I think the president himself values diversity on the courts, ... It will be something that he'll consider. But I don't think it's more or less likely to be a factor because of poll ratings or anything else going on in the short-term news cycle.

I will, till the day I die, be an advocate for the d-word: diversity.

If we wish to preserve the diversity of natural ecosystem processes, we must preserve the larger ecosystems where the longest food chains are found, ... As ecosystem size decreases (e.g., through the fragmentation of forest patches), we may see the loss of large, often rare, top predators. Those top predators that can survive in smaller ecosystems will likely feed lower in the food chain, which may alter the feeding relations and community structure through out the food web.

Her job was to turn everything upside down to see what might fall out.

The way you present a stunt is tied in to the way you photograph it, so you're hanging out with the cinematographer.

will probably do everything possible to make the best long-term decision, rather than just pay attention to the vicissitudes of the moment. Thirty years from now, you might still have the (new) justice making decisions.