NotableEven if this is the right war, we’ve got the wrong president. “Boy, that was a childish speech. Undisciplined, unstructured, uninformative, unimpressive, uninspiring, unpresidential. I learned nothing from it that I hadn’t known before it started, except that Trump somehow thinks that the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened by something akin to magic. It was also a signal to what remains of the Iranian regime that they just need to hold on for another two or three weeks and it will be over.” — Bret Stephens, an Opinion columnist, in conversation with Frank Bruni, a contributing Opinion writer The justices seem likely to uphold birthright citizenship, but there’s a problem. “When the Supreme Court rules against the Trump administration’s attempt to constrict birthright citizenship, we should applaud that result. We must not lose sight, however, of the opportunities the court won’t have to rein in the administration when it overreaches — and the court’s own responsibility for creating such an increasingly dangerous reality.” — Stephen I. Vladeck, a professor of law at Georgetown Both parties agree on this idea. But is it a good one? “Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden ran up against something that predecessors going all the way back to Ronald Reagan had already experienced: Reversing the loss of manufacturing jobs is extremely hard — and not necessarily desirable.” — Jason Furman, a contributing Opinion writer and a former chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Spotlight
Removing child sexual abuse material from the internet exacts a heavy toll on the workers tasked with reviewing it. In “10 Reports in 10 Minutes,” the two filmmakers Jaap van Heusden and Jefta Varwijk documented the human cost of scrubbing the internet of child abuse. ICYMIHere’s a good idea for the Democrats, and everyone else. “Anyone who works, pays taxes and plays by the rules should have a realistic path to buying a first home by age 30. The program would be called ‘House by 30.’ This is more than a campaign promise; it is a principle rooted in American tradition.” — Rotimi Adeoye, a contributing Opinion writer Listen (or Watch)More in Opinion
In Your WordsRe: “All the Worst People Seem to Want to Be ‘High Agency’” “High agency.” Wonderful. I’ll add that to touching base, circling back, changing the paradigm and all the other meaningless jargon concocted by people who sit in Meetingland all day while the little people supply the manor. — A comment posted by Robert from Germany 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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