Programming note: The newsletter will be off through the weekend, returning on Monday. NotableHas Marjorie Taylor Greene seen the light? “We are watching a middle-aged career woman time the market on her political and professional ambitions. She has recognized, perhaps rightly, that there is no place for women like her in Trump’s halls of power. So she’s building herself an escape route.” — Tressie McMillan Cottom, Opinion columnist Why the Epstein files should be redacted. “Broad disclosure of the Epstein material will make efforts to prosecute wrongdoing among those in Mr. Epstein’s sordid network more difficult, risks harming his victims further and sets a dangerous precedent that will complicate future investigations into criminal activity by those in positions of power.” — Elizabeth Geddes, a lawyer who led the prosecution of the musician R. Kelly Life is too short to fight with your family. “A key to making intergenerational relationships work is not harping on differences in values and life experiences. The best family relationships often operate more like friendships.” — Karl Pillemer, a professor at Cornell, and Mel Robbins, the author of “The Let Them Theory.” Spotlight
Elemental: The Atomic Numbers That Explain Our LivesA series of short films about how the elements of the periodic table shape our lives. ICYMIThanksgiving and the new births of freedom. “That’s the genius of the holiday. Nobody — except your uncle — likes to talk about politics at the Thanksgiving table. Nobody should need to, either, because the occasion itself is inherently political. It’s an opportunity for families and friends and, by extension, communities, states and the country itself, to have a national reset.” — Bret Stephens, Opinion columnist More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “The Comfort of Bringing the Same Dish Every Time” Our family has signature dishes that are so loved that they have outlived their original contributors. Who is bringing Gram’s potato salad, who is bringing Cousin David’s baked beans? They are still included in the family gathering. — A comment posted by CAR from New Hampshire 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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