NotableA.I. must belong to the people. “The question is: Who will own and control that future? Who will benefit from it, and who will be hurt by it?” — Bernie Sanders, the senior senator from Vermont Air travel is going to be awful for quite a while. “It could be a bummer of a summer. And fall. And winter. Even if the oil starts flowing from the Middle East this month, jet fuel supply constraints and price increases will most likely extend into 2027.” — R. Michael Baiada, the president of GreenLandings, and Robert W. Mann Jr., an independent airline industry analyst and consultant Slop’s breakout moment. “I am not alone in thinking that these fruit videos constitute a new low for internet culture. For many, the shock of ‘Fruit Love Island’ was in how it took ‘Love Island’ — a reality show that was already a concerning indicator, culture-wise — and made it even dumber.” — Dan Brooks, a writer in Missoula, Mont. Spotlight
The Secret to Marco Rubio’s SuccessAll the shape-shifting is not a new phenomenon, writes Manuel Roig-Franzia, but a defining characteristic. “A close look at Mr. Rubio reveals one consistent truth about him: Marco Rubio has always found a way to belong.” ICYMIAs wealth gets more concentrated, part of the solution is very simple. “The boring truth is that Congress can accomplish a lot simply by raising the rates of the taxes already on the books.” — Zachary Liscow, a professor at Yale Law School Watch (or Listen)
More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “This Is Why Your Groceries Are So Expensive” This monopoly of production is crushing family farms. Everything they buy, fertilizer, seeds, herbicides, equipment comes from these very same conglomerates. The family farmer is being strangled just as the consumer is. These mega companies then profit all the way from the seeds, the growing, the harvesting, the meat packing and distribution of all of it. There is no competition. Add in the effects of climate change, and high food prices are locked in. And so will be the profits. And so will be legislation to keep things this way. — A comment posted by Bruce Rozenblit from Kansas City, Mo. 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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