Opinion Today: Tulsi Gabbard’s MAGA alliance, Donald Trump’s prosecution and Robert Kennedy Jr.’s whale

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Our writers told you what they think about [Tulsi Gabbard’s alliance with MAGA](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRotDmXP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA4LzI3L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMzMDE5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NjQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjdHVsc2ktZ2FiYmFyZC10cnVtcC10cmFuc2l0aW9uVwNueXRCCmbPl7TRZj5CPxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), [Jack Smith’s prosecution of Donald Trump](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRotDmXP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA4LzI3L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvamFjay1zbWl0aC10cnVtcD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDgzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzMwMTkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2NDc1JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmz5e00WY-Qj8XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and [Robert Kennedy Jr.’s treatment of animals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRotDmXP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wOC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL3RoZXBvaW50P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwODMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMzAxOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY0NzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I3doYWxlLWJlaGVhZGluZy1iZWFyLWNhcmNhc3MtZHVtcGluZy1hbmQtdHJ1bXAtYm9vc3Rpbmctb2gtbXlXA255dEIKZs-XtNFmPkI_F1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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Kennedy Jr., with his eyes downcast on a cloudy day.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRotDmXP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wOC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL3RoZXBvaW50L3doYWxlLWJlaGVhZGluZy1iZWFyLWNhcmNhc3MtZHVtcGluZy1hbmQtdHJ1bXAtYm9vc3Rpbmctb2gtbXk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMzMDE5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NjQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs-XtNFmPkI_F1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Gail Collins on Robert F. 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By Mara Gay](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRotDmXP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnaWEtZWxlY3Rpb24tYm9hcmQtY2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwODMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMzAxOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY0NzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbPl7TRZj5CPxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [An illustration depicting two fingers about to pinch the orange flame of a blue candle.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRotDmXP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWthbWFsYS1oYXJyaXMtZGViYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMzMDE5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NjQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs-XtNFmPkI_F1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Frank Bruni Trump Should Be Scared — Very Scared — of Debating Kamala Harris If she keeps her cool, he’ll surely lose his. By Frank Bruni](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRotDmXP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWthbWFsYS1oYXJyaXMtZGViYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMzMDE5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NjQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs-XtNFmPkI_F1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Donald Trump standing at a podium speaking at the Bitcoin 2024 event.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRotDmXP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2NyeXB0b2N1cnJlbmN5LWVsZWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMzMDE5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NjQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs-XtNFmPkI_F1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Paul Krugman Naked Emperors and Crypto Campaign Cash Why a mostly useless industry dominates corporate political spending. By Paul Krugman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRotDmXP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2NyeXB0b2N1cnJlbmN5LWVsZWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMzMDE5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NjQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs-XtNFmPkI_F1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [A photo of a chalkboard and a stool.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRotDmXP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2NvbGxlZ2UtZGVpLXByb2dyYW1zLWRpdmVyc2l0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwODMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMzAxOSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY0NzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbPl7TRZj5CPxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Guest Essay D.E.I. Is Not Working on College Campuses. We Need a New Approach. Programs are too ideological, exacerbate the problems they intend to solve and are incompatible with cultivating critical thinking. By Paul Brest and Emily J. 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Unions Aren’t the Best Way to Get It. There are many paths to worker empowerment. Why do unions oppose them? 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