Opinion Today: Highlights from our newish blog

Some of our favorite posts this week in The Point. 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Our writers told you what they think about Donald Trump’s legal troubles, the collapse of President Biden’s border deal and a prime time performance of “Fast Car.” [Lydia Polgreen on Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs’s ‘Fast Car’ →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzA2L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJhY3ktY2hhcG1hbi1sdWtlLWNvbWJzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDczNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc3NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6gyLGZVuEU7lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs, performing at the Grammys.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzA2L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJhY3ktY2hhcG1hbi1sdWtlLWNvbWJzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDczNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc3NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6gyLGZVuEU7lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Ross Douthat on conservatives rejecting a border deal →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzA2L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvYmlkZW4tYm9yZGVyLWJpbGw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NzM1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1Nzc0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbqDIsZlW4RTuVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [A photograph of razor wire near the Rio Grande River.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzA2L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvYmlkZW4tYm9yZGVyLWJpbGw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NzM1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1Nzc0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbqDIsZlW4RTuVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Jesse Wegman and David French on the 14th amendment case →](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzA2L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJ1bXAtc3VwcmVtZS1jb3VydD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ3MzUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NzQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoMixmVbhFO5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A photograph of the U.S. Supreme Court.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzA2L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvdHJ1bXAtc3VwcmVtZS1jb3VydD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ3MzUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NzQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoMixmVbhFO5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Read more from The Point [here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzA2L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NzM1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1Nzc0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbqDIsZlW4RTuVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Here’s what we’re focusing on today: Editors’ Picks [Guest Essay The Empty Promise of Endless Steak Cultivated meat offered a delicious fantasy: that we can consume our way out of climate catastrophe. By Joe Fassler](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9vcGluaW9uL2VhdC1qdXN0LXVwc2lkZS1mb29kcy1jdWx0aXZhdGVkLW1lYXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ3MzUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NzQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoMixmVbhFO5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A photographic illustration showing a steak assembling itself out of tiny cubes, all hovering above a Petri dish.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9vcGluaW9uL2VhdC1qdXN0LXVwc2lkZS1mb29kcy1jdWx0aXZhdGVkLW1lYXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ3MzUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NzQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoMixmVbhFO5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjQwMjA5JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDIwOVcDbnl0QgpluoMixmVbhFO5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) More From Opinion [Jamelle Bouie Trump’s Fever Dream of Immunity Meets Its Match The man who would be king comes up against a three-judge panel. By Jamelle Bouie](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWltbXVuaXR5LWFwcGVhbHMtY291cnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ3MzUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NzQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoMixmVbhFO5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A photo illustration of a man (Donald Trump) smiling and pointing in front of a microphone. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWltbXVuaXR5LWFwcGVhbHMtY291cnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ3MzUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NzQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoMixmVbhFO5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [David Brooks Trump Came for Their Party but Took Over Their Souls The defeat of the immigration-Ukraine-Israel package marks the end of the party of Eisenhower, Reagan and McCain. By David Brooks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXJlcHVibGljYW5zLWltbWlncmF0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NzM1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1Nzc0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbqDIsZlW4RTuVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [A “USA” sign behind a “Trump” sign.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXJlcHVibGljYW5zLWltbWlncmF0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NzM1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1Nzc0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbqDIsZlW4RTuVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Paul Krugman Can America Survive a Party of Saboteurs? Republican cynicism seems to have no bottom. By Paul Krugman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXJlcHVibGljYW5zLWJvcmRlci11a3JhaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NzM1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1Nzc0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbqDIsZlW4RTuVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [A tattered American flag.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXJlcHVibGljYW5zLWJvcmRlci11a3JhaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NzM1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1Nzc0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbqDIsZlW4RTuVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [David French Why MAGA Loves Russia and Hates Ukraine Inside the far right’s latest bespoke reality. By David French](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9vcGluaW9uL3doeS1tYWdhLWxvdmVzLXJ1c3NpYS1hbmQtaGF0ZXMtdWtyYWluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDczNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc3NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6gyLGZVuEU7lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A photo illustration of a shirtless Vladimir Putin riding an elephant. Both are in red against a blue background.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqKeDP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9vcGluaW9uL3doeS1tYWdhLWxvdmVzLXJ1c3NpYS1hbmQtaGF0ZXMtdWtyYWluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDczNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc3NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6gyLGZVuEU7lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Frank Bruni Talk to Us, President Biden, but Not About Trump Focus on your record and plans. Let him rant and rage. 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By John B. 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