Category Archives: Opinion

THE NEW YORK TIMES – MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2025

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What to Know About the Immigration Protests in Los Angeles

Demonstrations against the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration have been largely peaceful, but tensions flared after President Trump ordered National Guard troops to deploy to the city.

Trump’s Feud With Musk Highlights His View of Government Power: It’s Personal

President Trump threatened to cut off Elon Musk’s federal contracts, showing that he looks at the government as his own means of penalizing those who cross him.

After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out. But DOGE Is Just Getting Started.

With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.

News, Newspapers, Opinion, Politics

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2025

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Buildup to a Meltdown: How the Trump-Musk Alliance Collapsed

President Trump’s decision to pull a close associate of Elon Musk’s out of the running to lead NASA helped doom an extraordinary partnership.

Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.

OpenAI, the firm that helped spark chatbot cheating, wants to embed A.I. in every facet of college. First up: 460,000 students at Cal State.

Cuomo Was Contrite About His Sexual Harassment Scandal. Not Anymore.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo left office in 2021 amid a wave of sexual harassment allegations. As he runs for mayor, he is counting on voters’ having moved on.

Arts & Literature, Books, Newspapers, Opinion, Reviews

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW – JUNE 8, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW: The latest issue features ‘Money Problems’…

A Chronicle of the Rich Getting Richer, Crasser and More Obscene

In “The Haves and Have-Yachts,” the New Yorker writer Evan Osnos presents an urbane set of profiles in excess.

Crime Fiction Filled With Dark Passages and Dark Hearts

Our columnist on the month’s most notable releases.

Worried the World Is Falling Apart? That’s OK. It’s Happened Before.

In “The Once and Future World Order,” by Amitav Acharya, and “The Golden Road,” by William Dalrymple, our best hope might be that history repeats itself.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2025

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Trump Has Power, a Big Megaphone and Billions to Spend. So Does Musk.

President Trump is locked in a showdown with the world’s richest man, who is far from a typical opponent.

How the Trump Administration Banished Eight Men to Legal Limbo in Africa

Homeland Security is holding eight deportees under 24/7 guard at a U.S. military base in Djibouti. It’s unclear how long they’ll be there, or where they’ll be sent next.

U.S. Returns Abrego Garcia From El Salvador to Face Criminal Charges

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who had been living in Maryland and legally protected from deportation, had been held in a Salvadoran prison since March 15.

History, Magazines, Opinion, Philosophy, Reviews

PHILOSOPHY NOW MAGAZINE – JUNE/JULY 2025 PREVIEW

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PHILOSOPHY NOW MAGAZINE (June 6, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Digital Philosophy’…

Ethics for the Age of AI

Mahmoud Khatami asks, can machines make good moral decisions?

Rescuing Mind from the Machines

Vincent J. Carchidi agrees with Descartes and friends that our ability to use language creatively distinguishes our minds from computers.

Studying Smarter with AI?

Max Gottschlich on sense and nonsense when using AI in academia.

Affirmative Action for Androids

Jimmy Alfonso Licon asks, when should we prioritise android rights?

Is VR Meaningful Escapism?

Amir Haj-Bolouri enquires into possible meaning through technology.

AI Think Therefore AI Am

by Rick Lewis

Culture, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Reviews

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – JUNE 8, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 6.8.25 Issue features Sarah Viren on the declining protections of academic freedom; Robert Draper on the D.C. restaurant that’s become a hotspot for Trump administration insiders; Carlo Rotella on how roots music is thriving in the age of the algorithm; and more.

A Professor Was Fired for Her Politics. Is That the Future of Academia?

Maura Finkelstein is one of many scholars discovering that the traditional protections of academic freedom are no longer holding.

The Ethical Minefield of Testing Infants for Incurable Disease

sScreening can now determine their risk for an ever-growing list of conditions — including ones we can’t do much about .By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn

The Mind-Blowing Second Coming of the Oklahoma City Thunder

How one of the N.B.A.’s scrappiest teams came to dominate the league. By Sam Anderson

News, Newspapers, Opinion, Politics

THE NEW YORK TIMES – FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2025

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Trump and Musk’s Unlikely Alliance Breaks Down in Rapid and Public Fashion

The sudden fallout ended a nearly yearlong partnership, during which Mr. Musk helped propel Mr. Trump to the White House and became one of the president’s top advisers.