NotableHow to utterly miss the point of the Epstein story. “Though we’ve heard endless details about the predators and the men in their social circle, we have heard far too little about — and from — the victims.” — Jennifer Weiner, a novelist, writes frequently about gender and culture The Constitution is obviously not working. “In any other administration, at any other time in American history, this level of corruption would be a political disaster — a scandal that could bring down the administration. For the Trump administration, it is a Tuesday.” — Jamelle Bouie, Opinion columnist Trump proved that China can stand up to America. “With the dust now settled, Mr. Trump has not only revealed the limits of America’s resolve to its greatest rival, but has left the United States worse off than when he started this fight.” — Rush Doshi, former China and Taiwan affairs official at the National Security Council Spotlight
An Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your BrainThe internet should enrich people, not advertisers. ICYMIThe three G.O.P women who broke Trump’s grip on Congress. “Love ’em or hate ’em, these House troublemakers bucked their party leadership, stared down their president and made possible Tuesday’s vote to compel the administration to come clean about the web of degeneracy surrounding Jeffrey Epstein.” — Michelle Cottle, Opinion writer More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe “Patti Smith on the One Desire That Lasts Forever” Wonderful interview. Wonderful artist. Wonderful view of life and our place in it. Thank you Patti for showing us your world for all these years. It’s amazing that “Horses” is 50 years old, it still is as mesmerizing and fresh today as it was when I first heard it then.— A comment posted by Michael Gilbert from Charleston, S.C. 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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