NotablePresident Trump is not trying to protect Jews. “The civil rights revolution was never finished. Now its contradictions have returned, sharper than ever.” — James Loeffler, a professor of modern Jewish history at Johns Hopkins University When faith is used to control women. “While John-Paul Miller’s abuse was extreme and unusual in its cruelty, many churches and religious influencers preach that women should submit to their husbands, sexually and otherwise.” — Jessica Grose, an Opinion writer The president may not be entirely wrong about A.I. “One consolation is that this isn’t the first time great scientific minds have warned that they’ve created the instruments of humanity’s destruction.” — Bret Stephens, an Opinion columnist Spotlight
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