Opinion Today: Why we published the Tom Cotton Op-Ed

More on our decision. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP4QnAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnByb2R1Y3RDb2RlPVRZJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGNDY4MDliZTAtNDQ4Ny00NTA1LTgxMWEtMGJkMmM4MTJhYjlkJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0SvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMTM5JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDYwNFcDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Read more from Opinion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9vcGluaW9uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) June 4, 2020 [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvamFtZXMtYmVubmV0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By [James Bennet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvamFtZXMtYmVubmV0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Editorial Page Editor We published a piece yesterday that angered many readers, including many of my colleagues here at The Times. It was an [argument](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMDMvb3Bpbmlvbi90b20tY290dG9uLXByb3Rlc3RzLW1pbGl0YXJ5Lmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm1vZHVsZT1SZWxhdGVkTGlua3Mmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZwZ3R5cGU9QXJ0aWNsZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) by Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas in favor of using federal troops to stop the looting and violence that accompanied some protests in recent days. I addressed our decision to publish the Op-Ed [on Twitter yesterday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TSaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9KQmVubmV0L3N0YXR1cy8xMjY4MzI4Mjc5NjI0MzUxNzU3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzPTIwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), but because I thought this might be on your mind, and because it’s certainly weighing on my own, I thought I should write about it here as well. I strongly oppose the idea of using federal troops. My position on this is reflected in that of The Times’s editorial board, which has criticized the president’s use of federal forces in Washington, D.C., fiercely defended the protesters as patriots, and [condemned police brutality](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMS9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1wcm90ZXN0LXBvbGljZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and called for thoroughgoing reforms. The board [warned this week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1wcm90ZXN0cy1maXJzdC1hbWVuZG1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that the First Amendment is already under assault from the abuses the police have committed against peaceful protesters and journalists trying to do their jobs. I’m personally fearful that adding the military to the mix would only lead to more violence against the innocent. As our columnist Nick Kristof [writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMDMvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1taWxpdGFyeS1wcm90ZXN0Lmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm1vZHVsZT1PcGluaW9uJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), “Trump’s deployment of troops for political purposes would betray our traditions, damage the credibility of the armed forces and exacerbate tensions across the country.” [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjAwNjA0VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NDUwODUxJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDYwNFcDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTgxOTIxJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDYwNFcDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Yesterday we also published a piece by Jonathan Stevenson, a former staff member of the National Security Council, [arguing that](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWFybXktaW5zdXJyZWN0aW9uLWFjdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) the legal basis for calling out the troops is shaky. He also argued that Donald Trump wants to use the military as “the ultimate martial prop,” and I suspect he’s right about that, too. That piece built on others we’ve published in recent days calling for [the police to be defunded](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNS8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1wb2xpY2UtZnVuZGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), praising [the power of protest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNS8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1taW5uZWFwb2xpcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to bring about necessary change and [urging prosecutors](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1wcm90ZXN0cy1wcm9zZWN1dG9ycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to get tough with [abusive police](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1wcm90ZXN0cy0xOTYwcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). We published Cotton’s argument in part because we’ve committed to Times readers to provide a debate on important questions like this. It would undermine the integrity and independence of The New York Times if we only published views that editors like me agreed with, and it would betray what I think of as our fundamental purpose — not to tell you what to think, but to help you think for yourself. But that probably just sounds platitudinous, particularly at a fragile moment like this in our national life. And it doesn’t address [specific concerns](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9idXNpbmVzcy90b20tY290dG9uLW9wLWVkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) about our publishing this piece. