NotableAmerican supremacy is over, and something new is coming. “The nascent new order is a mishmash of many ingredients and flavors — rather like the Indian dish of khichdi. It may look messy, but it detoxifies the body and builds resilience. A world in this mold will be less top-down and more self-organized, driven more by pragmatism than ideology.” — Sarang Shidore, the director of the Global South program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft This is no way to run a University. “First Amendment advocates often warn about a slippery slope. Once censorship starts at the margins, core freedoms are next. In Texas, university administrators and state commissars are skipping the slope and going straight for the trap door.” — Greg Lukianoff, the president and chief executive of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression There’s one easy solution to the A.I. porn problem. “The ongoing Grok scandal urgently underscores the need for Congress to clear the way for A.I. developers to test their models more robustly, without fear of being caught in a legal trap.” — Riana Pfefferkorn, a policy fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Spotlight
The Loneliest Democrat in WashingtonMarie Gluesenkamp Perez believes too many members of her party are missing what’s really driving the alienation and anger in our society. ICYMITrump is fanning the flames. again. “To the worst parts of MAGA — including people who exert immense power over American life — your worth is defined by your obedience. And those who don’t obey? Well, they deserve to die, and no one should mourn their death.” — David French, Opinion columnist More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “The Cruelty of Trump’s Crackdown on Afghan Refugees” How will allies ever trust the U.S. again? And how will our troops ever find allies on the ground in countries where we find ourselves engaged? Fickleness is no attribute for a world power. That approach has never ended well as far back in history as I can look.— A comment posted by swbv from Connecticut 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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