Who's unvaxed? • Black voters, explained • 'social capital' • 'A hit man sent them' • Listening liberally • Biden's Cuba • sex crimes in civil courts • plus John Stoehr's week
The weekend edition of the Editorial Board!
Welcome to the weekend edition of the Editorial Board, where you will find a roundup of everything produced over the last week by our amazing stable of writers.
This week featured me, too. Here’s what you may have missed. (Reminder: I send my stuff out every weekday around lunch time. There is no paywall for my stuff. This is an effort by the Editorial Board to rebuild the public square and the common good. Contributions to the Editorial Board from other writers are behind a pay wall.)
• Friday July 30, 2021
Everyone presumes a backlash is coming for the Democrats. The electorate has changed, though Read more• Thursday July 29, 2021
The moment Capitol police honored their oath to put country over party is the moment they became partisans for America Read more• Wednesday July 28, 2021
The Republicans have made being an American a partisan issue. There are now two clear sides Read more• Tuesday July 27, 2021
The country is failing to face the rage of Donald Trump's supporters. The result is mass death Read more• Monday July 26, 2021
What Merle Haggard can teach liberals Read more
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On that note, here’s the weekend edition …
July 30, 2021
For women shut out of the criminal system, civil litigation is a powerful tool for accountability
Civil litigation has a lower bar for judgment in favor of the plaintiff than criminal court. The standard in civil court is a “preponderance of evidence” not “beyond a reasonable doubt,” writes Editorial Board member Mia Brett.
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July 29, 2021
On Cuba, Biden must keep his promise
Far from offering a break from damaging policies of the Trump era, President Biden is in danger of becoming a legacy of it, writes Editorial Board member Richard Sudan.
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July 29, 2021
Do we want to be the kind of people who turn our backs on vaccine resistors and say 'Let 'em die'?
Liberals and leftists and radicals will have to come up with creative responses to what is taking ever-deeper root in the conservative movement, and that begins with what's going on in their heads, writes Editorial Board chaplain Daniel Schultz.
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July 27, 2021
'A hit man sent them.' Police testify for the first day of House hearings on the January 6 insurrection
Officer Fanone urged the committee to investigate any coordination between members of Congress, staff and the insurgents, writes Editorial Board member Lindsay Beyerstein.
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July 27, 2021
'Dialogue' won't save America but minor league baseball games and other group activities will
Put folks in a room and have them talk it out, the thinking goes. Through dialogue Americans can understand each other more and come together more. I don’t think that works, though, writes Editorial Board sociologist Rod Graham.
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July 26, 2021
The great mystery of Black voters isn't great or mysterious when you see Black voters as people
Black American voters distinguish themselves with their ability to build political alliances not in agreement around policies, or figureheads, but in clear opposition to white supremacy, writes Editorial Board member Kaitlin Byrd.
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July 26, 2021
Who are the unvaccinated and how can we change their minds before it's too late?
Bring in the celebrities. Bring in the clergy. Throw money at them. Give them free weed or free booze or free whatever, writes Editorial Board member Magdi Semrau.