Good morning. Tell us what you think of this new version of the newsletter at opiniontoday@nytimes.com. NotableA Nazi tattoo exposes Democrats’ weakness. “Don’t tell me that excusing that tattoo is good politics. It is the exact same politics that the right is selling, in a different outfit.” — Tressie McMillan Cottom, Opinion columnist Read now → Why even basic A.I. use is bad for students. “To leave our students to their own devices — which is to say, to the devices of A.I. companies — is to deprive them of indispensable opportunities to develop their linguistic mastery, and with it their most elementary powers of thought.” — Anastasia Berg, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of California, Irvine Read now → The Canadians are correct about Reagan and free trade. “The Ontario ad was right: Reagan would not have approved of Mr. Trump’s protectionist trade policies, particularly when aimed at allies.” — Douglas A. Irwin worked on trade policy in the Reagan administration Read now → Spotlight
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