What to Read, Watch, and Listen to Today

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In an era when many of the civil-rights policies enacted in the 1960s face serious threats, I expect there will be a renewed urgency and vigor to the annual goings-on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Below are some suggestions for how to use your downtime today.

First, here are three new stories from The Atlantic:

• Fox News isn’t a kingmaker.
• Aaron Rodgers is lighting his football legacy on fire, Jemele Hill writes.
• Texas pulls an ugly stunt on