NotableTrump pardoned them, and then they committed more crimes. “At least 12 of the pardoned rioters have since been charged with other serious crimes, including child molestation, assault, harassment, murder plots and charges related to a vicious dog attack. The outcome was predictable. Critics, including this board, had warned that Mr. Trump’s pardons would embolden the rioters by signaling that crime has no consequences.” — The editorial board Some are reading Lindy West’s new memoir as an indictment of leftist beliefs. “But I interpreted West’s book as an inadvertent cautionary tale about female self-abnegation. That tendency is often celebrated on the right but has always existed on the left as well. Almost every ideology, even feminism, can be wielded to make women feel like they’re failing.” — Michelle Goldberg, an Opinion Columnist American elections were never meant to be, and must not be, centralized. “For months, President Trump has made his intentions clear. He has called for the federal government to ‘take over’ elections, impose national rules and override state authority. Now we are beginning to see how he may plan to do this.” — Mark R. Warner, a Democrat from Virginia who serves as the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Spotlight
Miriam Pawel, the author of “The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography,” writes that reporting this month about Chavez’s alleged sexual assaults on young girls and women was “shocking — but not altogether surprising,” and that “reckoning with the Chavez legacy requires reckoning with the movement as well — a movement that once gave hope and inspiration to so many but withered away long ago.” ICYMIChatbots can seem very empathetic and accommodating, and that has downsides. “A.I. chatbots allow us to keep saying the same things to ourselves. That’s not how healthy patterns emerge — or how happier lives are made.” — Divya Saini, a psychiatrist, and Natasha Bailen, a psychologist, who both work at Massachusetts General Hospital. Listen (or Watch)More in Opinion
In Your WordsRe: “Will Primal Scream of ‘No Kings’ Echo in Voting Booths?” “No Kings” continues to grow, including in red states, precisely because it is inclusive and its organizing principle is simple. We are led by a criminal, inhumane and antidemocratic president and his lackeys, to the eternal shame of our nation. That’s unifying principle enough for millions of us. — Tama Zorn, Chestnut Hill, Mass. Read more letters on this subject here and check out our other 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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