Opinion Today: Elections, a bronze medal debacle and life on Mars

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Our writers told you what they think about [the potential for election interference in Georgia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoocUQP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wOC8xMy9vcGluaW9uL3RoZXBvaW50L2dlb3JnaWEtcmVwdWJsaWNhbi1lbGVjdGlvbi1ib2FyZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDgxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzE4ODEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc1MzIxJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmuxBAv2aGgli3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), [an Olympic gymnastics bronze medal debacle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoocUQP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA4LzEzL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA4MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMxODgxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NTMyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjam9yZGFuLWNoaWxlcy1icm9uemUtbWVkYWxXA255dEIKZrsQQL9mhoJYt1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and [the search for life on Mars](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoocUQP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA4LzEzL29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvd2F0ZXItbWFycy1saWZlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwODE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMTg4MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzUzMjEmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCma7EEC_ZoaCWLdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). 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Are Democrats Ready to Listen? Kamala Harris has a once-in-a-generation chance to deal a hammer blow against Trumpism and pull American democracy back from the brink. 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By Michelle Goldberg](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoocUQP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOC8xNi9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWxhYm9yLXdvcmtpbmctY2xhc3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDgxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzE4ODEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc1MzIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmuxBAv2aGgli3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A black and white photo of Hunter Biden wearing a suit with an American flag pin on his lapel. 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The problem is that our culture and our institutions haven’t caught up with our knowledge. 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