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Article snippet: The political news cycle is fast, and keeping up can be overwhelming. Trying to find differing perspectives worth your time is even harder. That’s why we have scoured the internet for political writing from the right and left that you might not have seen. Has this series exposed you to new ideas? Tell us how. Email us at ourpicks@nytimes.com. • David Harsanyi in The Federalist: “If you’re a Trump fan, and you’re looking for the bright side of all of this, you could be somewhat heartened that Kelly didn’t let the problem fester.” Mr. Harsanyi proffers qualified optimism that the president’s appointment of John F. Kelly to chief of staff is a step in the right, and chaos-free, direction. While Mr. Harsanyi sees no evidence that Mr. Kelly will be able to stem some of the more self-defeating habits of the president — “Take away his phone? Seems inconceivable.” — he still hopes that the general can “mitigate some of the dysfunction.” Read more » _____ • Eliot A. Cohen in The Atlantic: “He has picked Kelly not because of his political or administrative skills but because he thinks of him as a ‘killer.’” Mr. Cohen, who wrote this article just before Mr. Scaramucci’s ouster, is not as optimistic about Mr. Kelly’s appointment as other writers on this list. Mr. Kelly’s “occasionally contemptuous attitude towards the press and Congress,” though seen as assets by his boss, will likely ensure that the former general will not thrive in the White House. Finally, Mr. Kelly’s new... Link to the full article to read more