Opinion Today: The meaning of a new cure

If approved, new sickle cell disease treatments could offer a step forward for medicine, in both technology and equity. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZwcm9kdWN0Q29kZT1UWSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXJpPW55dCUzQSUyRiUyRm5ld3NsZXR0ZXIlMkYzOWQ2ZDA5OS1iMDAyLTUyMTgtOGZhYy00MzU3MDRhOGNlNWEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) [Marquee Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0SYaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMTM5JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIzMTAzMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzBXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Read more from Opinion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9vcGluaW9uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) October 30, 2023 [Author Headshot] By Alexandra Sifferlin Senior Staff Editor, Opinion Before the end of the year, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide whether it will approve two gene therapies for sickle cell disease. This could be historic, as the treatments offer a new potential cure for the incredibly painful illness, and one of them, called exa-cel, would be the first [CRISPR-based](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yNy9zY2llbmNlL2NyaXNwci1nZW5lLWVkaXRpbmctMTAteWVhcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) treatment to hit the market. It also represents an opportunity for medicine to finally do right by a community of patients. As our contributing writer [Daniela Lamas writes in a guest essay today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL3NpY2tsZS1jZWxsLWdlbmUtdGhlcmFweS1jcmlzcHIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), there are about 100,000 people with sickle cell disease in the United States, the vast majority of whom are Black. There has been “relatively little funding or scientific advances for this medically and socially complex illness,” she argues. Many patients have felt neglected by the health system. Perhaps that could change. Gene therapy wouldn’t be the first functional cure for the disease; there is the option of getting a bone-marrow transplant. But gene therapy uses a patient’s own stem cells, alleviating the need to hunt for a donor. There’s hope that these new treatments could “transform what it means to have this diagnosis,” Lamas writes. Yet while the expected arrival of these treatments is exciting, there remains concern about how much the therapy will cost and who will get access to it. “The expected approval of this treatment itself will not erase structural racism or undo decades of medical neglect, of course,” writes Lamas. “But it is a start.” Ultimately, should the therapy make it to market and work as well as it appears to, the medical field will have sickle cell disease patients to thank — specifically, the men and women who agreed to partake in clinical trials to help push the science forward. “There was no going back for me. I had a renewed vigor,” one clinical trial participant told Lamas. “If sickle cell was going to take my life, it was going to take it inch by inch. I wasn’t going to give it willingly.” [Read the guest essay here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL3NpY2tsZS1jZWxsLWdlbmUtdGhlcmFweS1jcmlzcHIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). [[Article Image] Ariana Gomez for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL3NpY2tsZS1jZWxsLWdlbmUtdGhlcmFweS1jcmlzcHIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [GUEST ESSAY A Brutal Disease May Soon Be Transformed A new treatment for sickle cell disease will change lives — but how many? By Daniela J. Lamas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL3NpY2tsZS1jZWxsLWdlbmUtdGhlcmFweS1jcmlzcHIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjMxMDMwJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMFcDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Here’s what we’re focusing on today: Editors’ Picks [THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Please, Israel, Don’t Get Lost in Hamas’s Tunnels It’s time for Israel to consider a cease-fire. By Thomas L. Friedman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy1jZWFzZWZpcmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy1jZWFzZWZpcmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) More From Opinion [What Israeli Survivors Believe Now Survivors of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks grapple with what can be recovered, and what is lost forever. By Iris Zaki, Tamir Elterman and Jonah M. Kessel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2hhbWFzLWlzcmFlbC1raWJidXR6LWF0dGFjay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2hhbWFzLWlzcmFlbC1raWJidXR6LWF0dGFjay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [DAVID FRENCH Joe Biden Knows What He’s Doing The combination of tragedy, confusion and cost is what makes leadership so difficult. By David French](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWlzcmFlbC1nYXphLTIwMjQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWlzcmFlbC1nYXphLTIwMjQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [GUEST ESSAY The Conversations About the War in Gaza We Ought to Be Having Universities should not retreat into their ivory towers because the discourse has gotten toxic; a retreat into the ivory tower will encourage even more toxic discourse. By Amaney Jamal and Keren