The Morning: A bipartisan bill, if you can believe that

The Senate moves to help the U.S. compete with China. 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Alarmed by China’s rise, the Senate is on the verge of increasing research funding to help American companies. (To our readers: The Times’s website is among several that are experiencing outages this morning, so it’s possible some links in this newsletter won’t work. Our apologies for the inconvenience.) A semiconductor factory in Nantong, China.Agence France-Presse — Getty Images An investment with a big return How has the Senate managed to find a rare area of bipartisan agreement and [put together a major bill](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zZW5hdGUtY2hpbmEtc2VtaWNvbmR1Y3RvcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to finance technology and manufacturing? A brief bit of history helps answer that question. The U.S. government used to devote a much larger share of the country’s resources to investing in the future. Every year from the 1950s through the ’70s, federal spending on research and development equaled at least 1 percent of G.D.P. The share peaked above 2 percent in the 1960s. The government made these R. & D. investments because the private sector often did not do so on its own. The investments involved basic science and early commercial development, which tend to be unprofitable for any single company. But the returns for society can be enormous. The R. & D. boom in the second half of the 20th century led directly [to the development](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFlaS5vcmcvZWNvbm9taWNzL3RoZS1mdXR1cmUtb2YtdXMtcmQtc3BlbmRpbmctbXktbG9uZy1yZWFkLXFhLXdpdGgtam9uYXRoYW4tZ3J1YmVyLXRvbnktbWlsbHMtbWFyZ2FyZXQtb21hcmEtYW5kLWJyZXQtc3dhbnNvbi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjQ4NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjAxMzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC4UEe_YPswzDNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of jet airplanes, satellites, semiconductors, the internet, M.R.I.s and lifesaving drugs to treat cancer, heart disease and other illnesses. It helped create world-leading industries, with good-paying jobs, in digital technology, pharmaceuticals, higher education and more. In recent decades, though, the U.S. has pulled back from making these investments. The reasons are complex, but [Americans’ increased cynicism](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TSaHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdhbGx1cC5jb20vcG9sbC8xNTk3L2NvbmZpZGVuY2UtaW5zdGl0dXRpb25zLmFzcHg_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjQ4NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjAxMzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC4UEe_YPswzDNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) — about the future in general and the role of government in particular — certainly plays a role. Today, the federal government spends less than 0.7 percent of G.D.P. on R. & D. Some other countries spend significantly more: Sources: Jonathan Gruber (China) and O.E.C.D. (other countries) The U.S. vs. China The country at the top of that list has attracted particular attention in Washington. China, [the chief economic and geopolitical rival to the U.S.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8yNi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3VuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMtY2hpbmEtY29uZmxpY3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), is investing huge sums in R. & D., leading the world in both absolute terms and as a share of G.D.P. The investments are helping several major Chinese industries and raising economic and military concerns in the U.S. One example is [synthetic biology](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNC8wNS8wOS9zY2llbmNlL2Etc3ludGhldGljLWJpb2xvZ3ktY29uZmVyZW5jZS1sdXJlcy1hbi1pbnRyaWd1aW5nLWF1ZGllbmNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjQ4NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjAxMzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC4UEe_YPswzDNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a field that involves the re-engineering of organisms to give them new abilities. American scientists effectively invented the field — but now seem to trail Chinese scientists. Concerns like these have led to the new bill, which the Senate appears set to pass this week by a wide margin. “Frankly, I think China has left us no option but to make these investments,” Senator John Cornyn of Texas, a top Republican, said, referring specifically to semiconductors. The bill, which the House would also need to pass, also includes money for artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing and other areas. Still, it does not come close to eliminating the R. & D. gap between the U.S. and China. The bill is significantly smaller than an earlier Senate proposal, largely because Republicans favored a smaller bill. The current version would spend almost $250 billion over five years, some of it on other items, and probably lift annual federal R. & D. spending by only between 0.05 percent and 0.2 percent of G.D.P. Some critics argue that sum is unacceptably small and that President Biden and Democrats should pass a more ambitious bill without Republican support. “A bill meant to show the U.S. could own China instead proved how dysfunctional the American political system is,” [Vox’s German Lopez wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudm94LmNvbS8yMDIxLzYvNC8yMjUxODkyMy9lbmRsZXNzLWZyb250aWVyLWFjdC1pbm5vdmF0aW9uLWNvbXBldGl0aW9uLWFjdC1jaGluYS1jb25ncmVzcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). And [Noah Smith of Bloomberg Opinion lamented](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJsb29tYmVyZy5jb20vb3Bpbmlvbi9hcnRpY2xlcy8yMDIxLTA1LTMxL3NjaWVuY2UtZnVuZGluZy1oYXMtYmVlbi1naXZlbi1zaG9ydC1zaHJpZnQtYnktZGVtb2NyYXRzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzI0ODYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYwMTM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpguFBHv2D7MMwzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~): “Democrats were supposed to fix this.” Other observers are more positive. The Economist magazine [has