Good morning. Tell us what you think of this new version of the newsletter at opiniontoday@nytimes.com. NotableWhy Israel won the war. “The current cease-fire brings a set of difficult questions about what comes next — for Israelis and Palestinians and everyone else invested in their future. But it should settle important questions, too. Are Israelis weak? Is their state built on foundations of sand? Is their attachment to their beliefs slight?” — Bret Stephens, Opinion columnist Kennedy’s guide to scaring parents. “Even as his statements are debunked by the most experienced researchers and disbelieved by many Americans, every time he mentions a fringe, unproven theory, it gains a firmer foothold and a measure of undeserved legitimacy.” — Jessica Grose, Opinion writer At the Supreme Court, possibly the last stand for the Voting Rights Act. “Despite what some people may argue, there is no evidence to support the idea that our state’s Black voters can elect candidates of their choice without the existence of majority-Black districts.” — Troy Carter and Cleo Fields, representatives of the two majority-Black congressional districts in Louisiana Spotlight
Who Should Be Governor of New Jersey? 11 Leaders Rated the Candidates.We convened a panel to weigh in on the race. ICYMIA GLP-1 drug took away more than her appetite. “Medications can’t supply a home or a job or a reason to live, of course. But if they can help a woman who wants to be there for her children to avoid relapsing, it would be criminal to allow only the rich to benefit. ” — Maia Szalavitz, contributing Opinion writer Watch (or Listen)
How Much Should We Fear the A.I. Apocalypse?Ezra Klein talks with Eliezer Yudkowsky, who argues that we should be afraid of artificial intelligence’s existential risks. Listen
More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “The Rise of Social Media and the Fall of Western Democracy” One of the greatest challenges of our time, it seems to me, is how to help people tell the difference between what is true and what is false. But perhaps an even greater challenge is convincing people it’s even possible to tell the difference and worth trying to do so. — A comment posted by Larry from St. Paul, Minn. Read more comments on the story here and check out our Letters to the Editor. From the ArchivesThis month, the contributing Opinion writer Megan K. Stack reminded us of how peace was finally achieved in (another) decades-long conflict.
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