Yarhi-Milo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL3ByaW5jZXRvbi1jb2x1bWJpYS1pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL3ByaW5jZXRvbi1jb2x1bWJpYS1pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [GUEST ESSAY Jenna Ellis Could Become a Star Witness Against Trump She has given prosecutors a powerful tool. By Norman Eisen and Amy Lee Copeland](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2plbm5hLWVsbGlzLWdlb3JnaWEtdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2plbm5hLWVsbGlzLWdlb3JnaWEtdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [GUEST ESSAY The Hidden Ghosts of America’s Slave Past Ghost tours offer a kind of history that might not be found in a museum; they can also tell you how a city sees itself. By Colin Dickey](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2dob3N0cy1hbWVyaWNhLXNsYXZlcnktcGFzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2dob3N0cy1hbWVyaWNhLXNsYXZlcnktcGFzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [GUEST ESSAY I’m a Pediatrician in Gaza. Please Save Us From This Horror. There is still hope we can avoid the worst outcomes. By Hussam Abu Safyia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL3BlZGlhdHJpY2lhbi1nYXphLWhvc3BpdGFscy1mdWVsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NDQ4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODY3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL3BlZGlhdHJpY2lhbi1nYXphLWhvc3BpdGFscy1mdWVsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NDQ4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODY3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0SYaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIzMTAzMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzBXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [GUEST ESSAY I’ve Seen It: Maduro Could Lose Venezuela’s Presidential Election Venezuela will hold its presidential election in 2024 — one that Maduro can lose, as long as the opposition stays united. By Roberto Patiño](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL21hZHVyby12ZW5lenVlbGEtcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWVsZWN0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL21hZHVyby12ZW5lenVlbGEtcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWVsZWN0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [GUEST ESSAY El Niños Are Predictable. We Should Prepare for Their Possibly Disastrous Consequences. Rich countries must deepen their assistance to developing countries in the path of the weather pattern. By Amir Jina, Jesse Anttila-Hughes and Gordon McCord](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2VsLW5pbm8tY2xpbWF0ZS1kaXNhc3Rlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2VsLW5pbm8tY2xpbWF0ZS1kaXNhc3Rlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [GUEST ESSAY No, Xi Jinping Is Not About to Attack Taiwan The Chinese leader still has plenty of reason to doubt whether seizing Taiwan is worth the risks. By Bonnie S. Glaser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2NoaW5hLXRhaXdhbi11cy13YXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2NoaW5hLXRhaXdhbi11cy13YXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [GUEST ESSAY The City That Never Sleeps … or Shops in Person New York is clogged with packages ordered by residents who buy online far more than they need to. By Sonja Anderson](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL29ubGluZS1zaG9wcGluZy1lY29tbWVyY2UtbmV3LXlvcmsuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL29ubGluZS1zaG9wcGluZy1lY29tbWVyY2UtbmV3LXlvcmsuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [LETTERS An Anti-Obesity Drug and Cultural Stigmas Readers discuss a column by Tressie McMillan Cottom. Also: Insights into Republican voters; a scandal at Liberty University; free analysis?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL29iZXNpdHktZHJ1Zy1zdGlnbWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yOS9vcGluaW9uL29iZXNpdHktZHJ1Zy1zdGlnbWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Subscribe Today New York Times Opinion curates a wide range of views, inviting rich discussion and debate that help readers analyze the world. This work is made possible with the support of subscribers. [Please consider subscribing to The Times with this special offer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TNaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05S1hGVSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-2) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0SYaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI2NTM3JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIzMTAzMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzBXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Games Here are [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NDQ4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODY3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), [Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NDQ4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODY3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and [Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NDQ4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODY3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). If you’re in the mood to play more, find [all our games here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NDQ4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODY3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Forward