Postcard From Peru: Why the Morality Plays Inside The Times Won't Stop  —  Other news organizations have their own personnel dramas.  But none attract the spotlight like The Times.  —  In 2012, when The New York Times was panicked about its financial future, this newspaper went into the travel business.

Now begins McConnell's project to shrink Trump's GOP influence  —  One of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's many admirable traits is that he is uninterested in being admired.  He uses his demeanor to disguise the fact that he has normal feelings and so might welcome public approbation for his decisions.

'What's the Point?'  Young People's Despair Deepens as Covid-19 Crisis Drags On  —  Experts paint a grim picture of the struggle with lockdown isolation — a “mental health pandemic” that should be treated as seriously as containing the coronavirus.  —  Life seemed promising last year …

Trump impeachment lawyer Michael van der Veen's home vandalized  —  The word “traitor” was spray-painted on the front of the attorney's driveway.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Tyger Williams /The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP

I voted to convict former President Trump because he is guilty.  —  The Articles of Impeachment charged President Donald Trump with inciting an insurrection.  He chose not to testify, and so guilt or innocence must be inferred by the timeline of events, tweets, and his actions during the invasion of the U.S. Capitol.

Trump's Defense Was an Insult to the Impeachment Proceedings and an Assault on Reason  —  Donald Trump's second impeachment trial was an artifact of his Presidency.  It was a battle of meaning against noise, against nothing-means-anything-and-everything- is-the-same nihilism—and nihilism won.

Is the GOP's extremist wing now too big to fail?  —  SE Cupp: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene among Trump's awful legacies  —  (CNN)Congressional Republicans have crystallized an ominous question by rejecting consequences for Donald Trump over the January 6 riot in his impeachment trial …

Statement by the President Three Years After the Parkland Shooting … Three years ago today, a lone gunman took the lives of 14 students and three educators at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.  In seconds, the lives of dozens of families, and the life of an American community, were changed forever.

94 Percent Drop in Symptomatic COVID Cases Seen Among Vaccinated, Biggest Israeli Study Shows  —  The Pfizer COVID vaccine, the study found, was equally effective for all age groups, including people aged 70 and older  —  The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine has produced a 94 percent drop …

The New York Times Retracts the Sicknick Story  —  Like so many fake news stories about Donald Trump and his supporters, millions of Americans believe the Sicknick story as truth; even a correction won't change their minds.  —  In a quiet but stunning correction, the New York Times backed away …

Slate Star Clusterfuck  —  On journalism, ideas, “ideas”, free speech, and tech.  —  2 hr ago  —  A while ago, I did a Q&A with a venture capitalist who had formerly worked in media.  The conversation took place on Clubhouse, the explosively growing audio-driven social network.

Eric Metaxas Believes America Is Creeping Toward Nazi Germany  —  The pro-Trump radio host explains how he thinks about the Capitol siege and President Joe Biden's America.  —  The PR pitch was brazen: Eric Metaxas, it declared, is “America's #1 Bad Christian.”

Calls Grow for Commission to Investigate Capitol Riot  —  Lawmakers are increasingly pushing for a 9/11-style panel that would examine failures and make recommendations.  It could also be a final chance for Congress to hold Donald J. Trump to account.  —  WASHINGTON — Lawmakers fresh off …

First They Guarded Roger Stone.  Then They Joined the Capitol Attack.  —  Oath Keepers guarding Roger Stone on Jan. 5 ...  Roger  —  Stone  —  ... and participating in the  —  Oath Keeper  —  Oath Keeper  —  Oath  —  Keeper  —  Oath  —  Keeper

James Ridgeway, Who Exposed Malfeasance and Skulduggery, Dies at 84  —  Writing for many publications, he drew attention to neo-Nazis, corporate polluters, preening politicians and the practice of solitary confinement.  —  James Ridgeway, an investigative reporter who exposed corporate dirty tricks …

CBS' Margaret Brennan: We Invited on Two Dozen Senate Republicans After Trump Acquitted — ‘No One Accepted’  —  CBS' Margaret Brennan ended Sunday's Face the Nation with a note to viewers about Republicans they tried to book on the program.  —  The Donald Trump impeachment trial ended Saturday …

Schiff ponders life beyond the House as focus shifts from Trump  —  The Democratic face of Donald Trump's first impeachment trial watched the second trial unfold the same way much of America did — glued to the TV and confined to his home as the pandemic rages.

Obscure Musicology Journal Sparks Battles Over Race and Free Speech  —  A scholar's address about racism and music theory was met with a vituperative, personal response by a small journal.  It faced calls to cease publishing.  —  A periodical devoted to the study of a long-dead European music theorist …

Biden Takes Center Stage With Ambitious Agenda as Trump's Trial Ends  —  The president plans to quickly press for his $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, and then move on to infrastructure, immigration, climate change and other major priorities.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden's allies …

Puerto Rico governor: “Congress is morally obligated to respond” to island's statehood vote  —  Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi told “Axios on HBO” that “Congress is morally obligated to respond” to the island's recent vote in support of statehood, and said he expects a bill to be introduced in the House by mid-March.

Ex-FBI lawyer suspended by DC bar for forging wiretap email against ex-Trump campaign adviser Carter Page  —  The following is an excerpt from an article in The Epoch Times:  —  Ex-FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith, who was recently sentenced to 12 months of probation, has been temporarily suspended from practicing law in Washington.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on What She Learned From Battling the Teachers' Union  —  In an interview, Ms. Lightfoot talked about how she hoped to rebuild trust in the system and eventually reopen high schools.  —  After a bitter fight, the Chicago Public Schools reached a deal …

This Republican Prosecutor Stood Up For Black Lives Matter Protests.  Haters Ran Him Out of Office.  —  An anonymous Facebook page waged war against a GOP prosecutor after he supported local anti-racism protests and explored whether armed counterprotesters could be breaking the law.