Monday, June 18, 2018

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Opinion

Kids, a Winning Investment

Devoting more resources to early childhood education pays off both socially and economically, the president of Save the Children Action Network says.

I know it, you know it.
The Republican party does not know it.

2
World

Are Women Responsible for Their Own Safety? Australians Point Fingers After Comedian’s Rape and Murder

Mourners at vigils for Eurydice Dixon questioned police advice to women to “take responsibility” when walking alone at night.

Australians have some learning to do.

They are not lonely in that.

3
Arts

Three Shows to Watch This Week

Travel back to the recent past with these streamable treats.

Show me.

Sooner is better.    As soon as you can is best.

4
Books

Pedaling Uphill, on a Bike and in a Marriage

In Joe Mungo Reed’s debut novel, “We Begin Our Ascent,” a cyclist competing in the Tour de France gets wrapped up in the complicated costs of possible victory.

Always.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

5
Opinion

Nazi Quote in a High School Yearbook

A reader discusses a Nazi quotation in a yearbook that set off a controversy.

Politics is a war.  
Lies are everywhere.

I will take as an astute observation.

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Opinion

What Did the Romans Ever Do for Us?

Lessons for the Pax Americana from the Pax Romana.

Paul Krugman is astute.

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Opinion

How Trump Corrupts the Rule of Law

The Obamacare challenge and the policy of terrorizing children at the border share a post-legal goal.

Trump and his dependents are evil.

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U.S.

A Persistent Gadfly Wins Again in the Supreme Court

The justices ruled that Fane Lozman, who says his arrest at a City Council meeting in Florida was motivated by retaliation, can pursue a First Amendment lawsuit.

It is more noise.

I will be surprised the decision is in Fane Lozman's favor.

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Opinion

What It Means to Be Loved by a Dog

You can learn a lot about being a good person by belonging to a good dog.

I regret Margaret Renkl has had poor experiences with people.

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Opinion

The Racist Trope That Won’t Die

Long-held misperceptions of African-Americans continue to prove deadly.


As long as different is evil the problem will persist.

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1
World

Are Women Responsible for Their Own Safety? Australians Point Fingers After Comedian’s Rape and Murder


Blaming the victim is not helpful.

2
Opinion

What Did the Romans Ever Do for Us?

Lessons for the Pax Americana from the Pax Romana.

Rome invented soft power.
The Renaissance reinvented soft power.



Opinion

What It Means to Be Loved by a Dog

You can learn a lot about being a good person by belonging to a good dog.

Dogs often do not know limits.

I do not want to try to teach one.
I am not that kind of a sadist.

4
Opinion

The Racist Trope That Won’t Die

Long-held misperceptions of African-Americans continue to prove deadly.

I would not build the case in this fashion.

5
Arts

Christo’s Latest Work Weighs 650 Tons. And It Floats.

For his first major outdoor work in Britain, the artist has assembled 7,506 barrels on a lake in Hyde Park, London. He wants the sequel, in Abu Dhabi, to be eight times as tall.

It is art.

Britain was slow to bunker with oil.

6
Fashion & Style

Amanda Braun, Elizabeth Shirey

The couple met in 2013 in Washington, at a happy hour for LGBT alumnae of the Seven Sisters colleges.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

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Opinion

Tariffs and Health: Why Canada Shuns U.S. Milk

A Canadian reader explains why his country imposes high tariffs on American dairy products, citing both economic and health reasons.

"Beggar thy neighbor" is Trump policy.

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Crosswords & Games

Trendy, Much-Used Lingo

Ross Trudeau gets Monday on the line.

I try to answer the phone.


9
Well

The Benefits of ‘Tummy Time’

Positioning babies on their stomachs helps prevent flattening of the head and strengthens neck, trunk and shoulder muscles, as well as hands.

People keep learning.

10
Fashion & Style

Lindsay Champion, Zhubin Parang

The bride recently published her first young-adult novel; the groom is a writer and producer for “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.”

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.


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