NotableA.I. as a national security threat. “As they protect America’s technological edge, the country’s leaders should also place appropriate guardrails on A.I. development.” — Dean Ball, a senior fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation, and Ben Buchanan, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies The colossal blunder in Iran. “There are now only two outcomes to the conflict: either the kind of wholesale destruction of Iran that Mr. Trump posited, or a settlement that will leave the government intact and empowered, and a blustering American president humiliated.” — Scott Anderson, the author of “King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation” A guide to California’s election. “The system has failed Californians. Voters now face a muddled field of uninspiring choices — and worse still, the possibility of being governed by a leader whose politics clash with the bulk of the electorate’s.” — Michelle Cottle, an Opinion writer Spotlight
How Yuppies Changed America“They fashioned a bargain that we are still living with: An increasingly diverse professional class signed up for a life of hard-won affluence, at the cost of deep inequality for everyone else.” ICYMIThis could be the biggest blow to abortion rights since the fall of Roe. “The decision sends a clear message: No woman in America, no matter where she lives, has total control over whether to continue or end a pregnancy.” — Jill Filipovic, a journalist and a lawyer More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “The Tragic Decline of the American Navy” Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz with speedboats and mines. Ukraine damaged Russia’s Black Sea fleet with drones. The U.S. doesn’t need Trump battleships. We need admirals who aren’t fighting the last war.— A comment posted by Howard from Omaha 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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