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A fever is a normal and necessary response to a severe infection.
Dave Porter, Minneapolis
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Both Tice and Monte Bute ( We re all institutionalists now, Opinion Exchange, Jan. 10) discussed the fragility of our legal and political systems as exposed by the storming of the Capitol. They emphasized how crucial it is that our legal and democratic institutions stand strong and steady. But they failed to address how our institutions allowed Donald Trump to turn his presidency into a vehicle for destruction of our democracy. In 2016 the nation awarded him the bloody pulpit for four years, and he enabled white supremacist and conspiracy theories to delude and to gain credence. The institution of our free press was undermined as its effort to report the truth was ridiculed. It is critical that we reexamine our