<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-53c425c6-7fff-cf40-6c8f-e297a2ee8a6b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-indent:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Today's Issues group meets at 9:30 on Sunday mornings in person in the parlor of the Religious Education buildings next to the church and on Zoom  at:  </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8583258484?pwd=RFdJUGZOZkU4THArWFpnVkllZzh1dz09" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8583258484?pwd=RFdJUGZOZkU4THArWFpnVkllZzh1dz0</span></a><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">   </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-indent:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For Sunday, July 31, 2022  we will discuss when we and distinguished columnists were wrong.  For reading, there is a set of short essays in the NY Times titled “I was wrong about…”  You can read as many or as few as you like.  I particularly recommend the one by David Brooks.  We can also share things we were wrong about.  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-indent:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> I am posting a convenient, printable 14 page Google Docs version with all the essays. Or, If you have a Times subscription, you can read each of these essays on the Times site with illustrations and links and even audio. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-indent:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Here is the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12E-NR8jk2bbhYAl3myCaWWoYejtWS7ygT7-9m6KMKVI/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> printable version of all the essays</span></a><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. I put the Brooks essay first.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-indent:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Here are the Times Links (will probably require a password):</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(240,245,246);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/opinion/paul-krugman-inflation.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I was wrong about inflation </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(147,147,147);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">by Paul Krugman</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(240,245,246);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/opinion/michelle-goldberg-al-franken.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I was wrong about Al Franken </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(147,147,147);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">by Michelle Goldberg</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:8pt;background-color:rgb(240,245,246);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/opinion/david-brooks-capitalism.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I was wrong about capitalism </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(147,147,147);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">by David Brooks</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(240,245,246);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/opinion/zeynep-tufekci-protests.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I was wrong about the power of protest </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(147,147,147);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">by Zeynep Tufekci</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(240,245,246);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/opinion/bret-stephens-trump-voters.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I was wrong about Trump voters</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(147,147,147);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">by Bret Stephens</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(240,245,246);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/opinion/thomas-friedman-china.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I was wrong about Chinese censorship </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(147,147,147);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">by Thomas Friedman</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:8pt;background-color:rgb(240,245,246);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/opinion/farhad-manjoo-facebook.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I was wrong about Facebook </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(147,147,147);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">by Farhad Manjoo</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(240,245,246);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/opinion/gail-collins-mitt-romney.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I was wrong about Mitt Romney </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(147,147,147);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">by Gail Collins</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:rgb(240,245,246);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Plus, from Slate Magazine:</span></p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/i-was-wrong-about-joe-manchin/ar-AAPPY3Y" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I Was Wrong About Joe Manchin.</span></a><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> by Nitish Pahwa</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Can be read without a password on Slate. There is also one with the same title in the Charleston Gazette this week, but we will have that only on paper.  I don't know if Manchin's recent reversal on climate legislation means that the writer will change his mind.  </span></span><br></div></div>