Clarence Thomas vs. the Evidence

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It was a good decision. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing [an opinion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P0SoaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3VwcmVtZWNvdXJ0Lmdvdi9vcGluaW9ucy8xOHBkZi8xNy05NTcyX2s1MzYucGRmP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjUzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4ODQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) signed by six other justices, documented the numerous dishonest methods that the prosecutor used to keep African-Americans off the jury at Flowers’s trial. In today’s newsletter, though, I want to focus on a single paragraph from the dissent, which Justice Clarence Thomas wrote. (Justice Neil Gorsuch joined much of the dissent.) The paragraph betrays a distressing disregard for evidence that’s symbolic of a much larger problem in our justice system. The paragraph is near the beginning of the [42-page dissent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P0SoaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3VwcmVtZWNvdXJ0Lmdvdi9vcGluaW9ucy8xOHBkZi8xNy05NTcyX2s1MzYucGRmP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjUzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4ODQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and it summarizes what Thomas evidently considers to be the strongest evidence against Flowers: “On the morning of the murders, a .380-caliber pistol was reported stolen from the car of Flowers’ uncle, and a witness saw Flowers by that car before the shootings. Officers recovered .380-caliber bullets at Tardy Furniture [the site of the murders] and matched them to bullets fired by the stolen pistol. Gunshot residue was found on Flowers’ hand a few hours after the murders. A bloody footprint found at the scene matched both the size of Flowers’ shoes and the shoe style that he was seen wearing on the morning of the murders. Multiple witnesses placed Flowers near Tardy Furniture that morning, and Flowers provided inconsistent accounts of his whereabouts. Several hundred dollars were missing from the store’s cash drawer, and $235 was found hidden in Flowers’ headboard after the murders.” Anyone who has followed this case — especially anyone who has listened to [“In the Dark,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P0SdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXBtcmVwb3J0cy5vcmcvaW4tdGhlLWRhcmsvc2Vhc29uLXR3bz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJriaHF0SQ5JiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) a [prize-winning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnBybmV3c3dpcmUuY29tL25ld3MtcmVsZWFzZXMvbG9uZy1pc2xhbmQtdW5pdmVyc2l0eS1hbm5vdW5jZXMtd2lubmVycy1vZi10aGUtNzB0aC1hbm51YWwtZ2VvcmdlLXBvbGstYXdhcmRzLWluLWpvdXJuYWxpc20tMzAwNzk4MTA1Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg4NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) podcast from Madeleine Baran, Samara Freemark and their colleagues at American Public Media — knows that much of this evidence falls apart under scrutiny. To take a few examples: An investigator for the district attorney appears to have [fabricated](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P0TVaHR0cHM6Ly9mZWF0dXJlcy5hcG1yZXBvcnRzLm9yZy9kb2N1bWVudHMvP2RvY3VtZW50PTYwMDYzNzgtSW4tdGhlLURhcmstdHJhbnNjcmlwdC1TZWFzb24tMi1FcGlzb2RlLTktV2h5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjUzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4ODQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) evidence about the shoes. Investigators also seem to have [coached](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P0TVaHR0cHM6Ly9mZWF0dXJlcy5hcG1yZXBvcnRzLm9yZy9kb2N1bWVudHMvP2RvY3VtZW50PTYwMDYzNzEtSW4tdGhlLURhcmstdHJhbnNjcmlwdC1TZWFzb24tMi1FcGlzb2RlLTItVGhlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjUzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4ODQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) witnesses to remember — months later — seeing Flowers near the furniture store. The $235 apparently found at Flowers’s home [doesn’t match](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P0TWaHR0cHM6Ly9mZWF0dXJlcy5hcG1yZXBvcnRzLm9yZy9kb2N1bWVudHMvP2RvY3VtZW50PTYwMDYzNzAtSW4tdGhlLURhcmstdHJhbnNjcmlwdC1TZWFzb24tMi1FcGlzb2RlLTEtSnVseT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJriaHF0SQ5JiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) the amount taken from the store. And the test for gunshot residue wasn’t done until after Flowers had been interrogated at a police station, where small amounts of residue are common. The amount of residue on Flowers’s hands? [A single particle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P0TWaHR0cHM6Ly9mZWF0dXJlcy5hcG1yZXBvcnRzLm9yZy9kb2N1bWVudHMvP2RvY3VtZW50PTYwMDYzNzAtSW4tdGhlLURhcmstdHJhbnNjcmlwdC1TZWFzb24tMi1FcGlzb2RlLTEtSnVseT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJriaHF0SQ5JiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). If you listen to the podcast, you come away amazed by the thinness of the evidence against him and by the willingness of police and prosecutors to exaggerate it. To this day, no witness has tied Flowers to the scene of the crime, nor has any reliable physical evidence. More than one witness has recanted testimony given at trial. I can’t say for sure that Flowers is innocent. But based on the evidence I’ve heard, I would vote to acquit him without agonizing over it. The case against him is shockingly weak and relies on claims by the prosecution that have been proven to be false. Yet Thomas and Gorsuch don’t appear to have engaged with any of this evidence. They simply accepted the version of events offered by the prosecutor — Doug Evans, a man with a record of lying in court. Curtis Flowers remains behind bars, where he has been since 1997, while the same prosecutor decides whether to try him again. Many other Americans — most of them black and male, like Flowers — also sit in prison or jail today because of evidence that judges or prosecutors refuse to acknowledge as flimsy or manufactured. It reminds of me a heartbreaking quotation in [“Just Mercy,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P0SGaHR0cHM6Ly9lamkub3JnL2p1c3QtbWVyY3k_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg4NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Bryan Stevenson’s 2014 book about systemic injustice: “They aren’t ever going to admit they made a mistake,” says a man unjustly convicted of murder. “They know I didn’t do this. They just can’t admit to being wrong, to looking bad.” For more - SCOTUSBlog’s [Amy