Programming note: The newsletter will be off through the holidays, returning on Jan. 5. NotableTax the rich, like me. “We have reached a point where any mix of solutions to our nation’s economic problems is going to involve the wealthiest Americans contributing more.” — Mitt Romney, former U.S. senator Can a woman win the White House? Nancy Pelosi says yes. “Of course, the question of what it will take for a woman to convince enough voters that she is ‘the best person’ is what makes this debate so vexing.” — Michelle Cottle, Opinion writer Why I keep returning to Middle-earth. “The experience of reading ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is, for its fans, less like paging through a novel than it is like entering a different world, one in which we do not escape from our pain but one in which we can imagine that we may one day be healed.” — Michael D.C. Drout, an editor of the journal Tolkien Studies Each year, The New York Times Communities Fund supports nonprofits. This year, the fund is working with seven organizations that focus on helping people through education, from preschool to vocational training. Donate to the fund here. Spotlight
College Students Need Tech-Free SpacesMy students knew they were rotting, but knowing didn’t help them stop. ICYMIYou should root for Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry. “If Mr. Trudeau is a politician acting like a celebrity, at least he comes by it honestly and pulls it off artfully.” — Stephen Marche, the author, most recently, of “The Next Civil War: Dispatches From the American Future” More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “The Trump Economy and America’s Bad Mood” I, for one, am tired of the political change in direction every four years or so. When Republicans get in office, they tear down social safety nets and plans that help people, and then Democrats have to start at square one again, and build up the economy Republicans have torn down. We need bipartisan long-range plans to help the people of the country. If we can’t do it, we are lost. — A comment posted by Mountaintop from Vermont 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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