NotableU.S. debt makes us vulnerable. “What is more important — and controllable — is trust. Trust is the actual asset underlying America’s ability to borrow cheaply and was what made foreign capital want to come here.” — Kyla Scanlon, a contributing Opinion writer Cuba doesn’t have to be next. “There is still an opportunity for a softer landing that could alleviate Cubans’ suffering and pave the way for a more stable and peaceful political and economic transition.” — Christopher Sabatini, a senior fellow for Latin America at Chatham House, and Katrin Hansing, an associate professor of anthropology at Baruch College at the City University of New York ‘I’m flabbergasted by the relentless pessimism’: Three Opinion writers on the war with Iran. “A zombie regime, humiliated and crushed? Why do I find myself thinking of Russia’s Soviet Union-to-Vladimir Putin trajectory?” — Megan K. Stack, a contributing Opinion writer, in a round-table conversation Spotlight
I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We’re in Trouble.The columnist Michelle Goldberg writes that James Fishback has managed to bring the paranoid, transgressive, meme-drunk spirit of the right-wing internet into the real world. ICYMIWhy Mamdani is one of the country’s most popular politicians. “Mamdani is offering something no other politician in America has seemed able to for years now: a relentless optimism about what is possible through politics.” — David Wallace-Wells, Opinion writer Listen (or Watch)
More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “Carolyn Bessette Was Living the Dream. Then She Met John.” Being young and on the up and up in any city back in those days was great. People were interested in each other’s personalities and having fun, not their social media count and looking wealthy. It still exists, but you have to put down your phone to really find it. — A comment posted by Patti from Toronto 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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