NotableWhat are the Democrats thinking? “This, in the end, is the calculation the defecting Senate Democrats are making: They don’t think a longer shutdown will cause Trump to cave. They just think it will cause more damage.” — Ezra Klein, Opinion columnist Medication is effective and safe. Why is this even up for debate? “Dependence that improves lives shouldn’t be stigmatized. A need for medication doesn’t indicate laziness or immorality.” — Maia Szalavitz, contributing Opinion writer Make medical school three years. “With the government abrogating its role in supporting medical students, the onus falls on medical schools to rethink how education can be more affordable and effective. The smartest, fastest and most pragmatic solution is simple: shorten medical school.” — Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Emily K. Kim and Vitor B. de Souza, medical experts at the University of Pennsylvania SpotlightICYMITrumpism will be with us for a very long time. “Viewed in the long arc of American political history, it’s the Reaganite dispensation that appears to be an aberration.” — Damon Linker, a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Listen (or Read)
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