Opinion Today: On Giuliani, the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling and fireworks

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This week our writers told you what they think about [Rudy Giuliani’s disbarment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzAyL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI4MDA1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTM3NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjcnVkeS1naXVsaWFuaS1kaXNiYXJyZWRXA255dEIKZnvG4odmS0hGjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), the dangers of [Independence Day fireworks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL3RoZXBvaW50L3lvdS1kb250LW5lZWQteW91ci1vd24tZmlyZXdvcmtzLXRvLWNlbGVicmF0ZS1qdWx5LTQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI4MDA1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTM3NyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnvG4odmS0hGjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and a consequence of [the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzAyL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI4MDA1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTM3NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjdHJ1bXAtc2VudGVuY2luZy1jb252ZW50aW9uLWltbXVuaXR5VwNueXRCCmZ7xuKHZktIRoxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Check them out below: [A black and white photograph of Rudy Giuliani.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzAyL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvcnVkeS1naXVsaWFuaS1kaXNiYXJyZWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI4MDA1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTM3NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnvG4odmS0hGjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzAyL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvcnVkeS1naXVsaWFuaS1kaXNiYXJyZWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI4MDA1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTM3NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnvG4odmS0hGjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA3LzAyL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvcnVkeS1naXVsaWFuaS1kaXNiYXJyZWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI4MDA1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTM3NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnvG4odmS0hGjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD[Rudy’s Been Disbarred. 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By Rachael Bedard](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDcvMDUvb3Bpbmlvbi93ZS1uZWVkLXRvLWJldHRlci11bmRlcnN0YW5kLWFnaW5nLXRvLWtub3ctcHJlc2lkZW50LWJpZGVucy1kaWxlbW1hLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI4MDA1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTM3NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnvG4odmS0hGjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [On a marble ledge, a photograph of the Supreme Court Building’s pediment.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNS9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjgwMDUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMzc3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpme8bih2ZLSEaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Guest Essay A Principled Supreme Court, Unnerved by Trump Most of the court’s decisions were principled and sound — most, but unfortunately not all. By William Baude](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNS9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjgwMDUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMzc3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpme8bih2ZLSEaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL3RoZXBvaW50L29uZS1ieS1vbmUtdGhlLXJlYXNvbnMtdG8tc3RpY2std2l0aC1iaWRlbi1hcmUtZmFpbGluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjgwMDUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMzc3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpme8bih2ZLSEaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~[One by One, the Reasons to Stick With Biden Are Failing A memo to the faithful: It’s time to let go. By Michelle Cottle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL3RoZXBvaW50L29uZS1ieS1vbmUtdGhlLXJlYXNvbnMtdG8tc3RpY2std2l0aC1iaWRlbi1hcmUtZmFpbGluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjgwMDUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMzc3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpme8bih2ZLSEaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Two boys, in front of a crowd, hold up small flags, of Albania, NATO and the European Union.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2tvc292by1uYXRvLWluZGVwZW5kZW5jZS1kZW1vY3JhY3ktc2VyYmlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI4MDA1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTM3NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnvG4odmS0hGjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Guest Essay Don’t Doubt NATO. It Saved My People. NATO’s intervention against Serbia’s campaign against Kosovo set the tiny country up for independence. By Albin Kurti](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2tvc292by1uYXRvLWluZGVwZW5kZW5jZS1kZW1vY3JhY3ktc2VyYmlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI4MDA1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTM3NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnvG4odmS0hGjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2V6cmEta2xlaW4tcG9kY2FzdC1rYW1hbGEtaGFycmlzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI4MDA1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTM3NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnvG4odmS0hGjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD[The Ezra Klein Show Is Kamala Harris Underrated? The political journalist Elaina Plott Calabro traces the political trajectory of the vice president — and why her 2016 image might be just right for 2024.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2V6cmEta2xlaW4tcG9kY2FzdC1rYW1hbGEtaGFycmlzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI4MDA1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTM3NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnvG4odmS0hGjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [play button] 1 HR 5 MIN LISTEN [A picture of a ballot drop box, with text above that reads, “Deposite su papeleta aquí.