The Morning: Why unions matter so much

They influence economics and politics. 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Is the Democratic Party again starting to pay more attention to labor unions? A U.A.W. worker at a meeting of the labor committee of the Michigan House of Representatives this week.Emily Elconin for The New York Times A battle unjoined For decades, the Republican Party has seemed to care more about labor unions than the Democratic Party has. Many Republican officials treat organized labor as their political enemy. When Republicans gain power in a state capital, they often try to pass “right to work” laws meant to shrink unions. And these laws have their intended effect: They reduce the number of workers who belong to unions, reduce Democrats’ share of the vote in elections and reduce the number of working-class candidates who run for office, academic research has found. Modern Democratic politicians, on the other hand, have often sat out the political battle. Every Democratic president for decades, including Joe Biden, has said he favors a federal law to make it easier for workers to organize — and each of those presidents has failed to pass such a law. Democratic leaders in Congress also have not made labor law a priority. Nor have many Democratic governors. Jamelle Bouie, a Times Opinion columnist, captured this asymmetry [when he wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMi8wNC9vcGluaW9uL3BlbG9zaS1ub3J0aGFtLXVuaW9ucy1kZW1vY3JhdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg3MzEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjczNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQJ0BYLZMLjOVpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~): “Republicans and other conservatives know who their enemies are — they know that organized labor is a key obstacle to dismantling the social safety net. The question is whether Democrats understand that their fortunes are also bound up in the fate of workers.” But events in Michigan this week raise the question of whether Democrats are starting to change their approach and devote more attention to strengthening organized labor. The labor committee of the Michigan House.Emily Elconin for The New York Times Why Michigan matters On Wednesday, Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives [passed a bill repealing the right-to-work law](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOS91cy9taWNoaWdhbi1kZW1vY3JhdHMtcmlnaHQtdG8td29yay1sZ2J0cS1ndW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that Republicans enacted in 2012. For the new bill to become law, the State Senate, which Democrats also control, would need to pass it and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer would need to sign it, as she has signaled she will. Democrats gained control of the Michigan House and Senate in last year’s elections. If the bill did become law, it would be one of only a handful of repeals of any statewide right-to-work laws. “It’s a huge deal,” Jake Grumbach, a political scientist at the University of Washington who has studied the issue, told me. Currently, 27 states have such laws, including most of the South and the Great Plains, as well as Indiana and Wisconsin. Whenever Republicans control both the legislature and governorship in a state, they typically push for a right-to-work law. Yet when Democrats have taken control of a state government, they have sometimes left the law in place, as was the case in Virginia a few years ago, Grumbach noted. The details of the right-to-work debate can be technical, but they’re worth taking a minute to understand. Above all, the laws mandate that nonunionized workers cannot be required to pay the equivalent of union dues, even if the union is negotiating pay and benefits on the workers’ behalf. Many contracts call for a company’s management and union to agree on pay and benefits for all workers in a given job category, regardless of their union status. The central argument in favor of the laws is based on individual freedom: Why should workers have to pay dues to a union to which they don’t belong? The very term “right to work,” coined by a Dallas Morning News editorial writer in 1941, evokes freedom. The central argument against the laws is grounded in economics: They allow nonunionized workers to become free riders, receiving the advantages of collective bargaining without paying for it. A 20 percent raise Wherever you fall on this debate, the laws clearly have an impact. They lead union membership to decline, as more workers choose not to pay dues and instead take home more money in the short term. Eventually, the laws do enough to weaken unions that they disappear from some workplaces. In the long term, the decline of unions tends to hurt workers: A large recent study, consistent with other research, found that union members made [about 20 percent more on average](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOC8wNy8wNi9idXNpbmVzcy9sYWJvci11bmlvbnMtaW5jb21lLWluZXF1YWxpdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg3MzEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjczNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQJ0BYLZMLjOVpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) than nonunionized workers who were otherwise similar. The additional wages often came out of corporate profits, which explains why the decline of unions has contributed to rising economic inequality. The shrinking of unions effectively redistributes income from low- and middle-income workers to affluent investors. (In [a new Times Magazine essay about American poverty](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOS9tYWdhemluZS9wb3ZlcnR5LWJ5LWFtZXJpY2EtbWF0dGhldy1kZXNtb25kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), the sociologist Matthew Desmond writes: “With unions largely out of the picture, corporations have chipped away at the conventional midcentury work arrangement, which involved steady employment, opportunities for advancement and raises and decent pay with some benefits.”) Then there are the political effects of unions. They help turn out voters and focus voters on economic issues. That focusing role is significant because of a fact that I’ve [often covered](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8wNC9icmllZmluZy9kZW1vY3JhdHMtZWxlY3Rpb24td29ya2luZy1jbGFzcy12b3RlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg3MzEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjczNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQJ0BYLZMLjOVpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in