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDYwNFcDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NDI2MDE5JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDYwNFcDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTU3MDg5JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDYwNFcDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ One of those concerns is that we legitimated Cotton’s point of view by publishing it in The Times. That’s a category of concern we’ve worried about often, particularly in cases when we’ve published pieces by terrorists with blood on their hands or authoritarian leaders with dissidents in jail. It’s never an easy call, and this is never a criticism to be ignored or dismissed lightly. But, in this case, I worry we’d be misleading our readers if we concluded that by ignoring Cotton’s argument we would diminish it. Cotton, a Republican and a combat veteran, serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Select Committee on Intelligence. He has a direct line to the White House, and he’s a likely presidential candidate in the future. What he thinks may very well become government policy, which means it demands interrogation. Another criticism, though, is precisely that because Cotton is a senator he doesn’t lack means to make his views known — and in fact he already has, over Twitter. That’s true. But I think having to stand up an argument in an essay is very different than making a point in a tweet. And while Cotton could have made this argument at length in another venue, Times readers might not have been introduced to it and been able to challenge it. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-2) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI2NTM3JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDYwNFcDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI2NTM4JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDYwNFcDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI2NTQwJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDYwNFcDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ But that response, again, only leads to a further criticism: That Times Opinion should have left it to the Times newsroom to write a news story about Cotton’s views. A news reporter, summarizing Cotton’s position, could add important context and juxtapose his views with those of others rebutting him. That points to a general hazard for Times Opinion journalism, particularly in the digital era. While we aspire to convene debate, each piece goes out onto the internet as its own unit of argument, rather than contextualized within the running back-and-forth we are curating in aggregate. We try to overcome this problem by, for example, highlighting links among arguments that clash. We did this yesterday with Cotton’s piece by linking it to Stevenson’s and to the editorial. We’ve also added more detail to author identifications in hopes of providing further context for their views. I’ve started writing this newsletter in another effort to provide such context. But when it comes to supplying context, none of that is as effective as a reporter’s ability to dispassionately present a range of voices, combined with other reporting, within a single article. It is a deep challenge we’re working on but haven’t solved. It is, of course, fundamental to the value of our work that we let each individual voice stand on its own. But particularly in this period of fear for the country’s future — particularly at this moment, when so many feel so vulnerable — a reader encountering an atomized argument they profoundly disagree with can feel betrayed and appalled. And that leads me to a concern that’s being expressed within The Times: A fear that we have endangered our colleagues, and specifically our African-American colleagues, by publishing Cotton’s Op-Ed. There’s no concern I could take more seriously than that. And in the face of the fear that lives are at stake, arguments like some I made above about the principles of Times Opinion must sound particularly fatuous. For generations black Americans have been victims of abuse by the police, and I share the fear that sending more troops into our streets would lead to more cruelty. Cotton and others in power are advocating the use of the military, and I believe the public would be better equipped to push back if it heard the argument and had the chance to respond to the reasoning. Readers who might be inclined to oppose Cotton’s position need to be fully aware of it, and reckon with it, if they hope to defeat it. To me, debating influential ideas openly, rather than letting them go unchallenged, is far more likely to help society reach the right answers. But it is impossible to feel righteous about any of this. I know that my own view may be wrong. We want to hear from you. Email us at [opiniontoday@nytimes.com](mailto:opiniontoday@nytimes.com?subject=Opinion%20Today%20Newsletter%20Feedback) RELATED READING [Trump Uses the Military to Prove His Manhood The president’s response to the coronavirus that killed more than 100,000 people was lethargic and ineffective. But when it came to anti-racism protesters, it was time to call in the troops. By Nicholas Kristof](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLW1pbGl0YXJ5LXByb3Rlc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLW1pbGl0YXJ5LXByb3Rlc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [In America, Protest Is Patriotic The police are supposed to protect free speech, not suppress it. By The Editorial Board](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1wcm90ZXN0cy1maXJzdC1hbWVuZG1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1wcm90ZXN0cy1maXJzdC1hbWVuZG1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Trump Was Wrong to Deploy Troops. Will the Military Push Back? An apolitical army is central to American democracy. But the president is using the armed forces to subvert it. By Jonathan Stevenson](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWFybXktaW5zdXJyZWN0aW9uLWFjdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWFybXktaW5zdXJyZWN0aW9uLWFjdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [No More Money for the Police Redirect it to emergency response