Good morning. Tell us what you think of this new version of the newsletter at opiniontoday@nytimes.com. NotableI’m guilty of speaking Spanish. “Whose demeanor would not change if armed, masked agents descended upon their city, their workplace, their school, their street, their yard? Mine certainly would, no matter that I became a U.S. citizen more than a decade ago.” — Carlos Lozada, Opinion columnist What JD Vance, Kash Patel and a throw pillow have in common. “Trump, you see, is ‘brave.’ Trump, you must understand, is ‘incredible.’ How do I know? Kash Patel said so.” — Frank Bruni, contributing Opinion writer A fix for homelessness is being abandoned. “In a plotline worthy of an O. Henry short story, the administration is proposing new support services that would support homeless people in housing while planning a severe cutback in resources that would deprive them of that housing.” — Philip Mangano, the executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness under President George W. Bush Spotlight
ICYMIThe Democrats’ main problem isn’t their message. “It almost seems ludicrous to state this explicitly, but if you’re going to compete in this new environment, you need candidates with a natural aptitude for attracting attention and then holding it.” — Christopher Hayes, the host of “All In With Chris Hayes” Watch (or Listen)
Three Words to Help Democrats WinSenator Ruben Gallego won in Arizona in 2024 by emphasizing prosperity over equity. Now he wants the rest of the Democratic Party to follow suit. More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “Thanks a Lot, Boomers” What you are describing in this video is late stage capitalism. It may well be just a coincidence that it happened during the boomer period. What we are guilty of is not understanding how capitalism works to suck all money from the bottom to the top, and not acting forcefully to prevent it. — A comment posted by Kris, in Maine 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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