NotableTrump declared war on E.V.s. It wreaked havoc in Detroit. “Imagine a president who decrees that all music has to be sold on vinyl rather than digital. Maybe Mr. Trump will try to ban cruise control, too.” — Bill Saporito, a business journalist and a former editor at Fortune Trouble brewing on Venezuela’s border. “The real solution to the rising insecurity in Colombia isn’t a show of force; it’s the grinding, vital work of diplomacy, intelligence sharing, judicial investigations and humanitarian aid.” — Elizabeth Dickinson, the deputy program director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the International Crisis Group The Ayatollahs’ antisemitism has undone Iran. “Societies that have expelled or persecuted their Jewish communities, from Spain to Russia to the Arab world, were all destined for long-term decline. The same has been true for modern-day Iran.” — Bret Stephens, Opinion columnist ICYMIIn Venezuela, Trump has put himself in a box. “Under his present approach, Mr. Trump has put himself in a box. Despite the availability of overwhelming coercive military force, he is preemptively surrendering to Mr. Maduro’s cronies by allowing them to remain in power.” — John R. Bolton, former national security adviser Listen (or Watch)More in Opinion
In Your WordsRe: “I’m Betting That OpenAI Will Go Broke” For now, at least, the buzz around A.I. resembles a gold rush — the real money is in selling the picks and shovels, while those doing the mining will mostly go broke. — A comment posted by Steve from Charleston, W.Va. Read more comments on the story here and check out our Letters to the Editor. An Opinion EventFor readers in Los Angeles, on Jan. 20, join the Opinion columnists Jamelle Bouie and Ross Douthat at the Aratani Theater for a conversation about the first year of President Trump’s second term, hosted by Kathleen Kingsbury, the editor of Times Opinion. You can buy tickets here. We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.
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