programs that don’t kill black people. By Philip V. McHarris and Thenjiwe McHarris](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNS8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1wb2xpY2UtZnVuZGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNS8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1wb2xpY2UtZnVuZGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Of Course There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Black People. The collapse of politics and governance leaves no other option. By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNS8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1taW5uZWFwb2xpcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNS8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1taW5uZWFwb2xpcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) WHAT YOU’RE SAYING [letters Outrage Over Tom Cotton’s Call for U.S. Troops to Quell Unrest Reflecting an outpouring, a reader strongly disagrees with Senator Cotton’s suggestion to use U.S. troops to suppress the protests and The Times’s decision to publish it.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2xldHRlcnMvdG9tLWNvdHRvbi1taWxpdGFyeS11bnJlc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2xldHRlcnMvdG9tLWNvdHRvbi1taWxpdGFyeS11bnJlc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Forward this newsletter to friends … … to share ideas and perspectives that will help inform their lives. They can [sign up here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3c2xldHRlcnMvb3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheW5sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Read Today’s Full Opinion Report: [Call It What It Is: Anti-Blackness When black people are killed by the police, “racism” isn’t the right word. By kihana miraya ross](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1hbnRpLWJsYWNrbmVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1hbnRpLWJsYWNrbmVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The Supreme Court, Too, Is on the Brink The polarization roiling the country has the Supreme Court in its grip. By Linda Greenhouse](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtcmVsaWdpb24tY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtcmVsaWdpb24tY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Trump’s Magic Word What we have here is a failure to dominate. By Gail Collins](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWRvbWluYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWRvbWluYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Who Is Most Likely to Die From the Coronavirus? Inequality, racism and segregation help explain who is most at risk in America. By Yaryna Serkez](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWhlYWx0aC1yYWNlLWluZXF1YWxpdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWhlYWx0aC1yYWNlLWluZXF1YWxpdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Our Next Crisis Will Be Caring for Survivors of Covid-19 Many among the most ill may emerge with debilitating infirmities that will present major challenges in care. By Robert Klitzman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2NvdmlkLTE5LXN1cnZpdm9ycy1lZmZlY3RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2NvdmlkLTE5LXN1cnZpdm9ycy1lZmZlY3RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [There’s No Home Remedy for Coronavirus Lies My fellow Somali-Americans are being taken in by anti-vaccine disinformation. By Adnan Hirad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLW1pc2luZm9ybWF0aW9uLXNvbWFsaXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLW1pc2luZm9ybWF0aW9uLXNvbWFsaXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [No More Lynching! Legislation won’t fix white supremacy. But a government response can ensure that cruelty is punished. By Charles M. Blow](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3VuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMtcHJvdGVzdHMtbHluY2hpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3VuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMtcHJvdGVzdHMtbHluY2hpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Prosecutors: Please Stand Up to the Police Minor offenses should not lead to deadly encounters with the police. But when police brutality happens, the state should come down hard. By Marilyn Mosby](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1wcm90ZXN0cy1wcm9zZWN1dG9ycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1wcm90ZXN0cy1wcm9zZWN1dG9ycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The End of College as We Knew It? Restaurants get eulogies. Airlines get bailouts. Shakespeare gets kicked when he’s down. By Frank Bruni](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNvbGxlZ2UtaHVtYW5pdGllcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNvbGxlZ2UtaHVtYW5pdGllcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Zuckerberg’s Free Speech Bubble The Facebook chief executive doubles down on a flawed defense of a company policy that allows Trump to post dangerous comments. By Kara Swisher](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2ZhY2Vib29rLXRydW1wLWZyZWUtc3BlZWNoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2ZhY2Vib29rLXRydW1wLWZyZWUtc3BlZWNoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Tiananmen’s Other Children Past protests actually are remembered in China — and commemorated with yet more protests. By Erin Baggott Carter and Brett Carter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL3RpYW5hbm1lbi1wcm90ZXN0LWNoaW5hLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL3RpYW5hbm1lbi1wcm90ZXN0LWNoaW5hLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [China Doesn’t Want a New World Order. It Wants This One. Why would China go to the trouble of capsizing the global order when it can simply take it over? By Vijay Gokhale](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2NoaW5hLWFtZXJpY2EtdW5pdGVkLW5hdGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2NoaW5hLWFtZXJpY2EtdW5pdGVkLW5hdGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Can Riots Force Change? A debate about the destruction of property as a tool for social justice, and where America goes from here.