Michael Barbaro

You know, Marxism doesn't tell you a whole lot about what you should do with your life.

Christianity does.

You know, I like the smells and the bells and the aesthetics of it.

You know, it's the religion of half my ancestors.

There are 11 days remaining until Election Day.

I will be a Muslim man in New York City each of those 11 days, and every day that follows after that.

Many think of this month solely as the time where we fast from sunup to sundown.

And yet for me and I know for so many of you, it is a month where we also get to reflect on who we are.

It's always interesting to see a person who is a Christian who is not for the Ten Commandments in schools.

For the time being, the ceasefire remains in place.

Iran called his response, quote, generous and responsible, a description that Trump flatly rejected.

Supreme Court to save a new congressional map approved by voters that was thrown out last week by a state court.

It's a last-ditch attempt to preserve a redistricting plan that created four new Democratic-leaning House districts before the midterm elections.

Because the case revolves around state law, it's unclear if the Supreme Court will agree to hear the appeal.

Today's episode was produced by Aastha Chaturvedi.

It was edited by Michael Benoit and contains original music by Marian Lozano, Dan Powell, and Alishaba Itu.

I'm Michael Barbaro.

See you tomorrow.

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