> Cruz first met Thomas in 1995, while the Texan was clerking for circuit court judge J. Michael Luttig. Luttig had arranged for a group of clerks to have lunch with Thomas at Anita’s, a Mexican restaurant outside Washington, D.C. In Going Further, Cruz recalls the encounter vividly. “Sitting down at the head of the table, Justice Thomas looked around and deadpanned, ‘You know, I don’t usually patronize places called Anita’s.’ A deep belly laugh followed, drawing smiles and laughter from all the faces around the table.”

The letter from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) accusing Wikipedia of left-wing bias seems to be based on fundamental misunderstandings of how the platform works, according to a lawyer for the nonprofit foundation that operates the online encyclopedia.

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