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Friedman Ukraine is a game-changer for the West, rivaling the importance of German unification, and the European Union is the key. 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Barnes General Li Shangfu’s recent absence from the public eye, which follows the removal of two top commanders, has raised questions about Xi Jinping’s confidence in his military. 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Top Runners Are Ditching the Data.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNi9zcG9ydHMvZ3BzLXdhdGNoZXMtcHJvZmVzc2lvbmFsLXJ1bm5lcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjMwOTE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjkwNyZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NDkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6g2EFZRq17vNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) By Scott Cacciola An increasing number of elite distance runners don’t wear activity tracking or GPS watches. They think they are better athletes because of it. 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For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0S7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9zcG9ydHM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MiZlbWM9ZWRpdF90aF8yMDIzMDkxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI5MDcmbmw9dG9kYXlzaGVhZGxpbmVzJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDQ5MDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-oNhBWUate7zUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [] Arts [An Arts Center Opens at Ground Zero With Stars, Onstage and Off](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNC9hcnRzL3BlcmVsbWFuLXBlcmZvcm1pbmctYXJ0cy1jZW50ZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjMwOTE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjkwNyZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NDkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6g2EFZRq17vNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [An Arts Center Opens at Ground Zero With Stars, Onstage and Off](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNC9hcnRzL3BlcmVsbWFuLXBlcmZvcm1pbmctYXJ0cy1jZW50ZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjMwOTE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjkwNyZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NDkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6g2EFZRq17vNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) By Julia Jacobs The Perelman Performing Arts Center opened Thursday with performances by Cynthia Erivo, Tiler Peck, Tariq Trotter, Angélique Kidjo and James Taylor. [MoMA Raises the Price of Admission to $30, Joining Other Museums](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9tb21hLXRpY2tldC1hZG1pc3Npb24tcmFpc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjMwOTE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjkwNyZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NDkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6g2EFZRq17vNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [MoMA Raises the Price of Admission to $30, Joining Other Museums](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9tb21hLXRpY2tldC1hZG1pc3Npb24tcmFpc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjMwOTE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjkwNyZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NDkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6g2EFZRq17vNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) By Zachary Small The museum follows a nationwide trend of cultural institutions that have seen ticket prices increase by 20 percent. [French Pianist Wins Surprise, Prestigious $300,000 Award](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xMy9hcnRzL211c2ljL2FsZXhhbmRyZS1rYW50b3Jvdy1naWxtb3JlLWFydGlzdC1hd2FyZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [French Pianist Wins Surprise, Prestigious $300,000 Award](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xMy9hcnRzL211c2ljL2FsZXhhbmRyZS1rYW50b3Jvdy1naWxtb3JlLWFydGlzdC1hd2FyZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) By Javier C. Hernández Alexandre Kantorow, 26, joins an esteemed group of pianists who have won the Gilmore Artist Award, which is given every four years. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9hcnRzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [] New York [Suing. Heckling. Cursing. N.Y.C. Protests Against Migrants Escalate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9taWdyYW50LXByb3Rlc3RzLW55Yy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Suing. Heckling. Cursing. N.Y.C. Protests Against Migrants Escalate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9taWdyYW50LXByb3Rlc3RzLW55Yy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) By Claire Fahy and Raúl Vilchis After migrants were sheltered at a defunct school, neighbors on Staten Island turned on a loudspeaker and put up signs to drive them away. [New York’s New Anti-Pollution Law Is Here. Even Supporters Don’t Like It.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9sYXctOTctYnVpbGRpbmctcG9sbHV0aW9uLW55Yy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [New York’s New Anti-Pollution Law Is Here. Even Supporters Don’t Like It.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9sYXctOTctYnVpbGRpbmctcG9sbHV0aW9uLW55Yy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) By Hilary Howard Rules for Local Law 97, which curbs carbon emissions from large buildings, have come under fire as too lax or not lax enough. [House Democrats Visit a Migrant Hotel as Political Tensions Erupt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9taWdyYW50LXNoZWx0ZXItcm9vc2V2ZWx0LWhvdGVsLWFvYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) By Andy Newman After New York City’s mayor begged for help from the federal government, Congressional Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, came to visit the city’s main migrant shelter. