Monday afternoon stories

Just a few:

• Jerusalem Davis bemoans how community input has become “whoever yells the loudest and longest wins.”
• Max Boot says we shouldn't fear Putin.
• An Air France B777 captain and first officer both tried to fly the airplane at the same time on short final into DeGualle, but fortunately only one of them succeeded.
• The City of Chicago plans to plant 75,000 trees in the next five years.

Finally, James Fallows rolls his eyes at the annual White House Correspondent's Dinner, but praises Trevor Noah's closing statement.