NotableI worked for a top venture capital firm. I’ve seen how warped Silicon Valley has become. “Some of the most powerful players in A.I. — led by some of my friends and former partners, to my great sadness — have raised hundreds of millions of dollars to forestall a more serious and meaningful debate about how A.I. should be governed.” — John O’Farrell, a former general partner at Andreessen Horowitz It’s Godzilla versus T. rex. “What happened here is that Democrats rallied to Platner prematurely, gullibly, foolishly — they were buying into a myth more than a man — and now many of them are trying to rationalize that or pretend that he’s not who he has been revealed to be.” — Frank Bruni, a contributing Opinion writer, in conversation with Bret Stephens, an Opinion columnist A solution to Trumpism? “The same theory of history that holds that a terrible man like Trump can shift the culture also holds that a better man or woman can help heal our nation.” — David French, an Opinion columnist Spotlight
How Did This Top Lawyer Get Tangled Up in the Epstein Scandal?That Kathy Ruemmler looked past Jeffrey Epstein’s 2008 conviction tells you everything you need to know about how unreliable the legal world has become. ICYMIThe American city has become a proving ground for the left. “Americans may also like the idea of sewer socialism at the local level, even if they’re not ready to elect warriors for Medicare for all to national office — perhaps particularly while Trump is president, with the liberals everywhere looking for leaders who announce themselves as fighters.” — David Wallace-Wells, an Opinion writer Listen (or Watch)More in Opinion
In Your WordsRe: “The Bipartisan Hatred of All Things Feminine” I am 75 years old. All my life I’ve voted in every election — local, state and federal. Rarely have I even had the opportunity to vote for a woman candidate, and when I could and did, they mostly didn’t win. That doesn’t mean they lost because they continue to work toward creating a more inclusive, and dare I say, equitable nation. I feel cheated. Cheated by both political parties. Cheated by my own expectations that now just bubble at the surface. And for the women who have made a foothold, and there are many, despite always held to a different standard and varying ideal, I salute you for continuing to plan to win despite the odds. — A comment posted by Judith from Minneapolis Read more comments on the story here and check out our Letters to the Editor.
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