this newsletter to friends to share ideas and perspectives that will help inform their lives. They can [sign up here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3c2xldHRlcnMvb3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheW5sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Do you have feedback? Email us at [opiniontoday@nytimes.com](mailto:opiniontoday@nytimes.com?subject=Opinion%20Today%20Newsletter%20Feedback). If you have questions about your Times account, delivery problems or other issues, visit our [Help Page](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly9oZWxwLm55dGltZXMuY29tL2hjL2VuLXVzL2FydGljbGVzLzM2MDAwMTQ4ODI2Ni1OZXdzbGV0dGVycz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) or [contact The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly9oZWxwLm55dGltZXMuY29tL2hjL2VuLXVzL2FydGljbGVzLzExNTAxNTM4NTg4Ny1Db250YWN0LVVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-tracking_unit-3) Need help? Review our [newsletter help page](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly9oZWxwLm55dGltZXMuY29tL2hjL2VuLXVzL2FydGljbGVzLzM2MDAwMTQ4ODI2Ni1OZXdzbGV0dGVycz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) or [contact us](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly9oZWxwLm55dGltZXMuY29tL2hjL2VuLXVzL2FydGljbGVzLzExNTAxNTM4NTg4Ny1Db250YWN0LXVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for the Opinion Today newsletter from The New York Times. To stop receiving Opinion Today, [unsubscribe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3c2xldHRlcnMvb3B0b3V0P2VtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcHJvZHVjdD1UWSZzZW5kX2lkPTE0ODY3MiZ0ZT0xJnRva2VuPWRkYmZmY2Q5NzEwODRkOTg3OGY2MTYyZTJiNjAzOWY0MDRiYTE5MzI4ZjY0NTJmNjZhMGY4ZjM5N2E2ZTFlMTFlNGYzOTRjM2FhNTFiYzkyODRkNDgyNjQ3ZGIwOGY0N1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, [manage your email settings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3c2xldHRlcnMvbWFuYWdlP2VtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmc2VuZF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ0b2tlbj03MjgzNWYwZjA0ZmY5YmZlODhkNjQzN2Q3ZGZjNDE5MTlmNTU1NjcyYWFmYjg3NmZkMzU5ZGZlNTUzOWIwOGJhMWM1MjE0M2I0MTlkZjgyY2RlOGUxZmFjZDgyOTNjZjhXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, [submit a request](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TOaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy56ZW5kZXNrLmNvbS9oYy9lbi11cy9yZXF1ZXN0cy9uZXc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NDQ4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODY3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). [Subscribe to The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TOaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduSWQ9OVJYNzgmY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NDQ4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODY3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Get The New York Times app](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VydmljZXMvbW9iaWxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NDQ4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODY3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Connect with us on: [facebook](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tL255dG9waW5pb24vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [twitter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9ueXRvcGluaW9uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [instagram](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9ueXRvcGluaW9uLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Change Your Email](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly9teWFjY291bnQubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbWVtL2VtYWlsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2NDQ4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODY3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Privacy Policy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY29udGVudC9oZWxwL3JpZ2h0cy9wcml2YWN5L3BvbGljeS9wcml2YWN5LXBvbGljeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjQ0OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg2NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmU8X5s_ZXjpSMRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Contact Us](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly9teWFjY291bnQubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbWVtYmVyY2VudGVyL2hlbHAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[California Notices](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0TKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHJpdmFjeS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLW5vdGljZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDY0NDgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NjcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplPF-bP2V46UjEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [LiveIntent Logo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGl2ZWludGVudC5jb20vcG93ZXJlZC1ieT90ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzBXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[AdChoices Logo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnIiBfP0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGl2ZWludGVudC5jb20vYWQtY2hvaWNlcz90ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMzBXA255dEIKZTxfmz9leOlIxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018