this newsletter: Many working-class Americans hold progressive economic views while also being religious, patriotic and socially moderate. When a labor union talks to these voters about economic policy, they become more likely to vote for a Democrat. When they are not in a union, they may instead be swayed to vote Republican by their evangelical church or Fox News. A 2018 academic study, comparing counties on either side of a state border, found that the passage of a right-to-work law reduced the Democratic Party’s vote share by about three percentage points on average. The bottom line The repeal of Michigan’s right-to-work law would be significant on its own, given the size of the state’s economy and its importance in presidential elections. It would also highlight a larger trend: The Democratic Party again seems to be emphasizing organized labor, as it did in the mid-20th century. Biden may have failed to pass a federal law making it easier for workers to join unions, but he has [repeatedly talked about their importance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8yMi9icmllZmluZy9icmlhbi1kZWVzZS1leGl0LWludGVydmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODczMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAnQFgtkwuM5WlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and included pro-union provisions in other bills. “He is paying more authentic attention to the needs of working people to have unions than the last three Democratic presidents have,” Michael Podhorzer, a former political director of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., told me. What’s next in Michigan: The state senate seems likely to vote on the bill next week. 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Politics - Prosecutors signaled that Donald Trump [could be indicted soon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOS9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1wb3RlbnRpYWwtY3JpbWluYWwtY2hhcmdlcy1icmFnZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODczMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAnQFgtkwuM5WlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) over hush money paid to the porn star Stormy Daniels. - Senator Mitch McConnell [suffered a concussion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9taXRjaC1tY2Nvbm5lbGwtaG9zcGl0YWxpemVkLXdhc2hpbmd0b24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg3MzEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjczNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQJ0BYLZMLjOVpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) after falling at a private dinner. He’ll be in the hospital for a few days. - In exchange for normalizing relations with Israel, Saudi Arabia [wants security assurances from Biden](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zYXVkaS1hcmFiaWEtaXNyYWVsLXVuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg3MzEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjczNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQJ0BYLZMLjOVpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and help with developing a civilian nuclear program. - Jenna Ellis, a lawyer who represented Trump in cases trying to overturn the 2020 election results, admitted she [knowingly made false claims of voter fraud](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qZW5uYS1lbGxpcy10cnVtcC0yMDIwLWVsZWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). War in Ukraine - Russia’s attacks yesterday [included hypersonic missiles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtbWlzc2lsZS1oeXBlcnNvbmljLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), weapons that can travel at more than five times the speed of sound. - It has been difficult for Europe to [break its dependency on Russia’s nuclear power industry](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMC9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L3J1c3NpYS1udWNsZWFyLWVuZXJneS11a3JhaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), because a state-owned company is a huge supplier of nuclear fuel. Other Big Stories Greg Mascher, an East Palestine resident, with his granddaughter.Brian Kaiser for The New York Times - Residents in East Palestine, Ohio, [are worried about their health](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOS9oZWFsdGgvZWFzdC1wYWxlc3RpbmUtZGVyYWlsbWVudC1oZWFsdGgtaXNzdWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) after last month’s train derailment caused a toxic spill. Medical guidance is sparse. - Xi Jinping [started a new term as China’s leader](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3hpLWVjb25vbXktdXMtcml2YWxyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODczMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAnQFgtkwuM5WlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), cementing his power. He will focus on the economy and his nation’s rivalry with the U.S. - A gunman [killed several people at a Jehovah’s Witness hall](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvaGFtYnVyZy1zaG9vdGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODczMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAnQFgtkwuM5WlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in Hamburg, Germany. Mass shootings are rare in the country. - California is seeing more bad weather today. [Track the latest storm](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMy8wOS91cy90cmFjay1jYWxpZm9ybmlhLXN0b3JtLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Australia will [buy nuclear-powered submarines](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9hdXN0cmFsaWEtbnVjbGVhci1zdWJtYXJpbmVzLWNoaW5hLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) from the U.S., deepening a security pact to counter China. Opinions Why are conservatives obsessing about wokeness? With economic conservatism in shambles and Roe v. Wade gone, [they’re flailing about for a cause](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMC9vcGluaW9uL3JlcHVibGljYW4td29rZS1mb2N1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODczMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAnQFgtkwuM5WlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), Michelle Goldberg says. Many American men [are falling behind](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMC9vcGluaW9uL2V6cmEta2xlaW4tcG9kY2FzdC1yaWNoYXJkLXJlZXZlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODczMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAnQFgtkwuM5WlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in education, employment and health, Richard Reeves argues on “The Ezra Klein Show.” Save on all of The Times. For a limited time. Readers of The Morning can gain unlimited access to News, plus Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic, all in one subscription. 