A plea to NBC

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On Wednesday and Thursday nights, NBC will host [two separate debates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvMjAyMC1lbGVjdGlvbi8yMDIwLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1kZW1vY3JhdGljLWRlYmF0ZS1ldmVyeXRoaW5nLXlvdS1uZWVkLWtub3ctbjEwMTM3NjE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACkuuxBd8Ule5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), featuring 20 candidates across the two nights. The moderators will be Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow and José Diaz-Balart. I think it’s important to acknowledge that the journalists who moderated the presidential debates in 2016 didn’t do an especially good job. I don’t mean every moderator at every debate, but as a group, the moderators weren’t impressive. They [repeatedly failed to ask](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly9ncmlzdC5vcmcvZWxlY3Rpb24tMjAxNi9jbGltYXRlLWFpcnRpbWUtcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWRlYmF0ZS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACkuuxBd8Ule5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) about the country’s single biggest long-term problem — climate change — and they asked too many superficial horse-race questions. NBC’s moderator lineup for this week is filled with smart, knowledgeable journalists, and I’m hoping they will do better than the 2016 crowd did. Here’s my plea to them, in the form of three wishes: - Ask about climate change. This shouldn’t be hard. The earth is warming. Seas are rising. Floods, extreme rain, droughts, wildfires and severe hurricanes are [all increasing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOC8xMi8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2NsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLXdlYXRoZXItMjAxOC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQzNCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkwNjI0VwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Avoiding horrific damage will require changes in human behavior that have “[no documented historic precedent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOC8xMC8wNy9jbGltYXRlL2lwY2MtY2xpbWF0ZS1yZXBvcnQtMjA0MC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQzNCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkwNjI0VwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~),” the United Nations says. So what are you going to do about that, presidential candidates? How will you deal with a Republican Party that denies the existence of the problem? How will you sell the American people on a policy that may have short-term economic costs? Do you favor a price on carbon, as Democrats long have? Or do you buy the increasingly popular view that [other approaches are more politically feasible](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAxOS8wNC8wOS9tYWdhemluZS9jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZS1wb2xpdGljcy1lY29ub21pY3MuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDE5MDYyNFcDbnl0QgoAKS67EF3xSV7lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), at least in the immediate future? - Don’t ask about the polls, for goodness sake. I recently attended a candidates’ event in Charleston, S.C., where I watched journalists ask questions about polling to — in quick succession — Beto O’Rourke, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg. None of the questions were interesting, and none of the answers were either. Asking the candidates to narrate their own campaign as if it’s some kind of sporting event is boring and largely useless. Don’t waste time doing so. Instead, ask them tough questions about their campaign message, their policies or their background. And remember: At the equivalent point in 2007, Barack Obama’s campaign was [flailing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNS8zMS9vcGluaW9uL2VsaXphYmV0aC13YXJyZW4tMjAyMC1lbGVjdGFiaWxpdHkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDE5MDYyNFcDbnl0QgoAKS67EF3xSV7lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). It’s still very early. - Don’t do performative toughness. We journalists love to ask questions that make us look tough, especially when we’re on live television. Often, though, those questions aren’t actually tough — or smart. An example: Journalists have long given Democratic politicians a hard time about how they will pay for the programs they’re proposing. The subtext is: You’re being unrealistic, aren’t you? In this campaign, though, several leading Democrats have already proposed big tax increases. Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax is one example. Bernie Sanders’s proposed increase in the estate tax is another. So is Pete Buttigieg’s discussion of a top marginal tax rate of [49.9 percent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNS8yMy9vcGluaW9uL3BldGUtYnV0dGlnaWVnLTIwMjAtcHJvZ3Jlc3NpdmUuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDE5MDYyNFcDbnl0QgoAKS67EF3xSV7lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), up from 37 percent today. Tax policy is a great debate subject, but I hope the moderators avoid the old, clichéd “But how will you pay for all this?” version of the question. Instead, they could ask Joe Biden, Cory Booker and others whether they favor a new wealth tax or an increased estate tax — or neither. They could ask what the top marginal rate should be: 39.6 percent (as signed by President Obama), 49.99 percent (à la Buttigieg), 70 percent ([as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudm94LmNvbS9wb2xpY3ktYW5kLXBvbGl0aWNzLzIwMTkvMS80LzE4MTY4NDMxL2FsZXhhbmRyaWEtb2Nhc2lvLWNvcnRlei03MC1wZXJjZW50P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDM0JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1OTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) proposes) or 91 percent ([as in the 1950s)](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGF4cG9saWN5Y2VudGVyLm9yZy9zdGF0aXN0aWNzL2hpc3RvcmljYWwtaGlnaGVzdC1tYXJnaW5hbC1pbmNvbWUtdGF4LXJhdGVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDM0JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1OTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)? 