Howe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2NvdHVzYmxvZy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi9vcGluaW9uLWFuYWx5c2lzLWp1c3RpY2VzLXJldmVyc2UtZGVhdGgtc2VudGVuY2UtZm9yLW1pc3Npc3NpcHBpLWlubWF0ZS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg4NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) analyzed Kavanaugh’s majority opinion and the evidence of Evans’s deliberate exclusion of black jurors. - A recent [“In the Dark” episode](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXBtcmVwb3J0cy5vcmcvc3RvcnkvMjAxOS8wNi8yMS9jdXJ0aXMtZmxvd2Vycy13aW5zLXNjb3R1cy1hcHBlYWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg4NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) pointed out that Kavanaugh’s decision was deliberately narrow. A broader decision could have helped other defendants hurt by racial discrimination during jury selection. - [A follow-up episode](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P0SpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXBtcmVwb3J0cy5vcmcvc3RvcnkvMjAxOS8wNy8wMi9pbi10aGUtZGFyay1zMmUxNT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJriaHF0SQ5JiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) includes a new interview with another witness who has recanted her testimony. “The whole time I’ve been telling them, I don’t remember the day,” the witness, Clemmie Fleming, says. “I’ve been confused of the day from the beginning. I just didn’t know how to say it. I was scared I was going to go to jail.” - The New Yorker’s [Jeffrey Toobin](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV3eW9ya2VyLmNvbS9uZXdzL2RhaWx5LWNvbW1lbnQvY2xhcmVuY2UtdGhvbWFzcy1hc3RvbmlzaGluZy1vcGluaW9uLW9uLWEtcmFjaXN0LW1pc3Npc3NpcHBpLXByb3NlY3V0b3I_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg4NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) wrote, about Thomas’s dissent: “A Mississippi prosecutor went on a racist crusade to have a black man executed. Clarence Thomas thinks that was just fine.” Toobin also explained the larger argument of the dissent, which attacks a 1986 Supreme Court decision banning racial discrimination in jury selection. 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The Full Opinion Report ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9hbWVyaWNhLXRocmVhdC5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0xJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwMz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The Biggest Threat to America Is Us](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9hbWVyaWNhLXRocmVhdC5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTEmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjUzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4ODQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDNXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN If we fail, China, Russia and Iran won’t be to blame. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9pdmFua2EtamFyZWQtdHJ1bXAtbmVwb3Rpc20uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9MiZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg4NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwM1cDbnl0QgoAJriaHF0SQ5JiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Oh, to Be Ivanka!](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9pdmFua2EtamFyZWQtdHJ1bXAtbmVwb3Rpc20uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD0yJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwMz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By FRANK BRUNI So many hot spots, so little time. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdXJ2ZWlsbGFuY2Utc3RhdGUtc2Nob29scy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0zJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwMz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Welcome to the K-12 Surveillance State](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdXJ2ZWlsbGFuY2Utc3RhdGUtc2Nob29scy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTMmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjUzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4ODQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDNXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By CHARLIE WARZEL Is tech really the solution to student safety? ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDMvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1yZXB1YmxpY2FuLWJhc2UuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9NCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg4NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwM1cDbnl0QgoAJriaHF0SQ5JiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Trump Needs His Base to Burn With Anger](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDMvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1yZXB1YmxpY2FuLWJhc2UuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD00JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwMz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By THOMAS B. EDSALL But has he raised the political temperature too high for his own good? ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9lbGVjdHJpYy1zY29vdGVyLXBhcmlzLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTUmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjUzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4ODQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDNXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [The Best Way to See Europe This Summer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9lbGVjdHJpYy1zY29vdGVyLXBhcmlzLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9NSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg4NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwM1cDbnl0QgoAJriaHF0SQ5JiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By KARA SWISHER The electronic-scooter scene in Paris is a mess. But there’s no better way to get a taste of a city. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1qdWx5LTR0aC1wYXJhZGUuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9NiZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg4NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwM1cDbnl0QgoAJriaHF0SQ5JiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Let Trump Have His Birthday Party for America](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1qdWx5LTR0aC1wYXJhZGUuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD02JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwMz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By ALEX KINGSBURY And let us all ignore it. