Good morning. Tell us what you think of this new version of the newsletter at opiniontoday@nytimes.com. NotableIn this battle of stories, American identity is at stake. “If we abandon the Declaration’s ideals in favor of a tribal concept of national membership, we’re done for.” — Colin Woodard, the author of “Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood” The French know how to do food. Even when it’s frozen. “French people cook more than Americans, but the country has made it easier for them to do so quickly and nutritiously.” — Julia Belluz, a contributing Opinion writer Maduro might not last. But his system will. “A new state apparatus with institutional checks and balances would effectively need to be built from scratch — or the country’s new political winners could well recreate the deeply corrupt, coercive and unequal system that has so successfully entrenched Mr. Maduro’s rule.” — Javier Corrales, a professor of political science at Amherst College Spotlight
ICYMIWhat do women really want? No work email at 10 p.m. “What we need are plain old boundaries — jobs where work stops at a set time and allows other parts of life to exist without interruption.” — Corinne Low, author of “Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours.” Listen (or Watch)
More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe “I Now Mispronounce You the Likely Next Mayor of New York City”: I think “Mamdani” is actually really quite easy to say, and I’m pretty sure many of these public figure heads who are mispronouncing his name would take the time to get it right if he were one of their big money donors. — A comment posted by Rhonda from Pennsylvania Read more comments on the story here and check out our Letters to the Editor. We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.
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