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David’s Morning NYT Read ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjIvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC0yMDIwLXdpbi5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0wJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQzNCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0VwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Will America Make Trump Great Again?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjIvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC0yMDIwLXdpbi5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTAmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDM0JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1OTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjRXA255dEIKACkuuxBd8Ule5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By JAMELLE BOUIE The president, like his opposition, may be underestimating his ability to win. The Full Opinion Report ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjIvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvdHJ1bXAtaXJhbi1zdHJpa2VzLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTEmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDM0JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1OTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjRXA255dEIKACkuuxBd8Ule5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Trump Plays Chicken With the Ayatollah](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjIvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvdHJ1bXAtaXJhbi1zdHJpa2VzLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9MSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyNFcDbnl0QgoAKS67EF3xSV7lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By NICHOLAS KRISTOF The United States and Iran remain on a collision path. Here’s what President Trump should do. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjIvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvZG93ZC10cnVtcC1pcmFuLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTImdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDM0JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1OTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjRXA255dEIKACkuuxBd8Ule5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Blowhard on the Brink](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjIvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvZG93ZC10cnVtcC1pcmFuLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9MiZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyNFcDbnl0QgoAKS67EF3xSV7lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By MAUREEN DOWD Trump holds off his hawks — for now. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjIvb3Bpbmlvbi9ob3ctdG8tYmVhdC1qb2UtYmlkZW4uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9MyZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyNFcDbnl0QgoAKS67EF3xSV7lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [How to Beat Joe Biden](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjIvb3Bpbmlvbi9ob3ctdG8tYmVhdC1qb2UtYmlkZW4uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD0zJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQzNCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0VwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By ROSS DOUTHAT Can his rivals fracture or overwhelm his coalition? ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjMvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1taWdyYW50cy1jYW1wcy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD00JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQzNCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0VwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Trump’s ‘Concentration Camps’](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjMvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1taWdyYW50cy1jYW1wcy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDM0JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1OTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjRXA255dEIKACkuuxBd8Ule5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By CHARLES M. BLOW The cruelty of immigrant family separations must not be tolerated. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjMvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1pcmFuLW51Y2xlYXItd2VhcG9ucy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD01JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQzNCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0VwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Susan Rice: How Trump Can Avoid War With Iran](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjMvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1pcmFuLW51Y2xlYXItd2VhcG9ucy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTUmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDM0JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1OTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjRXA255dEIKACkuuxBd8Ule5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By SUSAN E. RICE His process of ordering and then canceling military strikes was a mess. But he now has an opening to restart talks on Iran’s nuclear program. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjQvb3Bpbmlvbi90ZW5uZXNzZWUtY29uZWZsb3dlci1uYXR1cmUuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9NiZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyNFcDbnl0QgoAKS67EF3xSV7lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [The Flower That Came Back From the Dead](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjQvb3Bpbmlvbi90ZW5uZXNzZWUtY29uZWZsb3dlci1uYXR1cmUuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD02JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQzNCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0VwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By MARGARET RENKL The Tennessee coneflower is proof that much of nature might yet recover — if we commit ourselves to change. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjQvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1tZXJpdC1pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD03JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQzNCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0VwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have Missed This Nobel Prize Winner](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjQvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1tZXJpdC1pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTcmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDM0JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1OTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjRXA255dEIKACkuuxBd8Ule5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By KEVIN BAKER I.I. Rabi came up with the idea behind M.R.I.s. Who brought it to fruition? A man whose family fled genocide. