NotableThe death penalty is even more horrifying than you think. “In the absence of abolition, this country should at least take steps to reduce the worst injustices of the death penalty.” — The Editorial Board Europe is in peril, and it’s doing precious little about it. “Genuflection to the United States is a natural reflex for a generation that has never been taught to think or rule on its feet.” — Anton Jäger, a contributing Opinion writer Making it safe for government lawyers who lie? “So damaged is the department’s reputation for truth-telling at this point, one judge noted despairingly, that ‘the court is left with little confidence’ that government lawyers ‘can be trusted to tell the truth about anything.’ ” — Deborah Pearlstein, director of the Princeton Program in Law and Public Policy Spotlight
Mussolini Would Have Loved Trump’s Ballroom“It is not just symmetry that is being thrown away here; it is more than two centuries of respectful deference to building, function and history,” writes Paul Goldberger. ICYMIHe’s 31, anti-Israel and dogged by scandal. He could also be the future of the G.O.P. “More than any political candidate yet, Fishback has managed to bring the paranoid, transgressive, meme-drunk spirit of the right-wing internet into the real world.” — Michelle Goldberg, Opinion columnist More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “Why the Kids Won’t Farm” One simple way to encourage small farms, land ownership by small farmers, and small businesses in general is a national health insurance program. Trying to run a small farm or other business while spending $25,000 yearly on family health insurance just doesn’t work. — A comment by Charlie from Iowa Read more comments on the story here and check out our Letters to the Editor. We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.
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