NotableCan we ever escape the ’80s? “For liberals and Democrats to wrest this country from the grip of the 1980s, they need to learn from four decades of conservative success.” — Jonathan Kaufman, the director of Northeastern University’s journalism school My dad died on Sept. 11. I miss the nation that comforted me. “Having lived through the profound solidarity of September 2001, I know that our capacity for connection runs much deeper than our propensity for division.” — Charlie Greene, the son of Donald F. Greene, who died on Sept. 11, 2001, aboard United Airlines Flight 93 Two nations. Two democracies at stake. “Every American and every Israeli needs to think about these questions when entering the voting booth.” — Thomas L. Friedman, an Opinion columnist Spotlight
A War on Vulnerable ChildrenJessica Grose writes that redistributing money from single working parents to married ones is not a pro-family policy. ICYMIUkraine’s defenses are dwindling. Putin will make the most of it. “The aim is to leave Ukraine’s civilian population without heat and to break morale, in the hope that President Volodymyr Zelensky will sue for peace on Russia’s terms.” — Rajan Menon, professor emeritus of international relations at the City College of New York Listen (or Watch)
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