nightly coverage, and confront some of the bigger debates simmering beneath the surface of this convention. Timothy Shenk, a professor at George Washington University, emailed me last fall with an idea about Mark Penn and Doug Schoen — two political strategists who had masterminded Bill Clinton’s 1996 campaign. People on the left, as Tim is, often see Penn and Schoen as the villains of the past 30 years of American politics, responsible for pushing the Democrats toward a more moderate, market-friendly platform. But Tim had come to believe that the left had something to learn from these operators, and he wanted to write about it. We published his [piece](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xNi9vcGluaW9uL2hhcnJpcy10cnVtcC1kZW1vY3JhdHMtc2lsZW50LW1ham9yaXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyMDcxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTUxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) on Friday. Around the same time, I’d been talking to the writer James Pogue (who has been doing some incredible reporting on the new right) about Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut. They’d struck up a friendship about two years ago, when Murphy emailed James out of the blue asking to chat. James’s piece, [which we published today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2NocmlzLW11cnBoeS1kZW1vY3JhdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDgxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzIwNzEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc1NTEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmuzE0w2abAmUXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), is partly a profile of Murphy, but it’s also so much more than that: a searing look at how the version of liberalism Democrats adopted — defined by its emphasis on free markets, globalization and consumer choice — has begun to feel to many Americans like a dead end. Murphy has some surprising ideas about what Democrats can do about it. Both pieces offer strong lessons for Kamala Harris as she looks ahead to the next two months and strategizes about how to “deal a hammer blow against Trumpism,” as Tim put it. They also take us on a journey through the past few decades of American political history and help us understand how we reached our current political stalemate — and what it would take to break us out. I’ll let you read them for yourselves. But I’ll leave you with a line from Tim’s piece, when a young Doug Schoen comes to realize that “Elections aren’t a battle for hearts and minds. They’re a fight to give voters what they already want.” The question for Democrats now is what voters want and how the party can give it to them, setting themselves up not just to beat Trump in the fall, but also to rebuild a coalition powerful enough to dominate American politics for a generation or more. Those are the answers I’ll be looking for during this convention. Read the guest essays: [[A black-and-white close-up photo Chris Murphy.] Allison Minto for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2NocmlzLW11cnBoeS1kZW1vY3JhdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDgxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzIwNzEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc1NTEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmuzE0w2abAmUXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Guest Essay The Senator Warning Democrats of a Crisis Unfolding Beneath Their Noses Chris Murphy has been trying to understand why our version of liberalism — emphasizing free markets and consumer choice — feels to many like a dead end. By James Pogue](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2NocmlzLW11cnBoeS1kZW1vY3JhdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDgxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzIwNzEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc1NTEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmuzE0w2abAmUXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [[An illustration of four donkeys made out of wood, bricks and metal.] Kyle Ellingson](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xNi9vcGluaW9uL2hhcnJpcy10cnVtcC1kZW1vY3JhdHMtc2lsZW50LW1ham9yaXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyMDcxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTUxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Guest Essay 30 Years Ago, Two Young Strategists Cracked How to Beat a Guy Like Trump. Are Democrats Ready to Listen? Kamala Harris has a once-in-a-generation chance to deal a hammer blow against Trumpism and pull American democracy back from the brink. By Timothy Shenk](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xNi9vcGluaW9uL2hhcnJpcy10cnVtcC1kZW1vY3JhdHMtc2lsZW50LW1ham9yaXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyMDcxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTUxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Ad] [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0SkaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjQwODE5JnN0cGU9ZGVmYXVsdCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTlXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0SkaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjQwODE5JnN0cGU9ZGVmYXVsdCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTlXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Here’s what we’re focusing on today: Editors’ Picks [Several people in a row, some with Trump/Vance signs and some with their hands over their hearts.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWVsZWN0aW9uLXZvdGUtY2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwODE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMjA3MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzU1MTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCma7MTTDZpsCZRdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Guest Essay Rachel Maddow: What Worries Me Most About Election Night Georgia Republicans have empowered local election officials to delay certifying the vote. By Rachel Maddow](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWVsZWN0aW9uLXZvdGUtY2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwODE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMjA3MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzU1MTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCma7MTTDZpsCZRdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) More From Opinion [Kamala Harris, dressed in a blue suit, points to her right, while a sign behind her reads “Opportunity Economy Lowering Your Costs.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2thbWFsYS1oYXJyaXMtcHJpY2VzLWVjb25vbXktdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDgxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzIwNzEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc1NTEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmuzE0w2abAmUXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[The Conversation Kamala Harris Takes Her First Big Risk A proposal on “price gouging” is stirring up quite a debate. By Gail Collins and Bret Stephens](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2thbWFsYS1oYXJyaXMtcHJpY2VzLWVjb25vbXktdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDgxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzIwNzEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc1NTEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmuzE0w2abAmUXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A silhouette of Kamala Harris climbs the stairs. There is a blue curtain in the background.