called](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmVjb25vbWlzdC5jb20vdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy8yMDIxLzA2LzA1L2NvbmdyZXNzLWlzLXNldC10by1tYWtlLWEtZG93bi1wYXltZW50LW9uLWlubm92YXRpb24taW4tYW1lcmljYT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) the bill “a down payment on innovation in America.” Jonathan Gruber, an M.I.T. economist, told me that the bipartisan support increased the chances that a future Congress and president would expand the investments. “It’s a great start,” Gruber said. ‘Too big a nation’ The bill also includes an intriguing program meant to diversify the geography of American innovation. A small number of metropolitan areas now [dominate innovation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL3RlY2hub2xvZ3kvYXJjaGl2ZS8yMDE2LzAxL2dsb2JhbC1zdGFydHVwLWNpdGllcy12ZW50dXJlLWNhcGl0YWwvNDI5MjU1Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), including Seattle, San Francisco, Boston, New York and Washington. They have all become expensive places to live, where housing capacity grows slowly. “We are too big a nation to have all of our innovation concentrated on the coasts,” Gruber said. Two years ago, he and Simon Johnson, another M.I.T. economist, published a book, [“Jump-Starting America,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuanVtcC1zdGFydGluZ2FtZXJpY2EuY29tLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that argued for R. & D. spending that was both larger and more geographically diverse. Their research has influenced senators and staff members who worked on the bill. In the book, Gruber and Johnson identified cities — like Pittsburgh; Cincinnati; Dallas; Tampa; Rochester, N.Y.; and Tucson, Ariz. — that seemed to have the schools, companies and other infrastructure to become innovation hubs. The Senate bill includes a $10 billion competitive program that will finance R. & D. outside the usual locations. If innovation clusters become less concentrated on the coasts, Gruber told me, it could also expand the coalition in Congress that supports federal R. & D. spending. 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Phil Scott of Vermont, a Republican, signed legislation to [send mail ballots to all registered voters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy91cy92ZXJtb250LXZvdGluZy1yaWdodHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for general elections. Other Big Stories Henry Magendantz, center, a participant in the clinical trial of an experimental Alzheimer’s drug.Kayana Szymczak for The New York Times - The F.D.A. 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Experts are divided over whether it works. - Jeff Bezos says he will [travel to space next month](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy9idXNpbmVzcy9qZWZmLWJlem9zLXNwYWNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjQ4NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjAxMzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC4UEe_YPswzDNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) on a flight by his rocket company, Blue Origin. - New Jersey will [close its only women’s prison](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi93b21lbnMtcHJpc29uLWVkbmEtbWFoYW4tY2xvc2luZy1uai5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzI0ODYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYwMTM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpguFBHv2D7MMwzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) because of a “long history of abusive incidents,” the governor said. - The federal government often gives white disaster victims [more aid than people of color](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy9jbGltYXRlL0ZFTUEtcmFjZS1jbGltYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjQ4NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjAxMzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC4UEe_YPswzDNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), even when the damage is the same. - The police in Illinois arrested a suspect in the [1972 killing of a teenage girl](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy91cy9qdWxpZS1hbm4taGFuc29uLW5hcGVydmlsbGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Opinions Progressives are growing skeptical of free-speech protections. But they often [need them most](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy9vcGluaW9uL2FjbHUtZnJlZS1zcGVlY2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), Michelle Goldberg argues. Fears of a crisis for American democracy are [understandable but premature](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TOaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wOC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLTIwMjQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), Ross Douthat writes. Morning Reads The Drama Book Shop in Manhattan.Jeenah Moon for The New York Times Theater history: A bookstore struggled for years. [Then “Hamilton” happened](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNi90aGVhdGVyL2RyYW1hLWJvb2stc2hvcC1saW4tbWFudWVsLW1pcmFuZGEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Divisions: [“](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy91cy9hbXktY2h1YS15YWxlLWxhdy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzI0ODYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYwMTM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpguFBHv2D7MMwzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[Dinner Party-gate”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy91cy9hbXktY2h1YS15YWxlLWxhdy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzI0ODYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYwMTM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpguFBHv2D7MMwzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) has gripped Yale Law School. Time travelers: After being frozen for [24,000 years](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy9zY2llbmNlL2Zyb3plbi1yb3RpZmVycy1zaWJlcmlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjQ4NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjAxMzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC4UEe_YPswzDNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), these creatures went on as if no time had passed. Wedding bells: “Nobody starts life at 