NotableDemocrats are teaching Trump the wrong lesson. “Senate Democrats may think they are fighting to position themselves for crossover votes in the midterm elections, but they are actually in a battle for self-government itself — for democratic freedom and the rule of law.” — Jamelle Bouie, Opinion columnist The business elite needs Mamdani. They just don’t know it yet. “Mr. Trump’s threats should not be dealt with piecemeal. The city’s private sector needs to work with the mayor-elect to create a plan to fight incursions against our sovereignty.” — Neil Barsky, founder of the Marshall Project You’re a computer science major. Don’t panic. “The essential skill is no longer simply writing programs but learning to read, understand, critique and improve them instead. The future of computer science education is to teach students how to master the indispensable skill of supervision.” — Mary Shaw and Michael Hilton, professors of software engineering Spotlight
ICYMIAlex Karp went from Biden donor to Trump enabler. Why? “I was left suspecting that the best explanation for Karp’s journey — as for most of his right-wing billionaire compatriots — is the vulgar materialist one.” — Michelle Goldberg, Opinion columnist Listen (or Read)More in Opinion
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