By Stephen Breyer
Produced by Derek Arthur
Justice Stephen Breyer spent 28 years on the Supreme Court. During that time, he witnessed fiery disagreements among his peers over abortion, voting rights and marriage equality. What he never saw, though, was his colleagues hurling personal attacks over their differences in points of view. That’s a lesson, he says in this audio essay, that our politically divided nation should learn as well.
(A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.)
Credit…Illustration by Akshita Chandra, photograph by Doug Mills/The New York Times
This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Derek Arthur. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin. Mixing by Sonia Herrero and Carole Sabouraud. Original music by Sonia Herrero, Pat McCusker and Carole Sabouraud. Fact-checking by Kate Sinclair. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta.
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