Monday Notes
Where Clarence Thomas Entered an Elite Circle and Opened a Door to the Court
The exclusive Horatio Alger Association brought the justice access to wealthy members and unreported V.I.P. treatment. He, in turn, offered another kind of access.
Abbie VanSickle
The Air Jordan Drop So Hot It Blew Up an Alleged $85 Million Ponzi Scheme
Michael Malekzadeh’s Zadeh Kicks made millions of dollars taking big presale orders for coveted sneakers at low prices and scrambling to fill them. Then came the Air Jordan 11 Cool Grey.
Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou
The New York Times to Disband Its Sports Department
Katie Robertson
NYT staff fear sports section to be dissolved
The Times’s long-suffering sports desk, known for big splashes but always struggling for a core audience, is bracing to be folded into the also-struggling Athletic. Some of its reporters will likely be offered jobs in other sections of the paper. The Washington Post has the plaintive letter from reporters “twisting in the wind,” and Semafor is told that the Times has announced a meeting tomorrow with sports staff.
Max Tani
Wes Moore Would Like to Make History
Maryland’s first Black governor talks about his surprise win, what working in banking taught him about power, his grandmother’s advice, and the importance of service.
Black and Latino Students Are Struggling with Mental Health. This Program Could Help.
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