NotableTrump’s limits. “As weak as Trump is, it’s not clear that any president could unilaterally govern the country with any success.” — Jamelle Bouie, an Opinion columnist Why American Jews still weep for Willy Loman. “It is a play that simultaneously creates a story about the tragedy involved with simply being human while speaking to age-old Jewish fears and aspirations.” — Eric Alterman, an English professor at Brooklyn College I don’t want to be on your panel about art in the age of A.I. “The point is, I’m not saying all this to defend humanity. Humanity sucks. It’s totally terrible. I’m saying this because I believe in an old-fashioned virtue called Doing the Freakin’ Work.” — Colson Whitehead, a fiction writer Spotlight
The Great American GLP-1 ExperimentMillions of Americans are experimenting with the drugs. Our contributing Opinion writer Julia Belluz writes that science can’t keep up. ICYMITrump’s blasphemy is a warning. “There’s a consistent thread linking profane Easter Sunday threats, a rant against the world’s most famous Christian leader and the depiction of yourself as the Second Person of the Trinity.” — Ross Douthat, an Opinion columnist More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “Have These People Learned Nothing?” “Mistakes in judgment” are for when you park too far away from the curb or buy a convenience store refrigerator sandwich for lunch. Not for when you actively, willingly, knowingly exploit and cause harm to other human beings. — A comment by Ann from California Read more comments on the story here and check out our Letters to the Editor.
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