Good morning. Tell us what you think of this new version of the newsletter at opiniontoday@nytimes.com. NotableYou can blame the president when your energy bills go up. “The Trump energy policies are not helping — and will soon make matters worse.” — The editorial board How to negotiate with Putin. “The Kremlin is not interested in peace but in escalation. If you are surprised by that, you have not been paying attention.” — Radosław Sikorski, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Poland Authoritarian creep reaches a new phase. “Is this a true secret police?” — David Wallace-Wells, Opinion writer Spotlight
ICYMIIt’s getting harder for kids to find places to play. “The recent trajectory of federal parks funding is an example of how the stinginess and dysfunction of the Trump administration could ruin an area of rare, recent bipartisan compromise.” — Jessica Grose, Opinion Writer Listen (or Watch)
This man believes the country should be a theocracyRoss Douthat interviews Doug Wilson, who says America began as a Christian nation and should become one again. In Your WordsRe: “Thomas Friedman on the Only Way to Solve the Israel-Hamas War” Calling it a war must ease some folks’ sensibilities. What happened in Gaza goes down easier when we think of it as a war. If we looked at it honestly we would call it many things, but we would not call it a war. — A comment posted by Steven from New York Read more comments on the story here and check out our Letters to the Editor. From the ArchivesRead this guest essay from early this year in defense of keeping a messy home.
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