Israel Has a Choice to Make: Rafah or Riyadh
Israel is facing one of the most fateful choices it has ever had to make.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/opinion/israel-war-rafah-riyadh.html?smid=em-share
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*** NYTimes.com: Conservative Justices Take Argument Over Trump’s Immunity in Unexpected Direction
Conservative Justices Take Argument Over Trump’s Immunity in Unexpected Direction
Thursday’s Supreme Court hearing was memorable for its discussion of coups, assassinations and internments — but very little about the former president’s conduct.
**** The Trumpification of the Supreme Court
The conservative justices have shown they are ready to sacrifice any law or principle to save the former president.
**** [The Washington Post] The leakage of universities’ prestige amid protests is most welcome
By all means, as antisemitism spreads on campuses, please cast aspersions on “elite” (meaning expensive) higher education (higher than what?).
NYTimes.com: You’ve Been Wronged. That Doesn’t Make You Right.
You’ve Been Wronged. That Doesn’t Make You Right.
Never had our culture made the claiming of complaint such an animating force.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/opinion/oppression-victim-offensive.html?smid=em-share
********* NYTimes: Why Are We Gambling With America’s Future?
Why Are We Gambling With America’s Future? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/opinion/us-federal-debt.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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NYTimes.com: This Conversation Made Me a Sharper Editor
This Conversation Made Me a Sharper Editor
The venerated editor Adam Moss walks through how to make good work great.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-adam-moss.html?smid=em-share
***** NYTimes.com: Why Losing Political Power Now Feels Like ‘Losing Your Country’
Why Losing Political Power Now Feels Like ‘Losing Your Country’
It is difficult, if not impossible, to attempt to counter polarization at a time when partisan sectarianism is intense and pervasive.
**** Boeing and the Dark Age of American Manufacturing
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It’s the End of the Web as We Know It
;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px”> But all of this is coming to an end. The advent of AI threatens to destroy the complex online ecosystem that allows writers, artists, and other creators to reach human audiences.