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9ueXJlZ2lvbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjMwOTE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjkwNyZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NDkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6g2EFZRq17vNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [] Obituaries [Lauch Faircloth Dies at 95; Senator Targeted D.C. Home Rule in Crisis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9sYXVjaC1mYWlyY2xvdGgtZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Lauch Faircloth Dies at 95; Senator Targeted D.C. Home Rule in Crisis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9sYXVjaC1mYWlyY2xvdGgtZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) By Robert D. McFadden A North Carolina hog farmer and a Democrat-turned-Republican, he helped strip Mayor Marion Barry of his fiscal powers as Washington’s deficits swelled in the late ’90s. [Erik Aschengreen, 88, Dies; Historian and Critic Illuminated Danish Dance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9hcnRzL2RhbmNlL2VyaWstYXNjaGVuZ3JlZW4tZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Erik Aschengreen, 88, Dies; Historian and Critic Illuminated Danish Dance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9hcnRzL2RhbmNlL2VyaWstYXNjaGVuZ3JlZW4tZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) By Alastair Macaulay In books, articles and lectures across Europe and America, he broadened an international appreciation of his native country’s rich dance tradition. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9vYml0dWFyaWVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [] Opinion [We Thought We Were Saving the Planet, but We Were Planting a Time Bomb](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9vcGluaW9uL3dpbGRmaXJlcy10cmVlcGxhbnRpbmctdGltZWJvbWIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjMwOTE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjkwNyZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NDkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6g2EFZRq17vNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Guest Essay [We Thought We Were Saving the Planet, but We Were Planting a Time Bomb](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9vcGluaW9uL3dpbGRmaXJlcy10cmVlcGxhbnRpbmctdGltZWJvbWIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjMwOTE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjkwNyZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NDkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6g2EFZRq17vNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) By Claire Cameron I spent a summer putting trees into the ground. Thirty years later, I watched my youthful idealism literally go up in smoke. [Mitt Romney Has It Half Right](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9vcGluaW9uL3JvbW5leS1yZXB1YmxpY2Fucy1jb25zdGl0dXRpb24tZGVtb2NyYWN5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MiZlbWM9ZWRpdF90aF8yMDIzMDkxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI5MDcmbmw9dG9kYXlzaGVhZGxpbmVzJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDQ5MDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-oNhBWUate7zUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Jamelle Bouie [Mitt Romney Has It Half Right](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9vcGluaW9uL3JvbW5leS1yZXB1YmxpY2Fucy1jb25zdGl0dXRpb24tZGVtb2NyYWN5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MiZlbWM9ZWRpdF90aF8yMDIzMDkxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDI5MDcmbmw9dG9kYXlzaGVhZGxpbmVzJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDQ5MDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-oNhBWUate7zUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) By Jamelle Bouie Republicans are adept at twisting the Constitution. [I Finally Learned How to Draw. Here’s How.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2RyYXdpbmctYWktYXJ0LXByb2NyZWF0ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Farhad Manjoo [I Finally Learned How to Draw. Here’s How.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2RyYXdpbmctYWktYXJ0LXByb2NyZWF0ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) By Farhad Manjoo Computers have done for drawing and painting what word processors once did for writing. [How to Support Ukraine Beyond the Next Election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9vcGluaW9uL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLW5lZ290aWF0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) The Editorial Board [How to Support Ukraine Beyond the Next Election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9vcGluaW9uL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLW5lZ290aWF0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMzA5MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAyOTA3Jm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ0OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPqDYQVlGrXu81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) By The Editorial Board Open discussion is essential to shoring up support for the country from Congress and the American public. [Hip-Hop Is the Music of Vinyl Librarians](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2hpcC1ob3AtdmlueWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjMwOTE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjkwNyZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NDkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6g2EFZRq17vNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Guest Essay [Hip-Hop Is the Music of Vinyl Librarians](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm5-aDP0TSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2hpcC1ob3AtdmlueWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjMwOTE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMjkwNyZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NDkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6g2EFZRq17vNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) By Dan Charnas Hip-hop tracks became a retelling of parents’ and grandparents’ histories; each discovery of a sample source was like finding an ancestor. 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