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QdAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjQvb3Bpbmlvbi9wYWxlc3Rpbmlhbi1wZWFjZS1iYWhyYWluLWNvbmZlcmVuY2UuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9OCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyNFcDbnl0QgoAKS67EF3xSV7lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [What’s Wrong With Palestinian Surrender?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QiAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjQvb3Bpbmlvbi9wYWxlc3Rpbmlhbi1wZWFjZS1iYWhyYWluLWNvbmZlcmVuY2UuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD04JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQzNCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0VwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By DANNY DANON Knowing when to give up is often the first step to making peace. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjMvb3Bpbmlvbi9hbnRpLWFib3J0aW9uLWhpc3RvcnkuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9OSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyNFcDbnl0QgoAKS67EF3xSV7lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [The Long, Cruel History of the Anti-Abortion Crusade](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjMvb3Bpbmlvbi9hbnRpLWFib3J0aW9uLWhpc3RvcnkuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD05JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQzNCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0VwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By JOHN IRVING Abortion opponents don’t care what happens to an unwanted child, and they’ve never cared about the mother. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjQvb3Bpbmlvbi9kZW1vY3JhdHMtbW9yYWwtY2FwaXRhbGlzbS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0xMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyNFcDbnl0QgoAKS67EF3xSV7lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Whatever Happened to Moral Capitalism?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjQvb3Bpbmlvbi9kZW1vY3JhdHMtbW9yYWwtY2FwaXRhbGlzbS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTEwJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQzNCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0VwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By MICHAEL KAZIN Democrats used to embrace strong markets and strong government. They should do so again. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjMvb3Bpbmlvbi91bml2ZXJzYWwtZmFtaWx5LWNhcmUtY2FyZWdpdmluZy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0xMSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyNFcDbnl0QgoAKS67EF3xSV7lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [The Big, Feminist Policy Idea America’s Families Have Been Waiting For](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjMvb3Bpbmlvbi91bml2ZXJzYWwtZmFtaWx5LWNhcmUtY2FyZWdpdmluZy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTExJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQzNCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0VwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By AI-JEN POO AND BENJAMIN W. VEGHTE How Universal Family Care could help people throughout their lives. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QeAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjIvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvZGVhdGgtZGlzZWFzZS1saWZlLWV4cGVjdGFuY3kuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9MTImdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDM0JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1OTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjRXA255dEIKACkuuxBd8Ule5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Don’t Tell Me When I’m Going to Die](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QjAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjIvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvZGVhdGgtZGlzZWFzZS1saWZlLWV4cGVjdGFuY3kuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD0xMiZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyNFcDbnl0QgoAKS67EF3xSV7lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By BJ MILLER AND SHOSHANA BERGER Prognoses are more of an art than a science. Maybe it’s better not to know. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4Q4AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTkvMDYvMjEvb3Bpbmlvbi9lZGl0b3JpYWxzL2Vycm9sLW1vcnJpcy1sb2JzdGVyLXN2aWF0b3NsYXYtcmljaHRlci5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0xMyZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MzQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU5MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyNFcDbnl0QgoAKS67EF3xSV7lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [The Pianist and the Lobster](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) By ERROL MORRIS One of the world’s greatest pianists takes the stage. He panics. Where is the plastic lobster? He doesn’t know. He only knows he can’t play without it. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjMvb3Bpbmlvbi9sZXR0ZXJzL2ltbWlncmF0aW9uLWJvcmRlci1zZXBhcmF0aW9uLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTE0JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQzNCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0VwNueXRCCgApLrsQXfFJXuVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Separated at the Border, and Only 4 Months Old](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe80AuP4QkAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDYvMjMvb3Bpbmlvbi9sZXR0ZXJzL2ltbWlncmF0aW9uLWJvcmRlci1zZXBhcmF0aW9uLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9MTQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjI0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDM0JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1OTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjRXA255dEIKACkuuxBd8Ule5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Readers discuss the “cruel, irreparable harm” inflicted on children and their families. 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