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL3RoZS1hcmd1bWVudC1wcm90ZXN0LXJpb3QtdmlvbGVuY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [The Umbrellas of Christo Took Over My First Months in New York I spent my early time in the city laboring over scale models for the artists. By Fran Leadon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2NocmlzdG8tYXJ0aXN0LWRlYXRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2NocmlzdG8tYXJ0aXN0LWRlYXRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [letters How to Reduce Police Brutality Readers’ suggestions include making society “less fundamentally racist” and the immediate firing of offenders.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2xldHRlcnMvcG9saWNlLWJydXRhbGl0eS1nZW9yZ2UtZmxveWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2xldHRlcnMvcG9saWNlLWJydXRhbGl0eS1nZW9yZ2UtZmxveWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [letters The Looting: The Victims and the Vandals One reader sympathizes with the merchants whose stores were vandalized; another says the looters she saw in SoHo were not protesters. Also: Rethinking libraries; the “Mrs.” file.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2xldHRlcnMvbG9vdGluZy1nZW9yZ2UtZmxveWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2xldHRlcnMvbG9vdGluZy1nZW9yZ2UtZmxveWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Contact Us If you have questions about your Times account, delivery problems or other issues, visit our [Help Page](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vaGVscC5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9oYy9lbi11cy9hcnRpY2xlcy8zNjAwMDE0ODgyNjYtTmV3c2xldHRlcnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjcmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) or [contact The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vaGVscC5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9oYy9lbi11cy9hcnRpY2xlcy8xMTUwMTUzODU4ODctQ29udGFjdC1Vcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYyNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-3) Need help? Review our [newsletter help page](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly9oZWxwLm55dGltZXMuY29tL2hjL2VuLXVzL2FydGljbGVzLzM2MDAwMTQ4ODI2Ni1OZXdzbGV0dGVycz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) or [contact us](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly9oZWxwLm55dGltZXMuY29tL2hjL2VuLXVzL2FydGljbGVzLzExNTAxNTM4NTg4Ny1Db250YWN0LXVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for assistance. David Leonhardt's newsletter is now the Opinion Today newsletter. You received this email because you signed up for David Leonhardt's newsletter or the Opinion Today newsletter from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, [unsubscribe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TKaHR0cHM6Ly9teWFjY291bnQubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VnL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlL1RZLzdjZjRkZDdjOTk1YzgzZjc1YzU3OGE2MzNlZjQxNjEwNWIyYjMwMjNjMWQ4ZmFkNWQzYWI0NmI2ZGI3M2NmZTFkOWIxOWJmYTBiYjFlZjZiMDU0ODAyODgzMjFiOTg0OT9lbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnNlbmRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MVcDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) or [manage your email preferences](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TTaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9lbWFpbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1UWSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). [Subscribe to The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduSWQ9N0Y5ODkmY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) |[Get The New York Times app](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TIaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zZXJ2aWNlcy9tb2JpbGUvaW5kZXguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Connect with us on: [facebook](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0S7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tL255dG9waW5pb24vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [twitter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0S1aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9ueXRvcGluaW9uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [instagram](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0S8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9ueXRvcGluaW9uLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Change Your Email](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly9teWFjY291bnQubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbWVtL2VtYWlsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA2MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwODQmbmw9VFkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzAwODMmdGU9MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAD0wIdleGGzGB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)|[Privacy Policy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP4QEAWh0dHA6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY29udGVudC9oZWxwL3JpZ2h0cy9wcml2YWN5L3BvbGljeS9wcml2YWN5LXBvbGljeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNjA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDg0Jm5sPVRZJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMwMDgzJnRlPTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA9MCHZXhhsxgdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)|[Contact Us](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgu6YwP0TraHR0cHM6Ly9teWFjY291bnQubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbWVtYmVyY2VudGVyL2hlbHAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA4NCZubD1UWSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDA4MyZ0ZT0xJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAPTAh2V4YbMYHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018