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWVsZWN0aW9uLWxhdGluby12b3RlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjgwMDUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMzc3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpme8bih2ZLSEaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Guest Essay How Biden Can Win Over Young Latinos Young Latino voters are progressives. But Mr. Biden needs to give them a reason to vote for him. By Jean Guerrero](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWVsZWN0aW9uLWxhdGluby12b3RlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjgwMDUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMzc3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpme8bih2ZLSEaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A small clay figure sits on a chair, with a dark cloud pouring rain on her. A larger clay figure hands her an umbrella.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2hpZ2gtc2Nob29sLWRyb3BvdXQtY29sbGVnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyODAwNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzEzNzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ7xuKHZktIRoxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Guest Essay Notes From a Formerly Unpromising Young Person I managed to find my way in life despite being expelled from high school. Could young people in the same situation today do the same? By Rachel Louise Snyder](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2hpZ2gtc2Nob29sLWRyb3BvdXQtY29sbGVnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyODAwNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzEzNzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ7xuKHZktIRoxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Ad] [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDI0MDcwNSZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzA1VwNueXRCCmZ7xuKHZktIRoxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDI0MDcwNSZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzA1VwNueXRCCmZ7xuKHZktIRoxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A composite of Sir Keir Starmer with Jonathan Pie](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNS9vcGluaW9uL3VrLWVsZWN0aW9uLWtlaXItc3Rhcm1lci1ib3JpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjgwMDUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMzc3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpme8bih2ZLSEaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [‘50 Shades of Beige’: Meet Britain’s New Prime Minister Britons are celebrating the end of 14 bleak years of Conservative rule. 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Six Columnists Weigh In. Gretchen Whitmer, Kamala Harris, President Biden — who is best positioned to beat Donald Trump in November?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWFsdGVybmF0aXZlLWRlbW9jcmF0aWMtdGlja2V0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI4MDA1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTM3NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnvG4odmS0hGjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [play button] 29 MIN LISTEN [A photo of President Biden facing a crowd of people holding smartphone cameras over their heads.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWRlbW9jcmF0cy1wb2xscy1wcmVzaWRlbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjgwMDUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMzc3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpme8bih2ZLSEaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Guest Essay No Poll Can Tell Biden What He Needs to Hear The Democratic Party seems to be playing the wait-and-see game, hoping polls give it permission to pull the emergency brake. By Kristen Soltis Anderson](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWRlbW9jcmF0cy1wb2xscy1wcmVzaWRlbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjgwMDUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMzc3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpme8bih2ZLSEaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [An illustration of a man opening a door onto a barbecue, with stars in the sky.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL3BhdHJpb3Rpc20tanVseS1mb3VydGguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjgwMDUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMzc3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpme8bih2ZLSEaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Guest Essay Loving America Means Expecting More From It On the other side of honesty is the possibility of change. By Esau McCaulley](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL3BhdHJpb3Rpc20tanVseS1mb3VydGguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjgwMDUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMzc3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpme8bih2ZLSEaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [An illustration of a sign made out of an American flag. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2FtZXJpY2FuLWZsYWctanVseS1mb3VydGguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDcwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjgwMDUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcxMzc3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpme8bih2ZLSEaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Guest Essay Why the Flag Looks Like That. And Like That. And Like That. 50 stars, 13 stripes, 1,000 meanings. 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By Pamela Paul](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2NocmlzdGlhbi1uYXRpb25hbGlzdC1yZWxpZ2lvbi1hbWVyaWNhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA3MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI4MDA1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MTM3NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnvG4odmS0hGjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [An illustration depicting the silhouettes of Donald Trump surfing on a crowd in a blue dumpster against an orange background.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoamfGP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1pbW11bml0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNzA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyODAwNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzEzNzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ7xuKHZktIRoxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Frank Bruni There Is Apparently No Accountability — Ever — for Donald Trump Impeachments, bankruptcies, fraud judgments, felonies. 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