EditorialThe Rev. Raphael Warnock speaks at a rally in Atlanta during his successful campaign for a U.S. Senate seat on Dec. 15, 2020. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialMalu Bryne, left, and Rick Van Streain Low, the designers behind En Studio, in Catskill, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2021. (Lauren Lancaster/The New York Times)
EditorialThe United States Capitol is reflected in polished stone at Freedom Plaza in Washington on Thursday morning Aug. 12, 2021. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times)
EditorialMilitary service members are reflected in the polished black granite as they visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington on Memorial Day, May 31, 2021. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times)
EditorialA train chassis is polished with the help of a computer-controlled robotic arm at M?rklin's facility in G?ppingen, Germany, on Feb. 11, 2021. (Felix Schmitt/The New York Times)
EditorialA train chassis is polished with the help of a computer-controlled robotic arm at M?rklin's facility in G?ppingen, Germany, on Feb. 11, 2021. (Felix Schmitt/The New York Times)