NotableThe Strait of Hormuz is blocked. The world is adjusting. “Like a stream that finds its way around a fallen log, markets locate new supplies when the old ones are suddenly cut off.” — Christopher Smart, a trade adviser and Treasury official in the Obama administration The government is finally taking A.I. seriously. “Responsibly governing what American companies are already building requires something different: government and industry working together before the most powerful systems are widely deployed.” — Jen Easterly, a former director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency This is how to fix our elections. “Changing how Americans vote could make election results fairer — whether or not partisan redistricting is banned.” — Eric Maskin, a Nobel laureate in economics, and Robbie Robinette, president of Better Choices for Democracy Spotlight
Menopause Should Not Be Such a MysteryMelinda French Gates writes that too many women walk out of their doctors’ office with no diagnosis, no treatment and no plan. ICYMILebanon is ready to remake itself. “It was a hope, muted and precarious, that in place of absurdity and surrealism could come clarity and realism.” — Lydia Polgreen, an Opinion columnist Watch
Grow, Hair, GrowYou spend your whole childhood trying to look different from your dad, only to wake up and see his forehead in the mirror. More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “Feeling Nihilistic? You’re Not Alone.” I live in the Twin Cities and it was more than “freaky” when ICE tried to take over. Minnesotans young and not got out and created agency by resisting the invasion of our communities and state. It was massively empowering to believe and act on the idea that we create community and safety together. Action overcomes anxiety. “No Kings” rallies were a place and event where you could feel strength and power in numbers — the day-to-day creation of community and the feeling of personally belonging to change came, and comes, from the smaller local acts of leadership, empathy and love expressed in defending individuals, calling out and monitoring ICE, helping others stay housed and sheltered, etc. No large organization did it for us. They didn’t need to. — A comment by Larson from St. Paul, Minn. 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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