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2thbWFsYS1oYXJyaXMtbW9tYWxhLXZhbmNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyMDcxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTUxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Tressie McMillan Cottom On Cat Ladies, Mama Bears and ‘Momala’ “Momala” makes for a charming political biography, but it isn’t powerful enough to counter the racial fears that nonwhite motherhood stokes in the nation. By Tressie McMillan Cottom](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2thbWFsYS1oYXJyaXMtbW9tYWxhLXZhbmNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyMDcxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTUxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [An artist’s rendering shows a vulture stand atop a crumbling representation of a bar graph. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2NoaW5hLWVjb25vbXktZGVidC1kZXZlbG9waW5nLWNvdW50cmllcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwODE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMjA3MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzU1MTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCma7MTTDZpsCZRdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Guest Essay The China Hangover Is Here The party is over for China’s economy, and poor nations around the world are feeling the effects. By Michael Beckley](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2NoaW5hLWVjb25vbXktZGVidC1kZXZlbG9waW5nLWNvdW50cmllcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwODE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMjA3MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzU1MTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCma7MTTDZpsCZRdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [An image of two $100 dollar bills and one $20 dollar bill stuffed into a medicine bottle containing pills. Shredded dollar bills are pictured coming out of the bottom of the bottle.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2RydWctcHJpY2VzLW1lZGljYXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyMDcxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTUxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Guest Essay A $6 Billion Breakthrough or a Drop in the Bucket? The government is finally negotiating drug prices. By Aaron E. 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By Patrick Healy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA4LzEzL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvZGVtb2NyYXRpYy1jb252ZW50aW9uLWludHJpZ3Vpbmctc3BlYWtlcnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyMDcxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTUxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [A photo portrait of Senator Joe Manchin.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOC9vcGluaW9uL2pvZS1tYW5jaGluLWthbWFsYS1oYXJyaXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDgxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzIwNzEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc1NTEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmuzE0w2abAmUXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Michelle Cottle Joe Manchin Has Some Unsolicited Advice for Kamala Harris and the Democrats The senator from West Virginia assesses the Democratic Party and its path to victory in November. 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By Ezra Klein](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOC9vcGluaW9uL3BlbG9zaS10cnVtcC1iaWRlbi1oYXJyaXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDgxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzIwNzEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc1NTEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmuzE0w2abAmUXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2hhcnJpcy10cnVtcC1jb25zZXJ2YXRpdmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyMDcxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTUxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD[The Opinions David French on the Pro-Life Case for Kamala Harris “I’m voting against Trump precisely because I’m conservative,” the columnist says.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2hhcnJpcy10cnVtcC1jb25zZXJ2YXRpdmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyMDcxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTUxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [play button] 8 MIN LISTEN [Ad] [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDI0MDgxOSZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwODE5VwNueXRCCma7MTTDZpsCZRdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDI0MDgxOSZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwODE5VwNueXRCCma7MTTDZpsCZRdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel next to Vice President Kamala Harris. A table in front of them shows reflections of their faces, while the shot itself cuts off at the neck.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOC9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWlzcmFlbC1wb2xpY3ktaGFycmlzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyMDcxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTUxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Guest Essay Harris Can Change Biden’s Policy on Israel Just by Upholding the Law The longstanding Leahy law can — and should — change Middle East policy. By Peter Beinart](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOC9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWlzcmFlbC1wb2xpY3ktaGFycmlzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyMDcxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTUxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Hundreds of student protesters sitting outside at U.C.L.A., some wearing masks.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOC9vcGluaW9uL3VjbGEtaGFydmFyZC1wcm90ZXN0cy1ydWxpbmdzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyMDcxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTUxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[David French Colleges Can’t Say They Weren’t Warned Three new court rulings make it clear that chaos on campus has legal consequences. By David French](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOC9vcGluaW9uL3VjbGEtaGFydmFyZC1wcm90ZXN0cy1ydWxpbmdzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyMDcxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTUxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZrsxNMNmmwJlF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [An illustration of a person behind bars as flames swirl.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOC9vcGluaW9uL2V1cm9wZS1jbGltYXRlLWVudmlvbm1lbnQtcHJvdGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwODE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMjA3MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzU1MTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCma7MTTDZpsCZRdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Guest Essay Europe’s Crackdown on Environmental Dissent Is Silencing Voices the World Needs to Hear The tough approach has come as more Europeans sour on the green energy transition. 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By Diane Foley](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xOC9vcGluaW9uL2ppbS1mb2xleS1ob3N0YWdlLXBvbGljeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwODE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMjA3MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzU1MTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCma7MTTDZpsCZRdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A black-and-white photograph of Matthew Perry tilting his head and reaching for his eyeglasses. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRopbkxP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xNy9vcGluaW9uL21hdHRoZXctcGVycnktZGVhdGgtYXJyZXN0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwODE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMjA3MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzU1MTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCma7MTTDZpsCZRdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Guest Essay I Knew What My Enablers Were Doing. It’s Murkier With Matthew Perry. Sometimes the most dangerous people are the ones who tell themselves they’re actually helping. 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