NotableWhat ICE is doing is different. “The lies this administration is telling about Ms. Good aren’t those you deploy as part of a cover-up. They’re those you use when you want to show you can get away with anything. They’re a projection of power.” — Radley Balko, the author of “Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces” Trump’s politics are not “America first.” They’re “me first.” “Trump’s worst un-American impulses and intellectual laziness were contained in his first term in the White House by a group of serious advisers. This time around, there is no one to contain them.” — Thomas L. Friedman, Opinion columnist Europe has been bullied long enough. “Europeans are slowly, painfully beginning to understand their true situation. The United States claims it needs to own Greenland for its national security. Now it has turned on Europe, demanding that it hand over territory and people to satisfy a president’s whim.” — Henry J. Farrell, a professor of democracy and international affairs at Johns Hopkins Spotlight
You Cannot Denaturalize MeThe columnist Carlos Lozada asks, “Is purging America of immigrants so crucial that in the process you must unmake America itself?” ICYMIValentino Garavani was the last of the old guard of fashion. “At least one thing Mr. Garavani knew to be true decades ago remains so, with an important postscript. Yes, women want to be beautiful. But in their own way.” — Robin Givhan, a contributing Opinion writer More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “How Much Can One Man Make From Being President?” For anyone paying attention over the last 10 years this should not come as a surprise. A democracy requires citizens that pay attention and this is where the U.S. has failed. — A comment posted by Erik Frederiksen from Asheville, N.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.
Forward this newsletter to friends to share ideas and perspectives that will help inform their lives. They can sign up here. Do you have feedback? Email us at opiniontoday@nytimes.com. If you have questions about your Times account, delivery problems or other issues, visit our Help Page or contact The Times.
|
