Plus: NY Primary ‘Mess’ Seen as Omen for Big Problems With Mail-In Voting in November
| | Happy Friday from Washington, where President Trump warns about the risks of voting by mail in a national election. Trouble looms if New York’s experience is any indication, Fred Lucas reports. On the podcast, a Minnesota policy expert analyzes the “defund the police” drive in Minneapolis. Plus: revisiting citizen’s arrests; celebrating the Purple Heart; what the Founders were made of; uncertainty about baseball reflects misinformation on COVID-19; and Obama plays the race card. Thirty years ago today, President George H.W. Bush orders Operation Desert Shield in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait five days earlier. Have a great weekend. | |
| | Commentary | | On Purple Heart Day, How a Medal Rewards Acts of Love | | | By Daniel Gade
Twenty-five sailors and Marines who I did not know and would never meet got up from their dinner and donated their blood in bags that were transfused into my body, saving my life. Those profound acts of selfless love illustrate the meaning of the Purple Heart to me. | | More |
Commentary | | Why Georgia Shouldn’t Repeal Its ‘Citizen’s Arrest’ Law | | | By Amy Swearer
Georgia’s “citizen’s arrest” law came to the national forefront earlier this year after several men misused it to justify chasing down and killing Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old jogger the men said they suspected of burglary. | | More |
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