NotableI love my dyslexic brain. “Like so many in my age group, I found tricks, and those tricks turn into skills, and eventually we’re just like everyone else.” — Molly Jong-Fast, a contributing Opinion writer Republicans want to purge voters ahead of the midterms. “Mr. Trump knows his administration is not delivering for the American people. Costs are rising and instability is increasing at home and abroad. Instead of changing course, he is attempting to change the electorate.” — Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader You know who’s ready for $5 a gallon gas? E.V. Owners. “It’s also hard to imagine how the modern green movement can persuade enough people to support political action to fight the climate crisis, while simultaneously assuring them that their personal contributions to the crisis don’t really matter.” — Michael Grunwald, a contributing Opinion writer Spotlight
The Casino That’s Eating the World“It seems that the casino logic of day trading meme coins and stocks has simply been extended into every last corner of our lives.” — David Wallace-Wells, an Opinion writer. ICYMI“Stand By Me” and the lost wildness of childhood. “Nostalgia aside, I thought I remembered the film well — the quest, the camaraderie. But on my recent viewings, I realized that as a child, I had missed the melancholy of the two central characters, which wallops me now.” — Sarah Wildman, a senior staff editor and writer in Opinion More in OpinionEnter a ContestAre you a teen with something to say? The New York Times’s Learning Network invites you to write a public-facing letter about an issue that matters to you. The Open Letters Contest runs until April 8. In Your WordsRe: “‘We Don’t Need More Lawyers in Congress’: The Future of the Democratic Party Is Emerging” If Democrats keep on putting establishment candidates on the ballot, they will keep on losing. Our economy is a rigged lottery. Candidates like Clinton, Biden, Mills, who want to make minor adjustments to the system, will lose. We need candidates who match Trump in his appetite for change but without the corruption, narcissism, racism, xenophobia and cruelty that comes along with him. — A comment posted by whatif from U.S.A. 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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