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDMvb3Bpbmlvbi9hYm9ydGlvbi1oeWRlLWFtZW5kbWVudC5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD03JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwMz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [I Shouldn’t Be Forced to Give Birth to a Baby Who Won’t Live](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDMvb3Bpbmlvbi9hYm9ydGlvbi1oeWRlLWFtZW5kbWVudC5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTcmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjUzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4ODQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDNXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By SARAH E. LEVIN Our baby had a fatal birth defect. My federal health insurance plan refused to cover the abortion. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDMvb3Bpbmlvbi9ob25nLWtvbmctcHJvdGVzdC5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD04JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwMz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Why China No Longer Needs Hong Kong](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDMvb3Bpbmlvbi9ob25nLWtvbmctcHJvdGVzdC5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTgmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjUzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4ODQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDNXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By ESWAR S. PRASAD The mainland Chinese economy now dwarfs the city’s, and rivals are usurping its status as a hub of global finance. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QvAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDMvb3Bpbmlvbi90aGUtc3VycHJpc2luZy1oaXN0b3J5LW9mLW5hdGlvbmFsaXN0LWludGVybmF0aW9uYWxpc20uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9OSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg4NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwM1cDbnl0QgoAJriaHF0SQ5JiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [The Surprising History of Nationalist Internationalism](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4Q0AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDMvb3Bpbmlvbi90aGUtc3VycHJpc2luZy1oaXN0b3J5LW9mLW5hdGlvbmFsaXN0LWludGVybmF0aW9uYWxpc20uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD05JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwMz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By DAVID MOTADEL The far right is less parochial than we think — and that’s dangerous. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9hdXRpc20uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9MTAmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjUzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4ODQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDNXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Growing Up Ethan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9hdXRpc20uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD0xMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg4NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwM1cDbnl0QgoAJriaHF0SQ5JiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By JOSEPHINE SITTENFELD How do you find independence when you’re coming of age with autism? ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9ob25nLWtvbmctcHJvdGVzdC5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0xMSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg4NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwM1cDbnl0QgoAJriaHF0SQ5JiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Hong Kong Has Nothing Left to Lose](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9ob25nLWtvbmctcHJvdGVzdC5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTExJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwMz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By LOUISA LIM Inside the protests, I heard a collective roar of rage against a government that has failed, by design, to represent its people. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9uYXNhLXNwYWNlLWhvdXN0b24uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9MTImdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjUzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4ODQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDNXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Will Space-Age Houston Survive Into the Future?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9uYXNhLXNwYWNlLWhvdXN0b24uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD0xMiZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg4NCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwM1cDbnl0QgoAJriaHF0SQ5JiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By GEOFFREY LEAVENWORTH Storms and development have taken their toll on the midcentury architecture of the space race. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9wcmVhY2hpbmctZmFpdGgtaW4tZGVtb2NyYWN5Lmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTEzJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwMz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Preaching Faith in Democracy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9wcmVhY2hpbmctZmFpdGgtaW4tZGVtb2NyYWN5Lmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9MTMmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjUzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4ODQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDNXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By COURTNEY E. MARTIN A movement spreading across the country since the 2016 election evokes a church. Its teachings? Civic engagement. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9sZXR0ZXJzL2RlbW9jcmF0cy1sZWZ0Lmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTE0JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcwMz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY1MyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODg0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzVwNueXRCCgAmuJocXRJDkmJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Are Democrats Moving Too Far Left?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe_x-4P4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMDIvb3Bpbmlvbi9sZXR0ZXJzL2RlbW9jcmF0cy1sZWZ0Lmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9MTQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzAzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjUzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4ODQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MDNXA255dEIKACa4mhxdEkOSYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Readers discuss whether the progressive policies of most of the candidates will alienate centrist voters. 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