NotableKennedy is telling Americans how to eat. It’s not that crazy. “The new nutrition advice is, dare I say it, overall very sensible.” — Emily Oster, a professor of economics at Brown University How Machado lost her chance to lead Venezuela. “Once Washington chose to work with the institutions of Chavismo rather than to dismantle them, Ms. Machado ceased to be a viable choice to run the country.” — Francisco Rodríguez, a senior research fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research Without democracy, the U.S. won’t get much oil. “If you didn’t know before, now you know. Trump came to liberate your oil, not your people.” — Thomas L. Friedman, Opinion columnist Spotlight
Rage Is Understandable. It’s Just Not Enough.We spend billions of dollars on punishing child sexual abusers and far less on prevention. ICYMITrump is about to lose control of the economy. “I find myself wishing for something like Mr. Trump’s decisiveness from 2025 — but only if it could be paired with something it fundamentally lacked: wisdom.” — Jason Furman, contributing Opinion writer Listen
More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “Trump’s Voters Are Discovering What ‘America First’ Really Means” If there is a coherent, lawful Trump foreign policy somewhere I don’t know what it is. I see chaotic, lawless, militaristic and imperialist policy that is disdainful of our allies. In the Western Hemisphere we have become the bad guys with the biggest military. Russia has to be loving this.— A comment posted by William from Austin 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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