NotableThe president and his superlatives. “Trump and his team exuberantly violate just about every precept of character that I was ever taught, and so it goes with moderation and humility. They’ve normalized bragging. Scratch that: They’ve fetishized it.” — Frank Bruni, contributing Opinion writer Trump’s Monroe Doctrine will tilt our world into chaos. “To insist on it with no accountability, under no outside jurisdiction, free of multilateral entailments and obligations means that the United States intends to deal with the rest of the world as it deals with Latin America, to seize, sanction and kill with impunity.” — Greg Grandin, a professor of history at Yale This is what “globalize the intifada” looks like. “The Hanukkah massacre also represents the continuing inability of the government of Anthony Albanese, Australia’s prime minister, to safeguard the country’s Jewish community.” — Bret Stephens, Opinion columnist Each year, The New York Times Communities Fund supports nonprofits. This year, the fund is working with seven organizations that focus on helping people through education, from preschool to vocational training. Donate to the fund here. SpotlightICYMIThe radicals we raised. “I’m sorry that we turned against our own friends and neighbors and allowed political animosity to corrupt our hearts. I’m sorry that you grew up awash in images and rhetoric that we couldn’t handle ourselves.” — David French, Opinion columnist Listen (or Read)
More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “America’s Military Needs a Culture Shift” As a U.S. Navy veteran, my input is simple: Bring back the draft and/or a national service option so that young folks can again share a common bonding experience. It worked for me. Gave me some much needed discipline, focus and structure. Most important, it taught me that I was part of something bigger than myself. A quality missing from many in today’s “me first” world.— A comment posted by 1115swo from Alexandria, Va. 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.
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