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MORNING READS Ravenna High School’s band.Ashley Markle for The New York Times Coming of age: In a small Ohio town, the [band room is an escape](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMy8wOS9zdHlsZS9yYXZlbm5hLWhpZ2gtc2Nob29sLW9oaW8tYmFuZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODczMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAnQFgtkwuM5WlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). “Gymtimidation” is real: Don’t let that [stop you from working out](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOS93ZWxsL21vdmUvZ3ltLXdvcmtvdXQtYW54aWV0eS1mZWFycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODczMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAnQFgtkwuM5WlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Lab studies: Female mice have been left out of research because of their hormones. [Male mice are more erratic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wNy9zY2llbmNlL2ZlbWFsZS1taWNlLWhvcm1vbmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). One more St. Patrick’s Day: Malachy McCourt, a 91-year-old actor, writer and bartender, [still has a few stories left](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9tYWxhY2h5LW1jY291cnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg3MzEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjczNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQJ0BYLZMLjOVpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Advice from Wirecutter: Pick [the best disposable camera](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3QtZGlzcG9zYWJsZS1jYW1lcmFzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg3MzEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjczNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQJ0BYLZMLjOVpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Lives Lived: Ian Falconer designed opera sets, drew covers for The New Yorker and created “Olivia,” a children’s book about a piglet that became a sensation. Falconer [died at 63](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOC9ib29rcy9pYW4tZmFsY29uZXItZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODczMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAnQFgtkwuM5WlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Robert Blake portrayed gritty characters, but a trial and acquittal in his wife’s murder eclipsed his acting career. Blake [died at 89](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOS9vYml0dWFyaWVzL3JvYmVydC1ibGFrZS1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC Accusations of hazing: Former women’s ice hockey players at Harvard say the program crossed the boundaries of [acceptable treatment of athletes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDI4ODE0NS8yMDIzLzAzLzEwL2hhcnZhcmQtd29tZW5zLWhvY2tleS1taXN0cmVhdG1lbnQtaGF6aW5nLWthdGV5LXN0b25lLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg3MzEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjczNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQJ0BYLZMLjOVpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The firing of a basketball legend: Patrick Ewing is [out as Georgetown’s head coach](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDI5MzM2MC8yMDIzLzAzLzA5L2dlb3JnZXRvd24tZmlyZXMtcGF0cmljay1ld2luZy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). A possible replacement: [Rick Pitino](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDI5MjgzNy8yMDIzLzAzLzA5L2dlb3JnZXRvd24tY29hY2hpbmctY2FuZGlkYXRlcy1waXRpbm8ta2VhdHRzLWV3aW5nLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg3MzEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjczNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQJ0BYLZMLjOVpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Heels out: North Carolina fell to Virginia in the A.C.C. conference tournament yesterday, all but [sealing its exclusion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDI4MDk1Ni8yMDIzLzAzLzA5L25jYWEtdG91cm5hbWVudC1idWJibGUtd2F0Y2gtbm9ydGgtY2Fyb2xpbmEvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODczMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAnQFgtkwuM5WlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) from the N.C.A.A. tournament this year. 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PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Craig Lee for The New York Times Cocoa powder gives [these cupcakes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TTaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAxNTUzMS1jaG9jb2xhdGUtY3VwY2FrZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) a deep chocolaty flavor. What to Watch “Scream VI” is [a grimier entry in the franchise](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8wOC9tb3ZpZXMvc2NyZWFtLXZpLXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODczMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAnQFgtkwuM5WlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), with some frightening suspense scenes. Travel Things to do for [36 hours in Nashville](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMy8wOS90cmF2ZWwvdGhpbmdzLXRvLWRvLW5hc2h2aWxsZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODczMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAnQFgtkwuM5WlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Late Night The hosts discussed Trump’s new book, [priced at $99](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMC9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vc3RlcGhlbi1jb2xiZXJ0LXRydW1wLWJvb2suaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg3MzEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjczNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQJ0BYLZMLjOVpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). News Quiz How well did you [follow the headlines this week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMy8xMC9icmllZmluZy9uZXdzLXF1aXoteWVlenlzLXR1Y2tlci1jYXJsc29uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)? Now Time to Play ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl7ZvQP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzMxMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCdAWC2TC4zlaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was unequaled. 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