95. [But we did](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy9zdHlsZS93ZWRkaW5nLWJlbGxzLWZvci10d28tOTUteWVhci1vbGRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjQ4NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjAxMzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC4UEe_YPswzDNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).” A Times classic: Should you [rent or buy your home](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAxNC91cHNob3QvYnV5LXJlbnQtY2FsY3VsYXRvci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzI0ODYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYwMTM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpguFBHv2D7MMwzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)? Lives Lived: David Dushman was a Soviet soldier when he drove his tank through the electric fence surrounding the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz on Jan. 27, 1945. [He died at 98](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy9vYml0dWFyaWVzL2RhdmlkLWR1c2htYW4tZGVhZC1hdXNjaHdpdHotbGliZXJhdG9yLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjQ4NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjAxMzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC4UEe_YPswzDNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. [Subscribe to The New York Times with this special offer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TIaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05Nzg5WCZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). ARTS AND IDEAS Floyd Mayweather, left, and Logan Paul.Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images Why are influencers boxing? Boxing purists may have viewed Sunday’s bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr., one of the best fighters of all time, and the social media star Logan Paul as a “circus,” Emmanuel Morgan [writes in The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy9zcG9ydHMvZmxveWQtbWF5d2VhdGhlci1sb2dhbi1wYXVsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjQ4NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjAxMzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC4UEe_YPswzDNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). But the spectacle was the point. Logan Paul and his younger brother, [Jake Paul](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNy8wOS8wOC9mYXNoaW9uL2pha2UtcGF1bC10ZWFtLTEwLXlvdXR1YmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), are successful YouTubers, with tens of millions of loyal followers between them — largely young men — and a reputation for rowdy behavior and reckless stunts. In recent years, both have made the leap to boxing, bringing their large audience with them. “As good as Mayweather was in the ring, he was arguably better at marketing and promoting himself as the sport’s top villain,” Ben Baby [writes in ESPN](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmVzcG4uY29tL2JveGluZy9zdG9yeS9fL2lkLzMxNTQ4MDkyL2dvdGNoYS1oYXQteW91ci1wbGF5Ym9vay1wYXVsLWJyb3RoZXJzLWxlYXJuZWQtZmxveWQtbWF5d2VhdGhlcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNDg2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDEzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYLhQR79g-zDMM1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). “The Paul brothers have played a similar role on the internet, repeatedly cashing in on the chaos they’ve created.” And the fights they partake in are spectacles: Before one of Logan Paul’s fights, Justin Bieber [delivered a prayer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TMaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9zbl9maWdodHMvc3RhdHVzLzExOTMzNjU5MjkyMzg5NDE2OTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjQ4NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjAxMzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC4UEe_YPswzDNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in his locker room; Snoop Dogg provided commentary for the most recent Jake Paul bout. “Jake and Logan have an audience that would follow them anywhere, and so they just needed a new outlet and a new way to make money,” Lucas Shaw [writes in Bloomberg](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmxvb21iZXJnLmNvbS9uZXdzL25ld3NsZXR0ZXJzLzIwMjEtMDYtMDYvamFrZS1wYXVsLWlzLWdpdmluZy11cC1vbi15b3V0dWJlLWZvci1ib3hpbmc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjQ4NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjAxMzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC4UEe_YPswzDNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “They found one in boxing.” — Sanam Yar and Tom Wright-Piersanti PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Con Poulos for The New York Times Roast [fish with sumac](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMjI2OC1tYWhpLWJhLXNvbWFnaC1zdW1hYy1yb2FzdGVkLWZpc2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjQ4NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjAxMzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC4UEe_YPswzDNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for a tangy dinner. Close Read It looks like a gentle scene of a seaside vacation. But [this painting by Berthe Morisot,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMS8wNi8wNC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9iZXJ0aGUtbW9yaXNvdC1pbi1lbmdsYW5kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMjQ4NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjAxMzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmC4UEe_YPswzDNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) perhaps the most underrated Impressionist, depicts the dawning modern age. What to Read Lawrence Wright’s “The Plague Year” chronicles the pandemic in the U.S. Sonali Deraniyagala calls it “a virtuoso feat”[in a review](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiocxQP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wNy9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvbGF3cmVuY2Utd3JpZ2h0LXRoZS1wbGFndWUteWVhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzI0ODYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYwMTM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpguFBHv2D7MMwzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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