Ranked-choice voting. Read more in this note from Dean, Joe and James. "[29] On January 17, 2017, Baquet released a report from the 2020 group with its recommendations. ", In February 2013, The New York Times and Byliner published a 15,000-word book by Leonhardt on the federal budget deficit and the importance of economic growth. Authoritarian rule may be just around the corner. 7. Each day of recovery from the coronavirus, I feel a little bit stronger and more like myself. David Leonhardt's newsletter is now the Opinion Today newsletter. Many people opened the email, but James thought it seemed like a missed opportunity, because we didn’t add any extra material to the links. This one is obvious. In 2004, he founded an analytical sports column, "Keeping Score," which ran on Sundays. Democratic incumbents are at risk of losing in southern New Mexico, Staten Island and Minnesota. In 2016, he led a committee of Times journalists that recommended changes to The Times’s newsroom, to respond to the rise of digital media. As for this email newsletter: It isn’t going anywhere. You don’t need to do anything to continue receiving it (and you can unsubscribe by clicking a link at the bottom). But that won’t mean life can return to normal. [22] After this announcement, he published what he referred to as his final Economic Scene column, "Lessons from the Malaise," on July 26, 2011. Some large cities and counties — including Los Angeles, Orlando and Arizona’s Maricopa County — could elect prosecutors who have argued against mass incarceration. [1][19] Leonhardt has been writing about economics for the Times since 2000. The future of Uber and Lyft in California. The U.S. will be a very different country under a second Trump term as opposed to a Joe Biden presidency. David Leonhardt writes The Morning newsletter every weekday and also contributes to the Sunday Review section.. I write The Morning newsletter for The New York Times. Trump’s election night party will take place inside the White House and could involve around 400 guests — a potentially dangerous number for an indoor event during the pandemic. Until the end of 2018 it was named "Opinion Today". Yale Joel/The Life Picture Collection , via Getty Images, hope to gain control of the state supreme courts, to ban abortions after 22 weeks of gestational age, whether they want the island to become a state, allow them to continue paying their drivers as independent contractors, will decide whether to adopt ranked-choice voting, shutting pubs, restaurants and most retail stores, suggested at a rally that he might fire Anthony Fauci, killed at least 62 people and injured more than 900, a 10-question quiz that lets you see how well you can answer questions like these, describes the lively scene on opening day. David has long been a pioneer in new forms of journalism, from visuals to interactives to audio, and the daily newsletter he has been writing for Opinion has been among our most successful. Prosecutors and courts. The painter Bob Ross, with his iconic perm and gentle voice, filmed his PBS show “The Joy of Painting” in Muncie, Ind. ... With only one day before Election Day, we’re using today’s newsletter to offer our ranking of this year’s 12 most important outcomes. This one is obvious. Several states will consider ballot initiatives intended to reduce economic inequality, including: a measure to establish a $15 minimum wage in Florida; a step toward a more progressive income tax in Illinois; higher taxes on the affluent in Arizona; and an increase in property taxes on businesses in California. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Perhaps the most intriguing: Kara Eastman, who’s running in a swing district in Nebraska. In 2009, he won the Gerald Loeb Award for magazine writing for the Times Magazine article “Obamanomics.”. I just started crying. He is a lifelong Times reader and a third-generation native of New York. The culture reporter Sarah Bahr describes the lively scene on opening day. That’s the technical term for tracking down anybody who has come in contact with a person who’s newly diagnosed with the virus. 2. … and they can sign up for themselves here. “The Best of Me,” David Sedaris’s new book, presents a collection of stories and essays spanning the author’s career. Any of these will probably give him the presidency. Lessons for today from the collapse of the Soviet Union. [2] He also contributes to the paper's Sunday Review section. And they wouldn’t be allowed to go home and retrieve personal items, either. So far, Bernie Sanders-style Democrats like Eastman have won virtually no races in competitive districts. Also: The overuse of jails; how authors are promoting their books. See you tomorrow. We also face real challenges — journalism challenges and business challenges. It is not. [10] Before The Upshot, he was the paper's Washington bureau chief and an economics columnist. 