NotableIs Olivia Nuzzi even sorry? “It’s a pretentious mess, but an audacious one. It seems less an attempt to justify herself to the Beltway world she once inhabited than to catapult over it, into the more congenial realms of art and literary celebrity.” — Michelle Goldberg, Opinion columnist Republicans are misreading what suburban voters want. “They want to have a bustling walkable downtown. They want public amenities to match their private ones. And they are willing to pay for it.” — Aaron M. Renn, a writer and consultant To pay for free buses, abolish free parking. “Asking drivers to pay a fair rate for using public land is just that: fair. And unlike a tax, this is voluntary — you pay only when you park.” — Nicolas Rohatyn, the chief executive of an investment company Spotlight
ICYMIWhere is the desire to win in Ukraine? “Victory will belong not to the side with more resources (the West being demonstrably more resource-rich than Russia), but to the side with the stronger, more adaptive and unyielding will to win. Today, neither Ukraine nor Europe nor the United States can claim that advantage.” — Dmytro Kuleba, a former foreign minister of Ukraine Watch
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More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza” We don’t need to talk at great length or in great depth about America’s relationship with Israel. Hugging Netanyahu after what he has done and what he continues to do should be the kiss of death to any American politician claiming the moral high-ground. — A comment posted by JK from Paris 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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