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Dear President Smith, Thank you for your “Reflections on Yesterday’s Verdict,” which you sent to Swarthmore students, alumni, faculty, and staff on April 21 and posted on the college’s website. Prompted by the announcement that Derek Chauvin had been found guilty of murdering George Floyd, you offered brief thoughts on the connection between liberal education and racial justice, social movements, and political change. As a Swarthmore graduate grateful for the long-ago introduction that the college provided me to liberal education, and as an observer of American politics troubled by th...

Chauvin trial footnotes (2) Last Sunday I posted a few footnotes to our coverage of the trial of Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. I posted the footnotes in the form of bullet points. Last week’s footnotes are included below under April 25. Today I want to add footnotes in the same form and keep this going as warranted: • Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder and two lesser included offenses. Minnesota law (i.e., Minn. Stat. § 609.035) follows a “single behavioral incident” rule precluding additional punishment for the same “conduct.” See, e.g., the Minnesota ...

Good morning, it’s Friday, April 9, 2021, the day of the week when I reprise a quotation meant to be uplifting or educational. Today I have two memorable lines; one is about Lyndon Baines Johnson and the second is from LBJ. Both are on the subject of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. First, though, I’d point you to RCP’s front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion pieces spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters, columnists, and contributors: *  *  * Although Legislation Unlikely, Biden P...

Good morning, it’s Monday, April 5, 2021. The word “gospel” is derived from the Old English godspel, which translates to “good story” or, in a more modern vernacular, “good news.” That was fitting in 2021. The holiest day on the Christian calendar is not a federal holiday, but over the Easter weekend, the government delivered great news: In the 24-hour period starting on Good Friday, more than 4 million coronavirus immunizations were administered in this country, culminating in a rolling seven-day average that exceeded 3 million vaccines per day. We’re getting there, people. ...

Cardinals Timothy Dolan of New York, left, Sean O'Malley of Boston, and Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, concelebrate the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 23, 2020, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz) At Politico, Gabby Orr and Meredith McGraw pen one of the most incisive articles about former President Donald Trump's current political status: He is not the "Godzilla in exile" that many feared but is adrift and unsure. Turns out, politics is largely about the acqui...