1. The pangram from Friday’s Spelling Bee was familiarly. [17] At Yale, Leonhardt served as editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News.[18]. 1. The races for five other Republican-held seats are tight: Iowa, Montana, South Carolina and two in Georgia. Beginning April 30, 2020, he writes the daily New York Times "The Morning" newsletter. Many labor unions oppose the measure, saying it would prevent drivers from earning a living wage. He has worked at The Times since 1999, in a variety of reporting and editing roles. Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, 2011; Washington bureau chief, This page was last edited on 12 October 2020, at 19:36. A damaged home in Sagñay, Philippines, on Sunday. [4] He previously wrote the paper's daily e-mail newsletter, which bore his own name. He was one of the writers who produced the paper's 2005 series on social class in the United States. has turned voting in person into a death threat. Now, leaders in the industry are planning big shifts in their strategy, no matter who wins the election, The Times’s Ben Smith writes. Tomorrow, Democrats hope to take full control in Arizona, Minnesota and North Carolina, and to win partial control in Iowa, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Texas. You received this email because you signed up for David Leonhardt's newsletter or the Opinion Today newsletter from The New York Times. Your feedback and critiques have made me a better journalist. David Leonhardt Verified News Writer, Host and Anchor ... With only one day before Election Day, we’re using today’s newsletter to offer our ranking of this year’s 12 most important outcomes. Dr. Scott Atlas, the White House coronavirus adviser, went on a Russian state-sponsored news show to play down the seriousness of the pandemic. You can sign up here if you don’t already subscribe. Readers discuss making end-of-life care preferences known, and a doctor explains how decisions about who gets one are made when the supply runs low. I heard when you disagreed with me and I heard when you had ideas to add. What about people named Joe — or Donald? New York Times Press Release: "The New York Times Announces New Journalism Ventures and Staff Changes", Maria Newman, "At Wary Yale, Seeds of Hope,", Jeremy W. Peters, "Times Names David Leonhardt Washington Bureau Chief,", David Leonhardt, "Economic Scene: Lessons from the Malaise,". Here’s the sign-up. I want to use this morning’s newsletter to help you understand what the next phase of the virus may look like. Puerto Rico statehood. The Democrats are likely to lose the Senate seat they now hold in Alabama, meaning they would need to flip four Republican-held seats to retake control if Vice President Kamala Harris is breaking Senate ties (and five if Vice President Mike Pence still is). But here is the cruel reality: The places that return too quickly — and cause new outbreaks — will be the ones that end up suffering the longest periods of social distancing in the end. Readers open up about their mental states. A Morning read: “When I came in from Columbus Circle into the park? The United States remains behind on testing and will need to continue catching up in coming weeks. Voters in Alaska, Massachusetts and a handful of cities will decide whether to adopt ranked-choice voting, which makes it easier to vote third party without undermining a major-party candidate. The virus won’t have disappeared, and a return to normal activity would spark new outbreaks. Born in New York in 1973, Mr. Leonhardt studied applied mathematics at Yale. He has spent his career breaking down complicated ideas and he writes clearly, conversationally and eloquently. Today, however, will be my last day — for a good reason, one that I think will give you even more ways to understand the news. I heard from so many of you, via email and sometimes in person. [12], In April 2011 he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary "for his graceful penetration of America's complicated economic questions, from the federal budget deficit to health care reform". By clicking ‘‘I accept,’’ you consent to the processing of your data by us and third parties using the above methods. [16] His father was the head of the French-American School of New York. (Stephen Wolf of Daily Kos has a detailed breakdown.). We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Contact tracing. 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Knowing who has the virus isn’t enough, of course. All that’s left to tally is the damage. Here’s the sign-up. We’re doing those now, and they’re working. As he takes on one of the newsroom’s highest-profile roles, David will be stepping away from his work in Opinion, which includes his column, the Opinion newsletter and the podcast “The Argument,” where Frank Bruni has already expertly taken over as co-host, with Ross Douthat and Michelle Goldberg.