Help me find Trump’s ‘anarchists’ in Portland

I thought I’d found one! But it was just Maria Bartiromo. 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[Please read!](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBIbrP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8yOS9vcGluaW9uL3BvcnRsYW5kLXByb3Rlc3RzLXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMDA3MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjA3Njgmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzQ3MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgBD6wEiX3Mj2FJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Covid-19 in the Developing World The coronavirus initially did not hit poor countries hard, but that is changing. Overall I remain optimistic that the direct toll of Covid-19 will not claim many lives in the developing world, partly because there are fewer people who are old, obese, diabetic or asthmatic. But I am deeply concerned about the indirect effects on nutrition and education. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBIbrP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTg3JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDIwMDcyOVcDbnl0QgoAQ-sBIl9zI9hSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBIbrP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTg5JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDIwMDcyOVcDbnl0QgoAQ-sBIl9zI9hSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBIbrP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTg4JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDIwMDcyOVcDbnl0QgoAQ-sBIl9zI9hSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ The Lancet has [estimated](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBIbrP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlbGFuY2V0LmNvbS9qb3VybmFscy9sYW5jZXQvYXJ0aWNsZS9QSUlTMDE0MC02NzM2KDIwKTMxNjQ3LTAvZnVsbHRleHQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMDA3MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjA3Njgmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzQ3MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgBD6wEiX3Mj2FJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that another 128,000 children will die this year because of wasting, a consequence of malnutrition. Half of those deaths would be in sub-Saharan Africa. Likewise, fewer children are getting vaccinated, fewer women are able to access birth control or give birth in hospitals, and schools and school feeding programs have been suspended. In short, the virus may usher in separate pandemics of malnutrition, disease and illiteracy. As we discuss coronavirus relief legislation in Congress, as it’s crucial to provide economic relief at home, let’s also remember the need to provide support around the world at a time when it’s desperately needed. Thanks to USAID for [what it’s doing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBIbrP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpdW0uY29tL3VzYWlkLTIwMzAvdGhlLW51dHJpdGlvbi1jcmlzaXMtaGlkZGVuLXdpdGhpbi10aGUtcGFuZGVtaWMtNDc5ZmZiM2JkOTQxP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1JmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMjAwNzI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIwNzY4Jm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM0NzAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAQ-sBIl9zI9hSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Does Studying Ethics Make One Ethical? [A new study](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBIbrP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2NpZW5jZWRpcmVjdC5jb20vc2NpZW5jZS9hcnRpY2xlL2Ficy9waWkvUzAwMTAwMjc3MjAzMDIxNlg_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZGdjaWQ9cnNzX3NkX2FsbCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIwMDcyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMDc2OCZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNDcwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAEPrASJfcyPYUlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) looks at this question. It found that students in philosophy classes who were randomly assigned to participate in a discussion of meat-eating subsequently purchased less meat in the university cafeteria. 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Years ago I read a study finding that books about Kantian ethics were stolen from libraries just as often as books about other topics … What I’m Reading My New York Times colleague Jim Tankersley has a new book out shortly, [“The Riches of the Land,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBIbrP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucHVibGljYWZmYWlyc2Jvb2tzLmNvbS90aXRsZXMvamltLXRhbmtlcnNsZXkvdGhlLXJpY2hlcy1vZi10aGlzLWxhbmQvOTc4MTU0MTc2NzgzNi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMDA3MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjA3Njgmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzQ3MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgBD6wEiX3Mj2FJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) about the collapse of working class jobs in the United States in recent decades — and showing why the Trumpian narrative blaming immigrants and China is misleading. He also makes the important point that the interests of the white working class and the Black working class are actually aligned, even though they have often been at odds. Looking for Anarchists in Portland It’s wonderful to be back in my home state of Oregon, but sad to be here in a gas mask and flak jacket covering protests in Portland with chants of “Feds Go Home” as rubber bullets whiz around. Trump says the culprits are “radical left anarchists,” so [here’s my column](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBIbrP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8yOS9vcGluaW9uL3BvcnRsYW5kLXByb3Rlc3RzLXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMDA3MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjA3Njgmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzQ3MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgBD6wEiX3Mj2FJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) about my search for them. 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