NotableEverybody hates taxes, but … “This profusion of new carve-outs would make the already Byzantine tax code only more complex, worsening our fiscal situation without fixing any of the problems that make America feel unaffordable today.” — Natasha Sarin, a contributing Opinion writer and a professor at Yale Law School Russia has no good way out. “Putin has subordinated his state and his society to a war that is slowly sapping Russia’s strength, depleting the nation’s wealth and consuming the lives of its young people.” — Michael Kimmage, a historian of the Cold War and an expert on U.S.-Russian relations It’s high time for tragedies. “When you ask narrative to always deliver a sanitized product — a pleasant evening, a happy outcome, a fun spectacle — you’re asking it to lie.” — Samuel D. Hunter, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Spotlight
14 Baby Boomers on Their Generation and America TodayThe group discuss their generation, current challenges and the problems younger generations face. ICYMIGoing to Europe This Summer? Good Luck. “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, which focuses on airline delay and congestion problems, and Robert W. Mann Jr., an independent airline industry analyst and consultant Listen (or Watch)More in Opinion
In Your WordsRe: “Bernie Sanders: The Public Should Own Half of the Big A.I. Companies” While there are serious problems with the senator’s proposal, it does have merit. My freelance work has completely bottomed out because of A.I., and a few people are getting über-rich on the tools they have built that made that happen. America has a very poor history of helping people who were displaced by new technology. But this time it won’t just be a handful of buggy-whip makers losing their jobs because of the advent of automobiles — it will be whole segments of society, and the pain will course through the entire economy. — A comment by John from California 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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