How Trump changed the future, kill the suicide bill and other commentary

“In the case of the Middle East what Trump said about himself is true,” marvels Commentary’s John Podhoretz.“He said he doesn’t start wars.

Trump said he ends wars” — and Saturday night “was Trump ending this evil war of Iran’s, either right now or after more pain causes the mullahs to cry uncle.For Israel didn’t start this war either.

It was launched, by Iran and its catamites, on Oct.7.” The strike’s “impact is potentially so enormous, and so world-historic, we needn’t rush into interpreting its larger meaning.” But: “Trump has said since the assassination attempt in Butler, Pa., that he believes God spared him for a reason.

And now, so do I.”Gov.Hochul should veto “The Medical Aid in Dying Act, which passed the State Assembly in April,” and “would allow people diagnosed with terminal illnesses to request a prescription for lethal drugs,” urges City Journal’s John Hirschauer.

Besides moving to “effectively recognize suicide as a human right,” “the bill has relatively few safeguards,” as “it does not require that the person requesting the drugs be psychiatrically evaluated.” “And the bill’s drafters declined to include a residency requirement,” meaning people from across the country could come to New York and euthanize themselves.“Human life is marked by terrible suffering.” “But once the state decides that anyone, on account of illness, has the ‘right’ to kill himself, it has decided that suffering can render life worthless.”New York schools are “worse today” despite “an incredible $36,000 spent per pupil — about twice the national average — with National Assessment of Educational Progress scores of 28% proficient in reading and a few points more in math,” grumbles Joe Klein at Substack.

One problem: Teachers, like other city workers, are “unable to be fired.” Although education “is the absolute key to future success for New York,” it “hasn’t been much discu...