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Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021.
Here are the best quotes we heard from our sources today. (Click through to read the full stories.)
Tracey Meares, a law professor (pictured above): “Until we actually have a conversation about what privilege really means, we will never understand what racism means.”
David Hartgen, a transportation expert, on why it’s hard to get people to use public transit: “It’s an extremely difficult thing to do because we have this minor detail in this country called freedom.”
Jack Gilbert, a microbiologist, on why antibiotics are limited: “They’re like nukes. We want to get snipers.”
(Previous quotes from our sources here)
About the Author
Rosa Inocencio Smith is a former assistant editor at The Atlantic.