Reparations? Yes, but ...

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[The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0S2aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjYxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNjQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTA2MTdXA255dEIKACfPgAddtxEDulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0P3RlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Monday, June 17, 2019 [NYTimes.com/David-Leonhardt »](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0P3RlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Op-Ed Columnist] Op-Ed Columnist Several top-tier Democratic presidential candidates went to Charleston, S.C., this weekend to speak at an event on black economic empowerment. I was there, and I was fascinated by [a nationwide poll of black Americans](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0S7aHR0cHM6Ly9ibGFja2Vjb25vbWljYWxsaWFuY2Uub3JnL2FwcC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTkvMDYvQkVBLUV4ZWN1dGl2ZS1TdW1tYXJ5LnBkZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJ8-AB123EQO6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that was done as part of the event. In the poll, people were given a list of 14 economic policies and asked how much they thought each would help the black community. The list was full of progressive ideas: paid leave and better workplace benefits; a higher minimum wage; a federal jobs guarantee; stronger laws against discrimination; reparations for descendants of slaves; and more. On a straight up-or-down basis, a majority of black Americans favored every one of the 14 policies. But there was a fairly wide gap in how much they thought each would help. At the top of the list were a higher minimum wage, stronger discrimination laws and better workplace benefits and training. About 70 percent of respondents said each of those would help “a great deal.” At the bottom of the list: Slavery reparations. Second to last: a federal jobs guarantee. Only about half of respondents said each would help a great deal. What’s going on here? To me, it’s a reminder that black Americans, as a group, [don’t have the same political opinions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTkvMDQvMDgvdXBzaG90L2RlbW9jcmF0aWMtZWxlY3RvcmF0ZS10d2l0dGVyLXJlYWwtbGlmZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) as the most liberal parts of the Democratic coalition. On many issues, black Americans are more moderate — or perhaps more pragmatic. I, too, am [in favor of slavery reparations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL21hZ2F6aW5lL2FyY2hpdmUvMjAxNC8wNi90aGUtY2FzZS1mb3ItcmVwYXJhdGlvbnMvMzYxNjMxLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJ8-AB123EQO6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). (I’m not so enamored of [a federal jobs guarantee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0TRaHR0cDovL255bWFnLmNvbS9pbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2VyLzIwMTgvMDQvZGVtb2NyYXRzLWFyZS1ydXNoaW5nLWEtam9icy1ndWFyYW50ZWUtaXRzLWEtaHVnZS1taXN0YWtlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyNjEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM2NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACfPgAddtxEDulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA).) But I don’t think reparations are likely to happen in a country divided by race and racism. I do think many other policies — policies that would disproportionately benefit black Americans — are politically feasible, including many of the policies that top the poll’s preference list. So maybe it’s time for a little less focus on the 2020 candidates’ precise views on reparations — a frequent subject of social media chatter and reporters’ questions — and a little more focus on other ways to reduce the nation’s unconscionable racial wealth gap. For more … - [Guy Molyneux, Mario Brossard and Corrie Hunt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0S7aHR0cHM6Ly9ibGFja2Vjb25vbWljYWxsaWFuY2Uub3JnL2FwcC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTkvMDYvQkVBLUV4ZWN1dGl2ZS1TdW1tYXJ5LnBkZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJ8-AB123EQO6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — who conducted the poll for the Black Economic Alliance — have much more on black Americans’ economic views. Only 17 percent say it is “very easy” or “somewhat easy” to achieve the American dream today. - [Emily Badger](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNS8xMC91cHNob3QvcmFjaWFsLXdlYWx0aC1nYXAtMjAyMC1jYW5kaWRhdGVzLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjYxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNjQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTA2MTdXA255dEIKACfPgAddtxEDulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of The Times asks, “Can the racial wealth gap be closed without speaking of race?” - Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren, who were both in Charleston, have each proposed policies that would substantially narrow the racial wealth gap. Among other things, Warren has [housing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly9zbGF0ZS5jb20vYnVzaW5lc3MvMjAxOC8xMC9lbGl6YWJldGgtd2FycmVuLWhvdXNpbmctcGxhbi1yYWNpYWwtd2VhbHRoLWdhcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjYxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNjQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and [education](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0TIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL2FyY2hpdmUvMjAxOS8wNS9lbGl6YWJldGgtd2FycmVuLWVkdWNhdGlvbi1wbGFuLzU4OTkwNi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyNjEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM2NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACfPgAddtxEDulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) plans, while Booker has a [housing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2l0eWxhYi5jb20vZXF1aXR5LzIwMTkvMDYvY29yeS1ib29rZXItcGxhdGZvcm0taG91c2luZy1wb2xpY3ktem9uaW5nLXJlbnQtdGF4LWNyZWRpdC81OTEwNzkvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjYxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNjQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) plan