NotableThis is how Trump can salvage a deal with Iran. “Unless the lines are clearly drawn and strictly monitored, the Iranians will paint outside them. We can’t afford to wing it.” — William J. Burns, a former head of the C.I.A. Why you’re not safe on America’s highways. “The American trucking industry, which moves nearly three-quarters of the nation’s goods, has devolved into a dangerous, dysfunctional system that threatens every driver on the road, whether you’re in an 18-wheeler or the family S.U.V.” — Craig Fuller, the chief executive and founder of FreightWaves Despite what regretful MAGA voters say, Trump hasn’t changed. “If you listen to the dialogue between Tucker and his brother, it’s clear that rather than honestly reckoning with their role in America’s derangement, they’re developing a new conspiracy theory to explain it away.” — Michelle Goldberg, an Opinion columnist Spotlight
I’m a Political Prisoner in Cuba. When Will I Go Free?A Cuban artist and activist, writing from prison in Cuba, says that the government is still scared of people like him, who have not been afraid to challenge the state’s authority. ICYMIThe moment Graham Platner understood the futility of war. “We must listen to voices like Mr. Platner’s. The kind of visceral and moral reckoning he advocates is the only way to truly dismantle the forever war, change our priorities and detoxify our country.” — Ben Rhodes, a contributing Opinion writer Watch
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In Your WordsRe: “There Is Much More to Pope vs. President Than Meets the Eye” I’m inspired by the wreckage of the American political landscape. Sometimes it almost feels like epic poetry — Homeric in scope. And the comments section? A full Greek chorus. Antigone with Wi-Fi. A great comedy, a great drama. A very bad government. — A comment by Douglas Shields from Pittsburgh Read more comments on the story here and check out our Letters to the Editor.
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