NotableWhy voters dislike political parties. “Heterodoxy comes up in issue polling again and again. Most people are comfortable simultaneously having liberal views on some issues and conservative positions on others.” — German Lopez, an Opinion writer, with graphics from Sara Chodosh, a graphics editor How sexism put women on death row. “To condemn someone to death, evidence of guilt ought to be strong enough in its own right without prosecutors’ having to rely on shady tactics of sex discrimination.” — Rachel Louise Snyder, a contributing Opinion writer The economy has three possible futures. “Developing the stomach for a bumpy journey will help, because stop-go dynamics are inevitable when underlying resilience careens into structural uncertainty.” — Mohamed A. El-Erian, the former chair of President Barack Obama’s Global Development Council Spotlight
Before My Dad Died by Suicide, He Recorded 694 Videos to Help Me Understand WhyA 35-foot fall didn’t kill Michael Wagner. The 18-year failure of the social safety net did. ICYMIThe California education juggernaut doesn’t need the SAT. “What has made the University of California exceptional is its commitment to increase access without sacrificing excellence.” — Miriam Pawel, the author of the forthcoming “California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California” More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “My Dumbphone Made My Life Better. It Made Everyone Else’s Worse.”
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