and a “[baby bonds](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudm94LmNvbS9mdXR1cmUtcGVyZmVjdC8yMDE5LzEvMjEvMTgxODU1MzYvY29yeS1ib29rZXItbmV3cy10b2RheS0yMDIwLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1lbGVjdGlvbi1iYWJ5LWJvbmRzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjYxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNjQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)” plan. - [Ta-Nehisi Coates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL21hZ2F6aW5lL2FyY2hpdmUvMjAxNC8wNi90aGUtY2FzZS1mb3ItcmVwYXJhdGlvbnMvMzYxNjMxLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJ8-AB123EQO6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) wrote the definitive article on reparations, in The Atlantic, five years ago and was recently interviewed [on The New Yorker Radio Hour](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV3eW9ya2VyLmNvbS9uZXdzL3RoZS1uZXcteW9ya2VyLWludGVydmlldy90YS1uZWhpc2ktY29hdGVzLXJldmlzaXRzLXRoZS1jYXNlLWZvci1yZXBhcmF0aW9ucz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJ8-AB123EQO6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) about its impact. - My colleague [David Brooks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wMy8wNy9vcGluaW9uL2Nhc2UtZm9yLXJlcGFyYXRpb25zLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjYxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNjQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTA2MTdXA255dEIKACfPgAddtxEDulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) has explained why he changed his mind and now supports reparations. - A big reason that many black voters support Joe Biden, at least for now, is “the politics of pragmatism,” [Theodore Johnson](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QjAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vdXRsb29rL3doeS1kby1ibGFjay12b3RlcnMtc3VwcG9ydC1iaWRlbi10aGV5LWp1c3Qtd2FudC10by1iZWF0LXRydW1wLzIwMTkvMDUvMzEvNzRiMzdjYTgtN2IzMy0xMWU5LThlZGUtZjRhYmY1MjFlZjE3X3N0b3J5Lmh0bWw_dXRtX3Rlcm09LjZlYmM4MzUyMmQxYT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJ8-AB123EQO6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) wrote in The Washington Post. “When it comes to presidential races, black voters, perhaps more than any other demographic, vote not for what might be gained but according to what might be lost.” ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODcmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODYmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ If you enjoy this newsletter, forward it to friends! 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David’s Morning NYT Read ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTYvb3Bpbmlvbi9tYXJpanVhbmEtYnJhaW4tZWZmZWN0cy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0wJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Marijuana Damages Young Brains](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTYvb3Bpbmlvbi9tYXJpanVhbmEtYnJhaW4tZWZmZWN0cy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTAmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjYxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNjQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MTdXA255dEIKACfPgAddtxEDulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By KENNETH L. DAVIS AND MARY JEANNE KREEK States that legalize it should set a minimum age of 25 or older. The Full Opinion Report ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTUvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvZG93ZC10cnVtcC0uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9MSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyNjEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM2NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxN1cDbnl0QgoAJ8-AB123EQO6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [A Down and Dirty White House](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTUvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvZG93ZC10cnVtcC0uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD0xJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By MAUREEN DOWD President Trump invites dirty tricks in a filthy way. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTYvb3Bpbmlvbi9wcmlkZS1pdC1nZXRzLWJldHRlci5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0yJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [It Got Better. That’s My Testimony.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTYvb3Bpbmlvbi9wcmlkZS1pdC1nZXRzLWJldHRlci5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTImdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjYxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNjQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MTdXA255dEIKACfPgAddtxEDulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By CHARLES M. BLOW Revealing the truth about my past was my most freeing act. Seeing it performed on stage showed me how far I had come. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTcvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1leGVjdXRpdmUtcHJpdmlsZWdlLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTMmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjYxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNjQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MTdXA255dEIKACfPgAddtxEDulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Trump’s Abuse of Executive Privilege Is More Than a Present Danger](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTcvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1leGVjdXRpdmUtcHJpdmlsZWdlLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9MyZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyNjEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM2NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxN1cDbnl0QgoAJ8-AB123EQO6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By NEAL K. KATYAL He’s probably making it harder for future presidents to govern. