'The Minnesota attacks join a grim catalog of political violence'
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'The nation encourages political violence by allowing it to seem normal'
The New York Times editorial board
The "surge in political violence during the Trump years has imperiled not only American lives but also our country's collective memory," says The New York Times editorial board. Melissa Hortman, a "member of the Minnesota state legislature, and her husband, Mark," became the "latest casualties of our nihilistic politics." Fear has become a "fact of life for politicians." When "we move on too quickly from an attack against our society's organizing ideas, we normalize it."
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'MAGA's misguided isolationists'
The Wall Street Journal editorial board
The "press is full of reporting on the 'MAGA civil war' over Iran, but what's notable is that the loudest isolationists appear to be losing the debate," says The Wall Street Journal editorial board. The "new-right isolationists see every U.S. military intervention as a slippery slope to disaster." Instead of "Vietnam Syndrome, they suffer from Iraq Syndrome: Every U.S. intervention will turn into a quagmire of 'nation-building,' or even catastrophe." Wars are "unpredictable and always come with risks."
'We've come far since the first Juneteenth. But we still have a long way to go.'
Bea L. Hines at the Miami Herald
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As we "think about Juneteenth and its meaning to Blacks, and indeed all Americans, I think of how far we as a nation have come. I think, too, of how far back some people want to send us," says Bea L. Hines. Juneteenth "should remind us of the reasons why we as a nation cannot put our efforts into making America 'great again.'" Making "America 'greater again' doesn't look too promising to people who look like me."
'Single moms will bear the brunt of the Republicans' budget cuts'
Grace Segers at The New Republic
Republican budget cuts have "largely focused their efforts on tightening work requirements for childless adults," but "portions of the measure would also affect parents receiving benefits," says Grace Segers. This is "indicative of the struggles that single mothers in the United States have faced since the inception of the modern social safety net." Federal "supports for poor families are often crucial for single parents — especially single mothers," because "single mothers are disproportionately likely to be struggling economically."
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