And Gail Collins analyzed the strategy and appeal of the muscular, fitness-loving Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “If voters want a president who can host foreign dignitaries at the White House shirtless, he’s certainly your pick.” (Trish Hoeven Brown in Philadelphia and Helen C. Goegel in Evanston, Illinois)
Hadley Freeman of The Times of London mused about the recent disappearance of the once ubiquitous Trump daughter. “After the jury’s verdict was read, Ivanka sent her father a personal message of love. Oh wait, I’ll correct that. She posted it to her Instagram Story, which will automatically delete after a day,” Freeman wrote. “It’s tear-jerking. Perhaps she’s learned during her father’s trial that it’s best not to leave evidence behind.” (Sandra Notarangelo, London)
Writing in The New Yorker, Rivka Galchen identified a group that political dysfunction particularly affects: “Young people live on the top floors of our civilization’s wobbly tower, and they are the last to leave the building. When the staircase starts to crumble, it is young people who stand to lose most.” (Michael Schooler, Washington)
At NOLA.com, Clancy DuBose questioned Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry’s “mandate” claim, questioning whether the governor even knows what the word means: “Given his obsession with anti-LGBTQ legislation, one can imagine that the first time someone uttered the word ‘mandate,’ he thought it was two words and recoiled in cheeky disgust.” (Lorraine Gardella, New Orleans)
Writing in the Times-owned Wirecutter, John Chase marveled at the inside of a state-of-the-art washing machine: “A month later, I received an email with usage statistics (how many cycles I used, what mode I preferred) and a set of diagnostics to make sure the water fill, drain and various internal mechanisms were all working properly. This surprised me. As someone who can’t be bothered to get regular checkups, I now had a washing machine with the Mayo Clinic built in.” (Judith Gray, Monhegan, Maine)
