NotableIsn’t church supposed to make us better people? “A church that wraps its arms around arguably the most vulgar, most corrupt president in American history will repel good people, especially those people who’ve encountered MAGA’s claws.” — David French, an Opinion columnist Feeding the outrage machine. “In a Washington crowded with showboats, Kennedy is a Bezos yacht compared to Fauci’s catamaran.” — Frank Bruni, a contributing Opinion writer, in conversation with Bret Stephens, an Opinion columnist What our Epstein outrage has obscured. “The upshot is that exploitation of girls and boys continues daily at thousands of times the scale of anything Epstein did.” — Nicholas Kristof, an Opinion columnist Spotlight
The Case Against Wearing Shorts to the OfficeIt might be hot but men must resist showing the knee. ICYMIWhy do we tolerate Elon Musk’s racist commentary? “Musk’s virulent racism and vicious, disturbing views are no secret. He does not hide them. They sit in plain view, easily accessible on the social media website he owns, where he does everything he can to promote similarly far-right and white supremacist ideas.” — Jamelle Bouie, an Opinion columnist Listen (or Watch)
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