On climate, Trump is guilty of willful ignorance

Get the Full StoryThe Trump administration's appalling pattern of ignoring climate risks reminds me of a case I once handled as a federal prosecutor. The defendant was a young woman who had shipped 10 pounds of crack cocaine across state lines after her aunt had handed her the wrapped package, which bore no return address, and a wad of cash for the "favor" and watched from a safe distance. The woman's defense? Her aunt had never told her what was in the package.

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