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTcvb3Bpbmlvbi9lbGVjdHJpYy1zY29vdGVycy1uYXNodmlsbGUuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9NCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyNjEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM2NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxN1cDbnl0QgoAJ8-AB123EQO6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Scooter Madness](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTcvb3Bpbmlvbi9lbGVjdHJpYy1zY29vdGVycy1uYXNodmlsbGUuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD00JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By MARGARET RENKL Cities are swarming with electric scooters. But this is not the ‘micro-mobility revolution’ we need. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTYvb3Bpbmlvbi9lbGl6YWJldGgtd2FycmVuLWRvbGxhci5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD01JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Elizabeth Warren’s Radical Plan to Fix the Dollar](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTYvb3Bpbmlvbi9lbGl6YWJldGgtd2FycmVuLWRvbGxhci5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTUmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjYxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNjQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MTdXA255dEIKACfPgAddtxEDulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By ROBERT E. SCOTT Ms. Warren and Donald Trump agree on at least one thing: America’s currency problems are hurting workers. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTUvb3Bpbmlvbi9ob25nLWtvbmctZXh0cmFkaXRpb24tcHJvdGVzdHMuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9NiZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyNjEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM2NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxN1cDbnl0QgoAJ8-AB123EQO6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Why Hong Kong Is Still Marching](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QcAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTUvb3Bpbmlvbi9ob25nLWtvbmctZXh0cmFkaXRpb24tcHJvdGVzdHMuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD02JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By YUEN YING CHAN Yes, the extradition bill has been suspended. No, that will not be enough. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTUvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvc2V4LWNocmlzdGlhbi5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD03JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [How Should Christians Have Sex?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTUvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvc2V4LWNocmlzdGlhbi5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTcmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjYxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNjQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MTdXA255dEIKACfPgAddtxEDulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By KATELYN BEATY Purity culture was harmful and dangerous. But its collapse has left a void for those of us looking for guidance in our intimate lives. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QkAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTUvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvY291bnRyeS1tdXNpYy10aW0tbWNncmF3LWpvbi1tZWFjaGFtLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTgmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjYxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNjQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MTdXA255dEIKACfPgAddtxEDulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw: How Country Music Explains America’s Divided History](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTUvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvY291bnRyeS1tdXNpYy10aW0tbWNncmF3LWpvbi1tZWFjaGFtLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9OCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyNjEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM2NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxN1cDbnl0QgoAJ8-AB123EQO6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By JON MEACHAM AND TIM MCGRAW It’s never just about right versus left. In songs and in politics, things are more complicated. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTUvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvc2Nob29scy10ZXN0aW5nLXJhbmtpbmcuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9OSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyNjEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM2NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxN1cDbnl0QgoAJ8-AB123EQO6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Why Can’t Everyone Get A’s?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QcAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTUvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvc2Nob29scy10ZXN0aW5nLXJhbmtpbmcuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD05JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By ALFIE KOHN Excellence is not a zero sum game. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTYvb3Bpbmlvbi9sZXR0ZXJzL2FnZS1kaXNjcmltaW5hdGlvbi1qb2JzLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTEwJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYxNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI2MSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzY0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3VwNueXRCCgAnz4AHXbcRA7pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Older Workers, Looking for a Job, Finding Bias](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe6gXOP4QeAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMTYvb3Bpbmlvbi9sZXR0ZXJzL2FnZS1kaXNjcmltaW5hdGlvbi1qb2JzLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9MTAmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjYxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNjQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MTdXA255dEIKACfPgAddtxEDulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) A reader notes the benefit to companies of hiring more experienced workers, and another relates a personal story of age bias. 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